title: Natural helpers: a community approach to harm reduction.
abstract: This paper, by Jennifer Taylor and Theresa Jasperson, looks at a successful harm-reduction initiative developed by Streetworks, a needle exchange program in Edmonton, Alberta. The Natural Helpers initiative provides and enhances the skills, knowledge, resources, and support that people who use injection drugs need in order to take care of others in their community. The evolution of the project, from its inception to the present situation, is described.
authors.affiliation: jtaylor@boylestco-op.org
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jasperson
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D018671:Needle-Exchange Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011640:Public Policy