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Syringe Exchange & Safe Disposal
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Syringe Exchange & Safe Disposal of Sharps Buncombe Countys - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Syringe Exchange & Safe Disposal of Sharps Buncombe Countys - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Syringe Exchange & Safe Disposal of Sharps Buncombe Countys Ongoing Response to the Opioid Epidemic June 5, 2018 Unsafe Sharp Disposal Safe Sharp Disposal Acute Hepatitis B Confirmed Cases, NC Region 2, 2012-2016 30 28 25 20
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Safe Sharp Disposal
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Acute Hepatitis B Confirmed Cases, NC Region 2, 2012-2016
7 5 13 20 28 5 10 15 20 25 30 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Confirmed Case Count
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Acute Hepatitis C Confirmed Cases, NC Region 2, 2012-2016
11 8 19 12 20 5 10 15 20 25 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Counties include: Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Yancey Data source: North Carolina Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NC EDSS) Preliminary data June 1, 2017
Confirmed Case Count
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Acute Hepatitis B Cases, Buncombe County
4 4 2 3 2 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2014 2015 2016 2017 TOTAL #
# Non IDU‐associated # IDU‐associated
* 2017 data is preliminary & subject to change; currently only through 11/30/17
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Acute Hepatitis C, Buncombe County
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0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 2014 2015 2016 2017 TOTAL #
# Non IDU‐associated # IDU‐associated
* 2017 data is preliminary & subject to change; currently only through 11/30/17
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Newly Diagnosed HIV, Buncombe County
17 15 21 17 3 2 1 1 1 4 5 10 15 20 25 2014 2015 2016 2017 TOTAL #
# Non IDU‐associated # IDU‐associated # IDU‐associated MSM/PWID
* 2017 data is preliminary & subject to change; currently only through 11/30/17
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Invasive Group A Streptococcus, Buncombe County
6 9 10 17 3 5 10 15 20 25 2014 2015 2016 2017 TOTAL #
# Non IDU‐associated # IDU‐associated
* 2017 data is preliminary & subject to change; currently only through 11/30/17
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Harm Reduction
- Reduce harmful consequences associated with
high risk activities
- Meet people where they are
- Recognizes that poverty, class, racism, gender-
based discrimination & other social inequalities affect both people’s vulnerability to and capacity for effectively dealing with drug- related harm
(adapted from Harm Reduction Coalition)
- Opportunity to engage & establish trust
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Components of Syringe Exchange Programs (SEPs)
From CDC, Vital Signs, December 2016
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From: “The State of the State: An Update on the Opioid Epidemic” presentation by Dr. Susan Kansagra, Section Chief, Chronic Disease and Injury, NC Division of Public Health, 4/9/2018
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Current SEPs in Buncombe County
Needle Exchange Program of Asheville (NEPA)
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Next Steps
- Collaborate with NEPA & Steady to identify
areas of unmet need
- Learn from NC health departments with SEPs
- Design a BCHHS clinic-based SEP
- Educate public about safe sharps disposal
- Increase access to safe sharps disposal