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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

Une enquête nationale auprès de professionnels clés sur démarche de santé publique de la consommation de substances

Poster

Cette affiche a été présentée à la conférence Questions de substance du CCDUS en novembre 2023.

Source : Association canadienne de santé publique
Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Implementing a public health approach to substance use

Dismantling structural stigma in health care: an implementation guide

Guide

Stigma affects how we see and treat people living with mental health and/or substance use (MHSU) problems or illnesses. When it becomes embedded thro…

Source : Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC)
Format: PDF
Published: 2024
Topics: Implementing a public health approach to substance use, Challenging structural stigma

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

Alcohol-Related Issues in Quebec's Municipal Environments: Consultation Report 

Report

The regulatory frameworks and distribution models for legal psychoactive substances, such as alcohol, not only vary between different substances but …

Source : Association pour la santé publique du Québec (ASPQ), Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Substance use policy, Implementing a public health approach to substance use

Ireland's First Public Health Alcohol Law:  A Promising Cross-Sectoral Approach 

Fact sheet/infographic

The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) is delighted to showcase an invaluable suite of resources developed by one of our collaborators and par…

Source : Association pour la santé publique du Québec (ASPQ), Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Substance-specific resources, Implementing a public health approach to substance use, Substance use policy

A National Survey of Key Professionals on a Public Health Approach to Substance Use

Poster

This poster was presented at CCSA Issues of Substance conference in November 2023 

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