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the issue| the response | the model | the approach

Harm reduction creates access to public health services for those who are most disenfranchised. By bringing resources and information to people in their communities and in the street, harm reduction empowers people to help themselves. Harm reduction has been identified as an effective approach for reducing the risk of HIV transmission among injection drug users and their sexual partners.

Harm reduction aims to reduce the harm associated with drug use while recognizing that drug users are not always willing or able to abstain. A primary goal of harm reduction is to empower people who engage in high-risk behaviors to make behavioral changes that will lesson their risk for HIV and other drug-related harm, offering a spectrum of options ranging from safer drug use to abstinence. By supporting substance users in gaining access to the tools and information they need to improve their health and welfare, harm reduction recognizes the competency of drug users to protect and help themselves, their loved ones, and their communities.

PPP puts theory into practice through five major programs:

• Syringe Exchange Program
• Harm Reduction Center
• Street-Side Health Project
• Trans-health Information Project
• Legal Advocacy Project