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Perspectives on a Public Health Approach | Findings from a National Survey & Tools for Future Work
Webinar
CPHA’s Normalizing Conversations project launched a survey in 2021 to learn how Canadian public health, public safety, and health and social service …
Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2023
Topics: Implementing a public health approach to substance use
Motivational Interviewing Strategies to Promote COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence among PWUD
Video
As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, People Who Use Drugs (PWUD) may continue to be at greater risk for COVID-19 infection and complications due to soci…
Source : Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse (CRISM), Canadian Association of People who Use Drugs (CAPUD)Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2023
Topics: COVID-19 resources, Health promotion
Opioid Toxicity and Access to Treatment among Adolescents and Young Adults in Ontario
Report
The drug toxicity crisis is a growing public health issue among adolescents and young adults. Opioid-related emergency department (ED) visits and dea…
Source : Ontario Drug Policy Research Network (ODPRN), Public Health Ontario (PHO)Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Treatment and harm reduction, Population-specific resources
Ontario Opioid Indicator Tool
Tool
The Ontario Opioid Indicator Tool provides public access to indicators of opioid use, opioid-related harms, and access to treatment and harm reductio…
Source : Ontario Drug Policy Research Network (ODPRN)Format: Link
Published: 2023
Topics: Data collection tools, Provincial/Territorial and local data
Co-Constructing a Community-Based Telemedicine Program for People With Opioid Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned and Implications for Future Service Delivery
Academic article
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered unprecedented expansion of telemedicine, including in the delivery of opioid agonist treatment (OAT) for people with …
Source : JMIR Public Health and SurveillanceFormat: Link
Published: 2023
Topics: Harm reduction, Other approaches, Substance-specific resources
Opening ourselves: An introduction to anti-oppression practices and frameworks (part 1)
Webinar
This session (part 1 of 2) introduces participants to the Coin Model of Privilege, Critical Allyship and other approaches to anti-oppressive practice…
Source : Healthcare Excellence Canada (HEC)Format: Link
Published: 2022
Topics: Anti-oppression, Indigenous cultural safety
Perspectives of U.S. harm reduction advocates on persuasive message strategies
Academic article
The messages used to communicate about harm reduction are critical in garnering public support for adoption of harm reduction interventions. Despite …
Source : Harm Reduction JournalFormat: Link
Published: 2023
Topics: Harm reduction, Health promotion, Promotion and communication
Legal approaches to new psychoactive substances: First empirical findings
Academic article
The potential and de facto positive and negative effects of generic drug legislation have been described using an analysis based on documented evalua…
Source : European Addiction ResearchFormat: Link
Published: 2023
Topics: Legalization and policy approaches, Legalization and regulation
Understanding the Impact: Safer supply program models and nursing practice
Webinar
This webinar, presented by the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario Mental Health and Substance Use Program, focuses on background information o…
Source : Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO)Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Harm reduction, Safe supply
Language and Stigma regarding substance use & people who use drugs
Webinar
Join Mom's Stop the Harm for this webinar on the significance of language and stigma, why it matters, and how it impacts us and our loved ones who us…
Source : Mom's Stop The HarmFormat: Audiovisual
Published: 2023
Topics: Stigma and stigma reduction, Destigmatizing language