To learn more about EQUIP and access EQUIP resources, see the EQUIP website: www.equiphealthcare.ca
External resources that may support equity initiatives:
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network & Interagency Coalition of AIDS and Development (2019). “Indigenous harm reduction = Reducing the harms of colonialism, Policy Brief”. Accessible online: http://www.icad-cisd.com/pdf/Publications/Indigenous-Harm-Reduction-Policy-Brief.pdf
Canadian Substance Use Resource and Knowledge Exchange Centre (SURE) website: https://substanceuse.ca/
CATIE (2022). “Harm Reduction Fundamentals: A toolkit for service providers”. Accessible online: https://www.catie.ca/harmreduction
Canadian Public Health Association (2023). Organizational Assessment Tool: For Substance Use and Stigma. Accessible online: https://substanceuse.ca/sites/default/files/2023-01/Organizational_Assessment_Tool_Final_EN%5B1%5D.pdf
Community Addictions Peer Support Association website: https://capsa.ca/
Public Health Agency of Canada (2019). “Addressing stigma: Towards a more inclusive health system. The Chief Public Health Officer’s report on the state of public health in Canada”. https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/corporate/publications/chief-public-health-officer-reports-state-public-health-canada/addressing-stigma-toward-more-inclusive-health-system.html
Public Health Agency of Canada (2020). “Communicating about substance use in compassionate, safe and non-stigmatizing ways. A Resource for Canadian Health Professional Organizations and their Membership”. Accessible online: https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/documents/services/publications/healthy-living/communicating-about-substance-use-compassionate-safe-non-stigmatizing-ways-2019/guilding-rinciples-eng.pdf
Public Health Agency of Canada (2021). “A Vision to Transform Canada’s Public Health System: The Chief Public Health Officer’s report on the state of public health in Canada”. https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/documents/corporate/publications/chief-public-health-officer-reports-state-public-health-canada/state-public-health-canada-2021/cpho-report-eng.pdf
San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training Program website: www.sanyas.ca
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (2015). “Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action”. Accessible online: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/british-columbians-our-governments/indigenous-people/aboriginal-peoples-documents/calls_to_action_english2.pdf
