Powell River Community Health Centre - SAFE Clinic
Provides harm reduction supplies, including safer injection, safer smoking and safer sex supplies along with harm reduction education and referrals to health services, addictions services and other social supports.
Offers safe disposal of needles and other injection supplies. Harm reduction services are offered directly through Vancouver Coastal Health at many community health centres, through contracted agencies and in partnership with other community organizations.
The goals of this program are to prevent infections, including HIV and Hepatitis C, to provide harm reduction education and support, and to connect clients to programs and services to improve health and well-being.
The Powell River public health unit and Powell River general hospital can be found at the same location.
Services
- Harm Reduction
- PrEP
- Sexual Health
- Health and Wellness