Outreach to Vulnerable Populations

Guide for Planning Outreach to Vulnerable Populations

The Outreach Planning Guide focuses on the challenges of planning and managing an outreach program to help deliver information, services and referrals to populations that practitioners often have difficulty reaching, especially those vulnerable to HIV and other sexually transmitted and blood borne infections (STBBI).  The Guide offers a model for outreach, which involves assessing the population, designing and implementing an outreach program and measuring the results. It is the only one of its kind in Canada with a national focus. The Outreach Planning Guide resulted from HIV/STI knowledge and exchange forums that NCCID hosted in 2008 and 2010. Discussion at the forums highlighted the need for a national perspective on outreach. NCCID recently wrapped up five workshops across Canada to introduce the Guide and to bring outreach professionals together to share their knowledge and expertise working directly with vulnerable populations.

• Read the media release issued Dec. 1, 2010
• Read the media release issued March 11, 2010
• Read the Workshop Reports (2010-2011)

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