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Federal Actions on Opioids to Date

Fact sheet/infographic

The Government of Canada's actions to address the overdose crisis to help save lives, including government funding for projects, increased access to …

Source : Health Canada
Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Implementing a public health approach to substance use, Legalization and policy approaches

A Public Health Approach to Substance Use Handbook

Guide

This handbook was created by the Centre of Excellence for Women's Health and the Canadian Public Health Association to describe and illustrate severa…

Source : Centre of Excellence for Women's Health (CEWH), Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Implementing a public health approach to substance use

Final Report: Survey of Public Health, Public Safety, Health and Social Service Professionals on a Public Health Approach to Substance Use

Report

As part of the Normalizing Conversations project launched in 2020, the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) conducted a survey of public health,…

Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA), Normalizing Conversations Project Team
Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Implementing a public health approach to substance use, Best practices and implementation

Moving away from the punitive paradigm: An analysis of the 2023 OHCHR report on drug policy

Document

In September 2023, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights released a landmark report on human rights in drug policy. Prepared at the request of th…

Source : International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC)
Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Advocacy, Determinants of health, Implementing a public health approach to substance use

A Public Health Guide to Developing a Community Overdose Response Plan

Guide

The purpose of this guide is to outline four key elements of a public health overdose response and suggest a process for implementing a community ove…

Source : Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR)
Format: PDF
Published: 2017
Topics: Background information, Implementing a public health approach to substance use

Lessons Learned from the Opioid Crisis Across the Pillars of the Canadian Drugs and Substances Strategy

Academic article

This review examines responses to the opioid crisis thus far, the lessons learned from these initiatives and the knowledge gaps that still need to be…

Source : Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy (Journal)
Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Background information, Implementing a public health approach to substance use, Substance-specific resources

Reflections on a Public Health Approach to Substance Use

Webinar

The Canadian Public Health Association presented a panel discussion on 4 November 2020 entitled 'Reflections on a Public Health Approach to Substance…

Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2020
Topics: Background information, Background information on harm reduction, Implementing a public health approach to substance use

Research Snapshot: Survey of Public Health, Public Safety, Health and Social Service Professionals on a Public Health Approach to Substance Use

Fact sheet/infographic

This research snapshot provides an overview of CPHA's Survey of Public Health, Public Safety, Health and Social Service Professionals on a Public Hea…

Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Implementing a public health approach to substance use

Conversations of Substance with Dr. Peter Cornish

Podcast

This podcast episode is with Dr. Peter Cornish, an Honorary Research Professor at Memorial University in Newfoundland. He’s also the Co-Director of S…

Source : CAPSA (Community Addictions Peer Support Association)
Format: Audio
Published: 2023
Topics: Spectrum of substance use, Implementing a public health approach to substance use

Beyond Cannabasics: A public health approach to cannabis for youth, emerging adults and seniors

Workshop materials

The Beyond Cannabasics workshop was developed in 2020 to expand on the concepts outlined in Cannabasics within the context of specific age groups. Th…

Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
Format: Link
Published: 2020
Topics: Background information, Implementing a public health approach to substance use, Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Substance-specific resources, Population-specific resources