03/28/2024
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BEULAVILLE, NC– Eastpointe is proud to announce a Harm Reduction Summit in Bladen County, on April 10th from 1 until 4pm. The Summit location is the Bladen County Health Department at 300 Mercer Mill Road, Elizabethtown. The training is free to attendees. To register, go to www.eastpointe.net. The Training Calendar is at the bottom of our website homepage.

Eastpointe is sponsoring this summit in partnership with the NC Harm Reduction Coalition.The purpose of the Summit is to join together as a community to discuss strategies to address the opioid crisis. Training will focus on community partners and collaboratives but will also include consumers and family members to talk about harm reduction strategies that can be implemented in communities.

Harm reduction refers to a range of public health policies designed to reduce harmful consequences associated with drug use, sex work, and other high-risk activities. The vision of Harm Reduction is to bring people who use drugs, engage in sex work, or have histories of incarceration closer to disease prevention, health services, and reduced recidivism; and ultimately to raise the health and safety index of communities.

 

 

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