Covid-19, Stigma, & it’s Impact on Marginalized Communities – Part 2 This 2 -hour virtual panel discussion is the SECOND of a TWO PART series examining the impact of stigma and COVID-19 on marginalized communities. The first part of the series featured leaders of the largest harm reduction policy organizations in New York and the … Covid-19, Stigma, & it’s Impact on Marginalized Communities – Part 2
This 2 -hour virtual panel discussion is the FIRST of a TWO PART series examining the impact of stigma and COVID-19 on marginalized communities. The first part of the series will feature leaders of the largest harm reduction policy organizations in New York and the nation as well as representatives from New York City Department … Stigma, COVID-19 and the Impact on Marginalized Communities — Part 1
COVID-19 Response Harm Reduction Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic COVID-19 is an illness caused by a novel coronavirus that can cause respiratory infection and lead to health problems. The World Health Organization (WHO) defined COVID-19 as a global health emergency and a pandemic, meaning it spread to many people across the world at the same time.
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Support for HepConnect Grantees in Greater Appalachia To respond to the crisis surrounding COVID-19, the national Harm Reduction Coalition, with grant support from Gilead Sciences, Inc., announced emergency response funding for HepConnect grantees in the initiative’s five states: Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia. Shelter-in-place orders have impacted the way harm reduction programs
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COVID-19, an illness caused by a newly identified type of coronavirus, can cause a respiratory infection and lead to health problems. It’s usually mild and most people recover quickly if they have it, but it can be very serious for people with stressed immune systems or underlying conditions or older adults, so it’s important to
... COVID-19 Guidance for People Who Use Drugs and Harm Reduction Programs
Life-saving statewide coalition shifts the narrative on International Overdose Awareness Day CASEP celebrates the ‘sheroes’/’theyroes’/heroes saving lives across CA SACRAMENTO, CA, August 30, 2023 — Over 60 harm reduction programs that make up the California Syringe Exchange Programs (CASEP) Coalition are taking collective action August 31 on International Overdose Awareness Day to focus on … CASEP PRESS RELEASE: LIFE-SAVING COALITION SHIFTS NARRATIVE ON IOAD
The DOPE SRO Project launched in San Francisco, California during the height of the COVID pandemic. DOPE, an acronym for Drug Overdose Prevention & Education, was created in December 2001 for the purpose of providing overdose education to participants in shelters, jails, treatment programs, and syringe access programs. The DOPE Project is the oldest of … A Peer-Led Initiative Leads Overdose Prevention & Response Within Supportive Housing
1. Airport Security The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) manages all the security checkpoints within the airport, and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) has improved its programs to facilitate the entrance of international travelers. Domestic Flights Travelers visiting Puerto Rico from the U.S. arrive at the lower level of the airport and must walk a few … Arriving at Puerto Rico: What to Expect
The DOPE SRO Project: A Peer-Led Initiative to Prevent Overdose in Supportive Housing In 2021, the U.S. recorded over 100,000 opioid overdose deaths, 1,361 of which were in San Francisco. As the rates of fentanyl use and contamination increased over the last several years, so have overdose rates. In San Francisco, many overdoses were occurring
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*Mensaje bilingüe | Bilingual message* Español abajo As harm reductionists, we’re no strangers to evolving and changing our plans to reduce risk and keep each other safe. Due to the global pandemic of COVID-19, National Harm Reduction Coalition (NHRC) had to cancel the 2020 convening in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In the last year, NHRC … National Harm Reduction Conference Announcement | Anuncio de la Conferencia Nacional de Reducción de Daños
Anthony Salandy, PH.D., MSc., (he/him) Chief Program & Business Strategy Officer salandy@harmreduction.org Anthony Daryl Salandy, Ph.D., MSc. (he/him) is the Chief Program & Business Strategy Officer at National Harm Reduction Coalition. Dr. Salandy has been developing and advancing data-driven solutions to address complex social and organizational challenges for over 20 years. He is a skilled
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No one is disposable. 🗣️ We can keep each other safe. Wear a face mask to protect your neighbors through COVID-19 and send a message: We’re tired of policies and practices that leave people who use drugs, trade sex, and experience structural violence to fend for themselves. For more than 25 years, National Harm Reduction … Purple Cloth Face Mask
Join us for a 2-part Office Hours series on the COVID Vaccine and how it relates to harm reduction work and harm reduction community. The second session will be on March 31st, 4-5:30 ET. This session will be dedicated to highlighting how harm reduction programs have dealt with COVID-19 vaccination for themselves and their participants. … COVID Vaccine Office Hours Part 2: Harm Reduction Programs
Join us for a 2-part Office Hours series on the COVID Vaccine and how it relates to harm reduction work and harm reduction community. The first session will be on March 17th, 4-5:30 ET. Bring you questions for Dr. Hansel Tookes of IDEA Exchange in Miami and NHRC Medical Director Dr.Kimberly Sue, PhD as we … COVID Vaccine Office Hours Part 1: PWUD, LGB TGNC+, folks with HIV/AIDS, BIPOC
Over the past year, I’ve had the opportunity to collaborate with the United we Rise Coalition on a mission to embody collective liberation — both for the well-being of people living with HIV and for the improvement of the physical and mental health of all our communities. As that work continues to expand and generate … Collective Liberation and Uniting to End HIV
“Choose your leaders with wisdom and forethought. To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears. To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool. To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to … This election was never going to save us
This 2 -hour webinar will feature panelists from across New York State discussing how Hepatitis C Telehealth Services can be integrated into Harm Reduction Programs’ services. Objectives: By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to: Describe the way telehealth services for HCV work and the importance of care and treatment; Explain the challenges … Hepatitis C Telehealth Services in Harm Reduction Programs
This 2 -hour webinar will feature panelists from across New York State discussing how Hepatitis C Telehealth Services can be integrated into Harm Reduction Programs’ services. Objectives: By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to: Describe the way telehealth services for HCV work and the importance of care and treatment; … Hepatitis C Telehealth Services in Harm Reduction Programs
A Message from the National Harm Reduction Conference Team The national Harm Reduction Coalition has engaged in an intentional process in our decisions about the National Harm Reduction Conference (HarmRed20) scheduled for October of this year. We took into consideration the safety and health of our community and centered input from the local organizing
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What’s Next? The HepConnect regional team will work with grantees and other providers in the region to build out their capacity and address any training needs on an ongoing basis. All grantees will be supported to attend a regional convening event with fellow grantees in early 2020. A third category of funding to support time-limited
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Find Harm Reduction Resources Near You Harm reduction aims to connect people who use drugs to resources and community to thrive. Whether you use drugs, or love someone who does, this page is an access point to resources that support safer drug use. Need Sterile Syringes? Find a local syringe access program using the map
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Harm ReductionWork in Action Credit: Nigel Brunsdon The best way to understand the effectiveness of harm reduction strategies and solutions is to look at the results of active harm reduction programs. National Harm Reduction Coalition puts strategies and ideas into action in the real world to create measurable and dramatic change. See how we’re transforming
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