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Peer engagement is described by the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) as “the active participation of people with lived experience … in different research, program, and policy decision-making processes.” [1, p.5] Peer engagement in public health work can provide valuable insight into opportunities for effective and meaningful public health action to address risk and preventive factors for substance use.
Understanding of peer engagement principles and practical considerations is necessary for public health to build meaningful relationships with communities with lived experience of substance use to inform the suitability and application of strategies to address health inequities.
Participants will learn about
- peer engagement principles for working with communities who experience inequities in substance use harms;
- practice-informed considerations for engaging with peers in authentic and ongoing ways; and
- application of peer engagement principles to inform decisions and priorities of health authority initiatives to address substance use and health equity.