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The Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition (often abbreviated AHRC) is an Atlanta-based non-profit organization that operates the only needle exchange program in Georgia. Such programs were illegal in the state until 2019. [1] The organization was formally incorporated in 1995. [2]
Syringe exchange programs (SEPs), syringe services programs (SSPs), or needle exchange programs (NEPs), involve the implementation of safe used syringe disposal as well as access to clean syringes. [8] Intravenous drug use places the user at an increased risk of contracting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as well as hepatitis C virus (HCV). [9]
[5] [104] Peer education as a harm reduction strategy has especially reduced the risk of HIV infection, such as in Chad, where this method was the most cost-effective per infection prevented. [ 5 ] Decriminalisation as a harm-reduction strategy gives the ability to treat substance use disorder solely as a public health issue rather than a ...
“Our goal is to give every person in the program the tools and support needed to land a good job,” said Joe Argo, who will manage the initiative for the state labor department.
The Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage is an international award established in 2010 by the Georgia Institute of Technology [1] in recognition of the late Ivan Allen Jr. A Georgia Tech alumnus, Allen became a pivotal leader during America's struggle for racial integration during the 1960s.
The Inflation Reduction Act is funding state climate action plans that must incorporate environmental justice for low-income/disadvantaged communities across the Peach State. Feds gave Georgia $3M ...
The Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR) is the United Nation’s biennial global review and analysis of the natural hazards that are affecting humanity. The GAR monitors risk patterns and trends and progress in disaster risk reduction while providing strategic policy guidance to countries and the international community.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed paperwork creating a new state health plan for low-income residents to much fanfare at the state Capitol three years ago. The Georgia Department of Community Health ...