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Training and Courses

Radical Syringe Access – Harm Reduction without Barriers
Sam Junge and Elona Dellabough-Gormley provide an overview of the principles and practices that can help traditional syringe services programs advance to a radical version of harm reduction centered on the voices and needs of people who use drugs.

Training and Courses

Backwoods Harm Reduction Syringe Services Program
James Wilson discusses the challenges that Pluma County’s syringe services program faced while providing services in rural areas, as well as some of the solutions they’ve developed to address them.

Podcast Episode

S4 E3: America’s War on Drugs and Harm Reduction Around the World with Tanagra Melgarejo Pulido
Tanagra Melgarejo Pulido from the National Harm Reduction Coalition speaks with host Tammy Tae about harm reduction around the world, the role race plays in the criminalization of drug use, and what the future holds for safer drug use policies and programs. She explains how harm reduction began with “communities of people who used drugs looking at each other, say[ing] wait a minute, … ‘We love each other, we care for each other. We need to build power and we need to work together” with an importance placed on looking at the social determinants of health and the impact of colonization, not only with capitalism but with racism, the War on Drugs in Black and brown communities that are in…

Podcast Episode

S4 E2: Harm Reduction by Heart with Braunz Courtney
Host Tammy Kremer sits down with Braunz Courtney to speak on how he practiced strategies of harm reduction at the age of 11 before he knew what the term meant. He went from dancing shirtless to raise awareness of the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in queer Black communities to serving as the Executive Director of the HIV Education Prevention Project of Alameda County. He touches upon the importance of organizations that understand the lived experiences of the populations they serve.

Podcast Episode

S4 E1: Narcan Queen Kochina Rude on Drag and Harm Reduction
S4 E1: Narcan Queen Kochina Rude on Drag and Harm Reduction CW: Opioid Overdose, Molestation  Welcome to our mini-series on Harm Reduction! Host Tammy Kremer sits down with drag queen Kochina Rude to share how she uses her performances to educate the LGBTQ+ community about Naloxone administration, safer partying, and overdose prevention. At her show “Princess,” cohosted with […]

Podcast Episode

S3 Ep2: Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll: Harm Reduction Strategies with Jen Jackson
S3 Ep2: Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll: Harm Reduction Strategies with Jen Jackson Jen Jackson, Disease Intervention Specialist and Harm Reductionist, walks us through the history of harm reduction, the principles that guide the movement, and gives us some personal examples of disease intervention and harm reduction values in action. Listen in to learn […]

Clinical Tools and Guidelines

Opt-Out ED Screening for HIV, HCV, and Syphilis—Dear Colleague Letter from CDPH
Opt-Out ED Screening for HIV, HCV, and Syphilis—Dear Colleague Letter from CDPH March 28, 2022: Emergency departments (EDs) are uniquely positioned to identify people with syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis C who otherwise might remain undiagnosed. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) recommends that EDs consider implementing routine opt-out testing for syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis […]