- Patrick Quinn, Westchester County Department of Health
- Sharon Thomas, Urban League of Westchester
2024 Statewide Harm Reduction Symposium
Presentation Materials
Day 1: Tuesday, June 4
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM: Partnerships in Opioid Prevention
1:00 – 2:30 PM: Naloxone Panel Presentation
- Sharon Stancliff, MD, New York State Department of Health
- Elizabeth Schady, New York State Department of Health
- Emily Payne, MSPH, New York State Department of Health
2:35 – 3:25 PM: Breakout 1A: Cross-Sectoral Partnerships for a Safer Community
- Been Valcin, MPH, BA, CASAC-P, Wayne Behavioral Health Network
2:35 – 3:25 PM: Breakout 1B: Expanding Harm Reduction in Rural New York: Successes and Challenges from Cortland County’s Implementation of the HEALing Communities Study
- Nicole Carter, MPH, Rural Health Institute of New York
- Aster Parrott, MS, MA, Rural Health Institute of New York
2:35 – 3:25 PM: Breakout 1C: An Unlikely PAIR
- Jennifer Rodriguez, MS, MSW, Livingston County Department of Health
3:30 – 4:20 PM: Breakout Session 2A: Monroe County IMPACT Team: Humanizing Substance Use through Community Partnership
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- Jessica O’Connor, MPH, Monroe County Department of Health
- Deb Leach, BS, CASAC-T, Monroe County Department of Health
3:30 – 4:20 PM: Breakout 2B: No One Is Disposable: Changing the Public Discourse Around Substance Use and Empowering Individuals to Save Lives
- Monika Salvage, Cayuga County Mental Health
- Deborah Pickering, MS, ATC, Cayuga County Health Department
4:30 – 5:20 PM: The Intersection of Person-Centered Services and Population Health
- Lauren Johnson, MA, CASAC-M, Putnam County Department of Mental Health
- Shanna Siegel, RN, BSN, Putnam County Department of Health
Day 2: Wednesday, June 5
8:00 – 9:00 AM: Drug Overdose Data and Public Health Surveillance Panel
- Lucila Zamboni, Ph.D., New York State Department of Health
- Anne DelVecchio, MPH, New York State Department of Health
- Emily Payne, MSPH, New York State Department of Health
9:00 – 10:30 AM: Using Civil Rights Laws to Advance Health Justice for People Who Use Drugs
- Sally Friedman, The Legal Action Center
- Rebekah Joab, The Legal Action Center
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM: Notes from the Field: Insights from Counties Conducting or Preparing for Overdose Fatality Reviews (OFRs)
- Gregory Gallo, LCSW, Dutchess County Department of Behavioral and Community Health
- Michael Birnbaum, Dutchess County Department of Behavioral and Community Health
- Daniel Gilmore, Ph.D., Oneida County Health Department
- Ashlee Thompson, MHA, MSEd, Master CASAC, Oneida County Department of Mental Health
- Veronica Salvas, Greene County Public Health Department
- Meghan Tice, Oswego County Health Department
- Paul Fahey, consultant to Oneida County Health Department (Primeau-Fahey Studios)
1:00 – 1:50 PM: Breakout 3A: How a Harm Reduction PSA Was Used to Decrease Overdoses in a Community and Multi- Point Naloxone Distribution to Reduce Overdose Fatalities
- Marissa Knapp, MST, Broome County Health Department
- Alexis Pleus, Truth Pharm
- Kathy Staples, Truth Pharm
1:00 – 1:50 PM: Breakout 3B: Deciphering Substance Use Trends in Erie County: Implications for Public Health
- Sadia Rifah, Erie County Department of Health
- Jennifer Garrigan, Erie County Department of Health
1:00 – 1:50 PM: Breakout 3C: Peak Collaboration! Rewriting the Script
- Lindsay Java, Essex County Health Department
- Terri Morse, LMHC, Master CASAC, Essex County Mental Health and Community Services
Other Meeting Materials
Legal Action Center Handouts:
- Be Empow(ER)ed: Know Your Rights to Addiction Care for Drug & Alcohol-Related ER Visits
- Legal Help for People Use Drugs
- Opioid Use Disorder & Health Care: Recovery Residences
- Opioid Use Disorder & Health Care: Skilled Nursing Facilities
- Legal Advocacy to Protect Health Care Access for People Who Use(d) Drugs
