Event Description

CoP Session 1: Utilizing Harm Reduction Strategies to Address Racial Inequities

Date

10/20/2022

Duration

1.5 hours

Status

Full

Cost

FREE

Credit Hours

None

Details

October 20, 2022

11:00 am - 12:30 pm PST

About

The first CoP in CAPTC’s series will highlight strategies which can be utilized to address racial inequities for people seeking to access harm reduction services. The presentation will also highlight the benefits of delivering syringe services program services and HIV testing through nonclinical settings for and within underserved communities.

Presenter: Braunz Courtney, Executive Director, HEPPAC, Oakland, CA

Objectives

By the end of this three-session virtual series, attendees of the SSP CoP will be able to:

Identify 3 strategies for strengthening community engagement in SSP activities which support people who inject drugs (PWID)
Discuss 3 strategies for integrating diversion programs in syringe services programs
Describe 3 harm reduction strategies to ensure equitable access to SSP and other HIV prevention and care services for PWID