All Resources for 'Public Health'

The Implementation of Quality Standards (QS) at Coolmine Therapeutic Community

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Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Quality Assurance
Public Health
Policy
Partner Organisation

BACKGROUND:

Coolmine’s implementation of quality standards involves a period of change management, strategic planning, and national policy development.

METHODS:

A narrative case study focusing on national policy and internal strategic...

Spanish Project of Best Practice Portal in Drug Demand Reduction and Behavioural Addictions

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Quality Assurance
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION:

In Spain, the offer of prevention programmes is very varied and structured, but today the challenge remains how to put evidence into practice. European Commission define a best practice as “a relevant policy or intervention...

Implementing Quality Measurement in the Field of Drug Treatment and Harm Reduction: A Case Study in Flanders

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Quality Assurance
Public Health
Partner Organisation

BACKGROUND:

Implementing quality measurement is still a challenge in the field of drug treatment and harm reduction. In this case study, we investigate which strategies can be used to enhance the implementation of a policy in which quality...

Implementation of Quality Standards in Drug Demand Reduction: Preliminary Findings from the FENIQS-EU Project

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Quality Assurance
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION:

Quality Standards (QS) are an important priority in European drug policy, although the extent of their application remains unclear. The FENIQS-EU project (Further ENhancing the Implementation of Quality Standards in drug...

Drug-related harm reduction: a conceptual framework and a proposal for its teaching

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Video and audio recordings
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Populations
Women
Public Health
Infectious Diseases
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
Partner Organisation
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 - Panel: Contextual and Higher Education Challenges in the Fields of Harm Reduction, on the 26th of June, 2024.