Understanding Methamphetamine Use in Manitoba: A collaborative approach to data and impact
3 minutes
Breana Kelly
Summary
A research team at the University of Manitoba and the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy are linking administrative data to better understand methamphetamine use in Winnipeg. The Centre for Healthcare Innovation is supporting patient and public engagement for the initiative.
Co-interpreting findings and shaping recommendations
What happens when health researchers, Indigenous partners, emergency responders, and people with lived experiences of substance use come together to tackle one of Manitoba’s most pressing public health issues?
That’s the driving spirit behind a major study aiming to better understand methamphetamine use in Winnipeg. Led by a team at the University of Manitoba and the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, the project uses linked administrative data to examine who is accessing services for methamphetamine-related health concerns—and how those services are working.
The George & Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation is proud to support this initiative through our expertise in patient and public engagement. Working closely with Indigenous co-investigators and service providers, CHI helped form and support an Evidence to Action (E2A) working group. This multidisciplinary group brings together community voices, healthcare workers, and policy makers to co-interpret findings and shape recommendations.
By ensuring that the lived experience of methamphetamine use is centred in the research, the E2A group helps translate complex data into actionable insight—the kind that can reduce harm and improve care.
As Manitoba continues to respond to the health system pressures related to methamphetamine, CHI remains committed to supporting research that is inclusive, responsive, and rooted in community knowledge.
