Middlesex-London's Public Health Emergency: HIV in People Who Inject Drugs
2018
This case study follows an injection-drug user, who, after realizing that his community’s health and harm reduction programs do not always meet the complex needs of people who inject drugs (PWID), strives to provide peer-informed recommendations to the Middlesex-London Health Unit to help in strategy development aimed at reducing the barriers that hinder the ability of PWID to access resources and support services. This case also specifically looks at needle exchange programs, and their benefits and drawbacks. This case would be suitable for use in classroom discussions about harm reduction, wrap-around care, HIV prevention, structural violence, and social determinants of health.
The case contains guidance for instructors, including learning objectives and discussion questions. It is part of a 17-case collection written by students in the MPH class of the Schulich Interfaculty Program in Public Health at Western University, Canada. The cases may be freely copied and used for educational purposes by an accredited educational institution.
Middlesex-London's Public Health Emergency: HIV in People Who Inject Drugs
Source:
Murcia Monroy DE, et al. Middlesex-London's Public Health Emergency: HIV in People Who Inject Drugs. Western Public Health Casebook. Public Health Casebook Publishing 2018. https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/publichealth/cases/Casebook%202018.html.