{"id":1495,"date":"2023-05-24T20:38:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T20:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/?page_id=1495"},"modified":"2024-04-03T01:00:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:00:59","slug":"educate-and-advocate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/educate-and-advocate\/","title":{"rendered":"Educate and Advocate"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1495\" class=\"elementor elementor-1495\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15589d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15589d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82cbb5e\" data-id=\"82cbb5e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96e6f60 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96e6f60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDownShorter&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeInDownShorter&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Educate and Advocate<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03cbfe0 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03cbfe0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAn important way to make an impact is to have hard conversations with those in your lives about substance use which includes challenging common misconceptions, stigma and using education to combat ignorance and stand up for those in your community.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b7bb40 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"8b7bb40\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUpShorter&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f05ecc3\" data-id=\"f05ecc3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ed23d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-smart_post_show_pro_shortcode\" data-id=\"5ed23d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"smart_post_show_pro_shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style id=\"sp_pcp_dynamic_style1498\">#pcp_wrapper-1498:not(.sps-glossary-layout) .sp-pcp-row,#pcp_wrapper-1498 .sps-glossary-items-group .sps-glossary-items-content {margin-right: -25px;margin-left: -25px;}#pcp_wrapper-1498 .sp-pcp-row [class*='sp-pcp-col-']{padding-right: 25px;padding-left: 25px; 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On May 2, 2023, Rob Boyd, CEO of Ottawa Inner City Health, presented to the Alternatives to Criminalization of People Who Use Substances (ACPUS) Community of Interest. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-1 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-3 sp-pcp-col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post pcp-item-1530\" data-id=\"1530\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BVg2bfqblGI\"  target=\"_self\">Addiction and Childhood Trauma \u2013 Dr. Gabor Mate<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-user\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/author\/skim\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"author\">Stephanie Kim<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li> <li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">May 25, 2023<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>How Childhood Trauma Leads to Addiction by Gabor Mat\u00e9<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-1 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-3 sp-pcp-col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post pcp-item-1527\" data-id=\"1527\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.momsstoptheharm.com\/\"  target=\"_self\">Moms Stop the Harm \u2013 Families Advocating for Drug Reform<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-user\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/author\/skim\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"author\">Stephanie Kim<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li> <li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">May 25, 2023<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Moms Stop the Harm (MSTH) is a network of Canadian families impacted by substance-use-related harms and deaths.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-1 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-3 sp-pcp-col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post pcp-item-1525\" data-id=\"1525\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/socialwork.utoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Policy-Brief-Substance-Use-Interventions-for-FNMI-Populations-Final-Web.pdf\"  target=\"_self\">Substance Use Disorder Among Indigenous Populations in Canada \u2013 Policy Brief<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-user\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/author\/skim\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"author\">Stephanie Kim<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li> <li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">May 24, 2023<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Effectiveness of Interventions for the Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders Among First Nations, M\u00e9tis and Inuit Populations<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-1 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-3 sp-pcp-col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post pcp-item-1523\" data-id=\"1523\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/drugpolicy.ca\/decrim-done-right\/\"  target=\"_self\">Drug Policy Reform Platform \u2013 Decriminalization of Drugs Done Right<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-user\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/author\/skim\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"author\">Stephanie Kim<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li> <li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">May 24, 2023<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>(this document was endorsed by OICH) Canada\u2019s first civil society platform for the decriminalization of drugs developed by 21 national organizations and people at the centre of the drug poisoning\/overdose [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-1 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-3 sp-pcp-col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post pcp-item-1521\" data-id=\"1521\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/drugpolicy.ca\/about\/history\/\"  target=\"_self\">History of Drug Prohibition in Canada \u2013 Excerpts from\u00a0Busted\u00a0by Dr. Susan Boyd<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-user\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/author\/skim\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"author\">Stephanie Kim<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li> <li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">May 24, 2023<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>The following is a brief history of Canadian drug policy summarized from&nbsp;Busted: An Illustrated History of Drug Prohibition in Canada.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-1 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-3 sp-pcp-col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post pcp-item-1519\" data-id=\"1519\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yoO7QjGY3ak\"  target=\"_self\">Decriminalize Now: Akia\u2019s Story<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-user\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/author\/skim\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"author\">Stephanie Kim<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li> <li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">May 24, 2023<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Decriminalize Now: Akia&#8217;s Story is a short, first-personal narrative film about the drug poisoning crisis \u2014 and daring to dream of a better future for people who use drugs. We [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-1 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-3 sp-pcp-col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post pcp-item-1499\" data-id=\"1499\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/our-work\/drug-policy\/?lang=en\"  target=\"_self\">Drug Policy Overview<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-user\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/author\/skim\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"author\">Stephanie Kim<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li> <li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">May 24, 2023<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>DRUG POLICY OVERVIEW In Canada and other countries, drug use and dependence are treated largely as criminal law concerns \u2014 and people who use drugs are vilified and subjected to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<span class=\"sp-pcp-pagination-data\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t<nav class=\"pcp-post-pagination pcp-on-desktop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"pcp-post-pagination pcp-on-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a82d024 elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a82d024\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99120a5\" data-id=\"99120a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bab4cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4bab4cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"989\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-282\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_1.jpg 989w, https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_1-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_1-768x491.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_1-920x588.jpg 920w, https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_1-575x367.jpg 575w, https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_1-380x243.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 989px) 100vw, 989px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-590d8d1\" data-id=\"590d8d1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f92ae7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f92ae7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-280\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_2.jpg 740w, https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_2-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_2-575x491.jpg 575w, https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_2-380x325.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb42439\" data-id=\"bb42439\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-230a7b6 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"230a7b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDownShorter&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Healthcare.<br \/>\nHarm Reduction.<br \/>\nHope. <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8cbd069 elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8cbd069\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c365d35\" data-id=\"c365d35\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-029f709 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"029f709\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_3-1024x628.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-283\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_3-1024x628.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_3-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_3-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_3-920x564.jpg 920w, https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_3-575x352.jpg 575w, https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_3-380x233.jpg 380w, https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_3.jpg 1031w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aeba48d\" data-id=\"aeba48d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cd9314 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0cd9314\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"617\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-278\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_4.jpg 617w, https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_4-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_4-575x582.jpg 575w, https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_4-380x384.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3780b12\" data-id=\"3780b12\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f33c3f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f33c3f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"617\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-281\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_5.jpg 617w, https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_5-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_5-575x582.jpg 575w, https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_5-380x384.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-892b269\" data-id=\"892b269\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-499aa06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"499aa06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"617\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-279\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_6.jpg 617w, https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_6-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_6-575x582.jpg 575w, https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_6-380x384.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c065e7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c065e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea59333\" data-id=\"ea59333\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-589bdd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"589bdd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-280\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_2.jpg 740w, https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_2-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_2-575x491.jpg 575w, https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_2-380x325.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b91847\" data-id=\"8b91847\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddab1a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ddab1a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"989\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-282\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_1.jpg 989w, https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_1-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_1-768x491.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_1-920x588.jpg 920w, https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_1-575x367.jpg 575w, https:\/\/ottawainnercityhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oich_gallery_banner_1-380x243.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 989px) 100vw, 989px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15535e8\" data-id=\"15535e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8010329 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8010329\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Healthcare.<br \/>\nHarm Reduction.<br \/>\nHope. <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cc3a2a elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-height-default 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