Our Healthbox - Evaluating Interactive Dispensing Systems for Low-Barrier Access to HIV Testing and Harm Reduction.

Our Healthboxes or interactive dispensing systems (IDS) will be placed in various locations across Canada and will house HIV self-test kits (provided by REACH), harm reduction supplies (provided by the provincial governments / local community based organizations; e.g. sterile drug use kits for safer injection, naloxone kits, syringes), other community determined needs (including but not limited to hats, mittens and/or socks, rapid Covid-19 antigen kits, KN95 masks). Individuals will be able to access the HIV self-test kits and harm reduction and other materials directly from the machine. Our Healthbox will also provide health information, and a support services directory for people to find the health care they need - in their community.