Name
Final Plenary: Responding to Syndemics in Drug User Health
Time
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Description
People who use drugs are disproportionately impacted by emerging and ongoing syndemics, including the opioid epidemic, viral hepatitis, HIV, soft tissue infections, and mass incarceration as a result of the ongoing war on drugs. Communities, organizations, and individuals who serve people who use drugs have implemented unique and multifaceted strategies to address syndemics and improve health outcomes amongst this population. Panelists will discuss these emerging services and modalities, from drug-checking to wrap-around service access.
Speakers
Lisa Skill, AIDS Institute
Sam Rivera, OnPoint
Justine Waldman, REACH Medical
Yarelix Estrada, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Brianna Norton, AIDS Institute
Sam Rivera, OnPoint
Justine Waldman, REACH Medical
Yarelix Estrada, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Brianna Norton, AIDS Institute
Location Name
Level 2