Sex workers as peer health advocates: community empowerment and transformative learning through a Canadian pilot program

• Main Authors: Cecilia Benoit (Author), Lynne Belle-Isle (Author), Michaela Smith (Author), Rachel Phillips (Author), Leah Shumka (Author), Chris Atchison (Author), Mikael Jansson (Author), Charlotte Loppie (Author), Jackson Flagg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Social marginalization and criminalization create health and safety risks for sex workers and reduce their access to health promotion and prevention services compared to the general population. Community empowerment-based interventions that prioritize the engagement of sex worker...