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Advocacy and Activism

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This section offers tools and networks to support your advocacy efforts—whether you’re navigating public health policy, organising around community issues, or amplifying the voices of those most affected. From toolkits to activist libraries, these resources can help you make change, build campaigns, and stay grounded in justice.

Public Health Advocacy

The Network for Public Health Law

Institute for Public Strategies

Johns Hopkins University Lerner Center for Public Health Advocacy

NACCHO Advocacy Toolkit

Society for Public Health Education

American Public Health Association Advocacy

Public Health and Equity Resource Navigator Advocacy Learning Series

Global Health Advocacy Incubator

Change Lab Public Health Advocacy Solutions

Alberta Health Services guide to Public Health Advocacy

 

Health Activism

Everyday Activism Network

Columbia School of Social Work Action Lab for Social Justice

The Commons Social Change Library

Learning for Justice

Amnesty International USA Resources for Activists

Activist Handbook

Our Bodies, Ourselves Activism Resources

Freire Institute

Leading Change Network

Other sets of external resources including toolkits, practical guides, and deep-dive materials on topics like de-escalation, mental health support, participant accountability, overdose response, and more:

Featured Hacks

These featured hacks highlight creative, practical solutions from harm reduction leaders on the ground. From DIY tools to clever workarounds, each one reflects the ingenuity, care, and real-world experience that keeps this movement alive. 

Universal Precautions: Gloves

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Medical gloves should be worn whenever handling exposed or used supplies, especially those that might be used to prepare or use injection drugs such as syringes, cottons, cookers, tourniquets, and ascorbic acid. Gloves should be changed often, especially between activities or participants.
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Trauma-Informed

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The term “trauma-informed” emerges from a growing understanding of the far reaching ways that trauma impacts health and well-being. Trauma is defined here, in keeping with the scientific literature, as a deeply distressing or disturbing experience(s) that overwhelms an individual’s ability to cope, and significantly impacts their mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
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