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A new article in AIDS and Behavior examines the impact of COVID-19 on syringe services programs (SSPs) in the U.S.
May 06, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a new webpage dedicated to providing useful and timely information...
Apr 15, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
NASTAD released a resource highlighting important considerations and promising strategies for health departments to support SSPs...
Apr 08, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
The O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law‘s new issue brief, Community Experience Offers Lessons for Expanding...
Sep 09, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health is hosting a three-part series on...
Aug 20, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
July 28 was World Hepatitis Day, and this year’s theme from the World Health Organization is “Invest in eliminating hepatitis.”...
Aug 02, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) titled Injection...
The Harm Reduction Journal recently published “Understanding the public health consequences of suspending a rural syringe services...
May 24, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued a Dear Colleague letter to announce the release of a suite of...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a new webpage dedicated to providing useful and timely information about syringe services programs (SSPs), in collaboration with HIV.gov. The webpage includes a three-part webinar series that highlights resources, policies, and technical assistance for developing and expanding SSPs in diverse settings and communities across the...
NASTAD released a resource highlighting important considerations and promising strategies for health departments to support SSPs during the COVID-19 response. The resource consolidates recommendations and resources for harm reduction recognizing the additional social and economic burdens faced by people who use drugs which are heightened during the global COVID-19 pandemic. View the document.
The O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law‘s new issue brief, Community Experience Offers Lessons for Expanding Access to Syringe Services Programs, provides communities and policymakers with information they can use to build needed support for Syringe Service Programs (SSPs) to reduce HCV and HIV incidence.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health is hosting a three-part series on the role of syringe services programs (SSPs) in public health. The first webinar in the series was held on July 30. Information about the webinar recording is available below, as well as the […]
July 28 was World Hepatitis Day, and this year’s theme from the World Health Organization is “Invest in eliminating hepatitis.” According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 257 million people are living with hepatitis B and 71 million people are living with hepatitis C worldwide. In the United States, only half of […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) titled Injection Practices and Sexual Behaviors Among Persons with Diagnosed HIV Infection Who Inject Drugs in the United States, 2015–2017. Approximately 10% of HIV-positive people who inject drugs (PWID) engaged in distributive injection equipment sharing; nonsterile syringe...
The Harm Reduction Journal recently published “Understanding the public health consequences of suspending a rural syringe services program: a qualitative study of the experiences of people who inject drugs,” which examines the impact of closing a syringe service program (SSP) in Charleston, West Virginia on the health of people who inject drugs (PWID). In late […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued a Dear Colleague letter to announce the release of a suite of materials that highlight the safety and effectiveness of syringe services programs (SSPs) to combat the infectious disease consequences of the opioid crisis. The resources include: A summary outlining the safety and effectiveness of SSPs, A […]
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