HIV/AIDS and Problematic Substance Use Prevention

HIV/AIDS and Problematic Substance Use Prevention works to prevent the problematic use of alcohol, prescription and illegal psychoactive substances, HIV disease and other blood borne pathogens by:

• Building community, health authority and public support for developing evidence based approaches for problematic substance use prevention and HIV prevention and care across BC.
• Gathering and disseminating evidence from researchers, the field and community stakeholders that can inform innovative program design and development.
• Ensuring best practice support and information is updated in accordance with emerging research and regional needs, and disseminated effectively.
• Ensuring proposed approaches complement initiatives from BC's health authority, aboriginal initiatives, the Canadian Strategy on HIV/AIDS, and Canada's Drug Strategy.
• Monitoring provincial progress in addressing alcohol and drug misuse and HIV disease.
• Facilitating and guiding inter-ministerial and inter-jurisdictional discussions and action on HIV disease and problematic substance use.

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Last Revised: Wednesday, 19-Jan-05 11:24:17