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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

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. 

Hacks for Empathetic Active Listening

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Once you have grounded yourself during an escalated situation, next engage in active listening with the person who is agitated. This can seem counterintuitive or difficult when you are dealing with somebody who is, for example, screaming at you, and it may feel like you’re rewarding them for being completely irrational. But it is key to getting them more centered and grounded so they’re less agitated and less likely to become a danger to themselves or others.
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Principles of Harm Reduction

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These principles were developed over a period of about four years in the 1990s amid much debate among early harm reductionists, who came to consensus on these enduring principles of harm reduction.
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