Street Health Centre Hepatitis C Program - Ontario Hepatitis C Nursing Program
Harm reduction health centre focused on community health * emphasis on communities marginalized from mainstream health care services * priority populations include people who use injection, inhalant, and illicit drugs, people involved in the sex trade, high-risk youth, the homeless, and people recently released from incarceration * health professionals assess and treat non-life-threatening injuries or illnesses * referrals to other local health services and personal development groups.
Community-led health teams develop programs to improve the social supports and conditions that affect long-term health * team includes nurse practitioners, registered nurses, doctors, counsellors, support workers, and administrative personnel
Counsellors - Work with people on a variety of issues: basic needs, referrals, life skills, support, personalized counselling on issues related to drug use, addictions, sexual health, mental health, Hepatitis C, smoking cessation, pregnancy child protection issues complicated by substance abuse, and practical needs
Services
- Testing
- Treatment
- Counselling and Support
- Harm Reduction
- Sexual Health
- Reproductive Health