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The Virtual Conference



The Southern Harm Reduction Conference 2020
is hosted by

Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition, Inc.

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CONFERENCE
KICK-BACK

Southern Harm Reduction
Conference 2020

Network

& Unwind

THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2020
5:15 pm - 6:30 pm

Music, Dancing,
Networking & Meeting Friends
Old & New!

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MEET YOUR
KICK-BACK HOSTS

Shilo Jama Mona Bennett
Executive Director Ambassador

People's Harm Atlanta Harm
Reduction Alliance Reduction
Coalition

Eric Paulk Louise Vincent Kikback Main Music Room
Deputy Director Executive Director Meeting ID: 893 5909 8387
Georgia Equality Passcode: 248674
North Carolina Louise's Lounge
Urban Survivors Meeting ID: 827 2847 4634
Passcode: 458648
Union Shilo's North by
Northwesterner
Meeting ID: 850 0896 2450
Passcode: 128188
Mona's Hospitality Suite
Meeting ID: 846 9922 1092
Passcode: 721642
Eric's Grown n' Sexy Spot
Meeting ID: 861 7740 5769
Passcode: 100726

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Table of Contents

Conference Welcome
Friendly Reminders

Plenary Speakers
Thursday's Schedule

Friday's Schedule
Saturday's Schedule
Poster Presentations

Exhibitors

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Welcome To The
Southern Harm Reduction

Conference 2020

Dear Friends, Throughout the southeast there are
Let me be the first to welcome you to the several states where syringe service
2020 Southern Harm Reduction Conference. programs can operate legally, with North
The Southern Harm Reduction Conference is Carolina and Kentucky leading with over
the premiere conference that sheds light thirty sites. Many states in the south
on issues that are faced in the top the list of new HIV incidence and
southeastern United States, as well as prevalence cases. Within the south there
provides relevant resources and education are many issues that impact those living
to those across the nation. with HIV. Some of the issues that rural
We are excited to welcome national communities face are transportation
leaders and experts in their fields, who barriers, lack of harm reduction
will share cutting edge research and providers, and stigma. When addressing
information regarding HEP C, HIV/AIDS, southern issues, we must turn our
Harm Reduction, and Advocacy. This year attention towards harm reduction and
we host the conference in beautiful faith. There is a need for religious
Atlanta, a city that is faced with figures to endorse harm reduction
gentrification and one of the largest practices. 
housing crisis in the nation that is As you meet new and old friends during
affecting persons living with HIV. With this conference, we hope that the
gentrification comes an increase in strategies and practices exchanged will
policing. serve you and the communities you serve
In 2019, Georgia passed, House Bill 217, in the best possible way. Your continued
which removes the barrier of engagement and thoughtful discussion at
criminalization of syringe services the conference will lead to new ideas and
programs within the state.  Although, innovative approaches. 
this bill was passed one pressing need On behalf of Atlanta Harm Reduction
that the state of Georgia faces is Coalition staff and board, and Southern
ensuring the new law helps harm Harm Reduction Committee, we welcome you
reductionists effectively serve the to the 7th National Southern Harm
population especially with the raging Reduction Conference, where we join
opioid epidemic. As numbers of persons forces to enhance the health outcomes of
who inject drugs continues to rise, harm communities we serve.
reductionists find themselves needing
additional resources and support to Mojgan Zare
provide wrap around services to their
clients, including pregnant women who may Mojgan Zare, MD, MPH
be at risk of losing their child. As the Executive Director
opioid epidemic continues to rage it Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition, Inc.
forces us to think of innovative ways to
provide the best support to those who
need us most.
The LGBTQ+ communities have a high burden
of substance use; of which crystal
methamphetamine is widely used in the
form of injection and smoking. The LGBTQ+
populations are faced with stigma, lack
of housing and employment. Atlanta has a
large LGBTQ+ population, providing the
city an opportunity to provide more
inclusivity in harm reduction services,
specifically to the Trans and gender
nonconforming communities.

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The Southern Harm Reduction Conference Committee values the lived
experiences of our conference participants and guests.

This includes people who use drugs, members of the LGBTQ community,
gender non-conforming individuals, people of color, sex workers, people
living with HIV/AIDS, people living with HCV, people who lack permanent
housing, and individuals who are at risk of/have been harmed by the
criminal justice system.

We ask all of our conference participants to acknowledge the variety of
privileges within the space, and to practice mindfulness.

Friendly Hate speech and sexual
Reminders harassment will NOT be

tolerated in any
capacity, and threats of
violence will be treated

as a serious matter.
However, we will work to
resolve conflict that may
develop where possible.

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Plenary

Dr. Brian Edlin, MD

Speakers

Brian R. Edlin, MD, has been engaged in community-based research on emerging issues
in HIV, hepatitis C, overdose, and infectious diseases in people who inject illicit
drugs for 30 years. The goals of this work are to develop a multidimensional
understanding of the factors associated with health and illness in these
populations, and to develop and evaluate policies and interventions to improve their
health. His research has examined social, structural, behavioral, and biological
factors associated with health conditions among people who inject drugs — including
HIV, hepatitis B and C, other viral infections, tuberculosis, abscesses, heroin
overdose, and other causes of morbidity and mortality in substance-using
populations. Dr. Edlin’s research team has developed or evaluated pioneering
interventions including needle exchange, street-based hepatitis B vaccination,
street-based abscess care, and naloxone distribution to prevent fatal heroin
overdose. In the policy arena, Dr. Edlin has been at the forefront of efforts to
expand access to hepatitis C prevention, screening, and treatment, remove barriers
to treatment for people who use illicit drugs, and promote the eradication of the
hepatitis C epidemic. In the policy arena, Dr. Edlin has been at the forefront of
efforts to expand access to hepatitis C prevention, screening, and treatment, remove
barriers to treatment for people who use illicit drugs, and promote the eradication
of the hepatitis C epidemic. His policy work, published in the New England Journal
of Medicine, Nature, and Hepatology, has influenced national policy, helping to open
doors to care and treatment for disenfranchised populations.

Dr. Edlin is a fellow of the American College of
Physicians, the Infectious Diseases Society of
America, and the American Association for the Study
of Liver Diseases, and has served as an expert
hepatitis C consultant for the Department of Health &
Human Services, the National Institutes of Health,
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment,  the New York
State Department of Health, the New York State
Department of Justice, and the New York City
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. He has
conducted research at the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (1989-1997), the University of
California, San Francisco (1997-2003), and Weill
Cornell Medical College (2003-2016), and has authored
or coauthored more than 100 articles in peer-reviewed
scientific publications. In April 2016, he joined the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as
Chief Medical Officer of the National Center for
HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention.

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Plenary Michelle L. Allen, BA
Speakers

Michelle L. Allen currently serves as the Infection
Section Director for the Georgia Department of Public
Health. Ms. Allen presently oversees Program
Collaboration and Service Integration initiatives. Ms.
Allen assists in the development of policies and
procedures and directs planning and operational
activities. Ms. Allen is a champion for public health
as she continually strives to move the Georgia
Department of Public Health from "Good to Great".

Ms. Allen is a past advisory board member of the
STD/HIV Prevention Training Center at John Hopkins
University. Ms. Allen is the incoming Chair-Elect of
the Board of Directors for the National Coalition of
STD Directors. Ms. Allen's work has been recognized by
several institutions. She has received the Leadership
in Health Award by the Greater Atlanta National Pan
Hellenic Council, the Gerald Ludd Lifetime Award for
Excellence in Support of HIV/AIDS and Community
Service by the (NAESM) National Aids Education and
Services for Minorities, Inc, and the 2014 Janet
Stancliff Epidemiology Award from the Georgia Public
Health Association. She was also the recipient of the
first annual Brenda Fitzgerald Leadership award from
the Georgia Department of Public Health. Ms. Allen has
presented at several national conferences including
the National STD Conference, the HIV Prevention
Leadership Conference, and the American Public Health
Association Conference. Ms. Allen continues to
dedicate her heart and passion to Public Health. A
native of Atlanta and proud "Georgia Peach", Ms. Allen
is a distinguished alum of Georgia Southern University
and a member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. She and
her husband, Tony live in metro-Atlanta.

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Plenary

Rep. Houston Gaines

Speakers

Houston Gaines was elected to the Georgia House of
Representatives in 2018. Rep. Gaines is a Republican
representing the 117th House District, which
includes portions of Barrow, Clarke, Jackson and
Oconee counties. Houston works at Cannon Financial
Institute, where he serves clients across the
country in the financial industry. Houston also
consults with Lighthouse Counsel, a local company
that partners with nonprofits to increase mission
awareness, organizational effectiveness and
philanthropic support. A third-generation Athenian,
Gaines graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of
Arts in Economics from the Terry College of Business
and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the
School of Public and International Affairs at the
University of Georgia. While at UGA, Houston served
as student body president. Houston is a proud member
of the Athens Rotary Club and previously served on
the Envision Athens Steering Committee, Junior
League of Athens Community Advisory Board, LEAD
Athens Alumni Association Board of Directors and
multiple K-12 and University of Georgia boards. He
is a LEAD Athens and Zell Miller Foundation
Leadership Institute graduate.

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Plenary

Eric Paulk, JD

Speakers

Eric Paulk is a lawyer and advocate working on issues
impacting LGBTQ communities and communities of people
living with and vulnerable to HIV acquisition.  He
currently serves as Deputy Director and oversees all
day-to-day operations, developing and managing local,
state, and federal policy and advocacy activities
that advance equity and fairness for LGBTQ
communities and improves public and private responses
to the HIV epidemic. Prior to joining Georgia
Equality, Eric served as the Tyron Garner Fellow at
Lambda Legal, the oldest and largest organization
dedicated to advancing the civil rights of lesbians,
gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and
individuals living with HIV. At Lambda Legal, Paulk’s
work focused on HIV law and policy initiatives with
an emphasis on legal issues disproportionately
impacting Black LGBTQ communities. Eric has spoken at
leading law schools and national advocacy conferences
on HIV criminal reform, the impact of the school-to-
prison pipeline on Black queer youth, and the
intersections of race, poverty, HIV, and LGBTQ
issues. He serves on the Board of the Atlanta Harm
Reduction Coalition and is the former Board Chair of
GLSEN New York City. Eric is an accomplished author
publishing social commentary for online outlets
including Huffington Post, Plus magazine, The Atlanta
Voice, The Atlanta Daily World, Project Q magazine,
and others. He is a former Victory Institute Victory
Empowerment Fellow and Semi-Finalist for the Echoing
Green Fellowship for Black Male Achievement. Mr.
Paulk is a graduate of Morehouse College and received
his law degree from Pace University Law School.

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Plenary

Monique Tula

Speakers

Monique Tula is the Executive Director of Harm Reduction Coalition, a national
advocacy and capacity-building organization that promotes the health and
dignity of people affected by drug use. Previously, she was the Vice President
of Programs with AIDS United where she oversaw the grantmaking and technical
assistance portfolios. With more than 20 years of experience in the non-profit
sector, Ms. Tula has devoted her career to harm reduction advocacy and
infrastructure development of community-based organizations. Ms. Tula is a
skilled trainer, having taught program evaluation courses at the University of
Massachusetts in Boston and facilitated numerous organizational development
trainings for community based organizations throughout the U.S. An alum of the
Centers for Disease Control’s Institute for HIV Prevention Leadership, Ms.
Tula holds a degree in Community Planning with a concentration in Non-Profit
Management from the University of Massachusetts and a Masters Certificate in
Non-Profit Leadership and Management from Boston University’s School of
Management. Ms. Tula has been nominated by the Massachusetts Department of
Public Health for the prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Community Health
Leadership award and presently serves as Board Chair for BEAM, a collective of
mental and emotional health advocates dedicated to dismantling systems that
cause egregious harms to Black people in America.

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Plenary

J. Tom Morgan, JD

Speakers

J. Tom Morgan spent more He was a board member and vice-president of the
than 20 years as a National Association of District Attorneys and
prosecutor in DeKalb received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the
County, Georgia, District Attorneys' Association of Georgia.
including twelve years as He is permitted to practice before all Georgia and
District Attorney. He North Carolina state courts, the U.S. Northern and
began as an assistant Middle District Courts of Georgia, and the U.S.
District Attorney, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. He's currently a
focusing on crimes professor at Western Carolina University, where he
against children, and teaches criminal law, criminal procedure, theories
prosecuted more than 500 of crime, American Courts, introduction to criminal
cases involving children justice, and ethics in criminal justice.
who had been abused or
murdered. In 1992, Morgan
was appointed to the U.S.
Advisory Board on Child
Abuse and Neglect. He
also chaired Georgia's
Child Abuse Prevention
Panel. Morgan was elected
District Attorney of
During his tenure as
District Attorney, Morgan
was responsible for the
prosecution every year of
more than 5,000
defendants charged with
felony crimes.
Morgan was the first
American prosecutor to
receive the Special
Achievement Award from
the International
Association of
Prosecutors for
prosecuting corruption.

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Plenary

Louise Vincent, MPH

Speakers

Louise Vincent, MPH is an activist and educator
in NC whose work and expertise in drug user
health and social and criminal justice reform
has driven the expansion and acceptance of harm
reduction.  She is a harm reduction consultant
who specializes in women’s health, drug policy
reform, and the meaningful engagement of people
who use drugs.  Louise is committed to
developing and evaluating user informed systems
and developing organizational leadership using
horizontal structures and feminist theory. 
Louise’s passion and expertise have created
opportunities for system change and movement
building both locally and nationally. Louise
sits on the board of International People Who
Use Drugs and is the Executive Director of USU,
the only national drug user union.  Radical
acceptance, passion, and connection are all core
components used by Louise and her partners as
they manifest transformative and unique outcomes
for people who use drugs.

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Plenary Dr. Hannah Cooper, ScD
Speakers
Dr. Cooper is the Rollins Chair of Substance Use
Disorder Research, and Professor in the Department
of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education at Emory
University’s Rollins School of Public Health. She is
Co-Director of the Emory University Center for AIDS
Research Prevention Sciences Core, and Director of
the Rollins Program on Substance Use Disorders.For
two decades, Dr. Cooper has worked closely with a
variety of community-based organizations and
governmental sectors to advance programs for people
who use drugs. For example, she currently leads a
NIDA-funded study in which she collaborates closely
with investigators at 25 city departments of health
across the country to gather data on overdoses and
overdose responses (DA046187: PI: Cooper); health
departments are using resulting data to inform
planning and policies.

Dr. Cooper also has expertise applying geospatial and
multilevel methods to study ecologies of substance
use disorders (SUD) and related harms. Dr. Cooper is
currently a member of the CDC’s Office of State,
Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support’s “Social
Determinants of Health Think Tank,” housed within the
CDC Director’s Office, and recently served on the NIH
panel “Cutting Edge Science Meeting Series to End the
Opioid Crisis: Contributions of Social and Behavioral
Research to Addressing the Opioid Crisis.” She is a
member of the NASEM panel on integrating infectious
disease care into opioid treatment programs, and the
ASPPH panel to plan strategies for a possible opioid
Master Settlement Agreement.

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Plenary Dr. Mojgan Zare, MD, MPH
Speakers

Mojgan Zare is a medical doctor and health
educator who has substantial experience working
with HIV, Hepatitis C, STI, and substance use
patients. Under her leadership, AHRC has become
one of the preeminent US-based organizations and
a leader in the deep south promoting harm
reduction as a mode of working with vulnerable
communities and is noted for her capacity
building, advancing access to care, and advocacy
efforts. Dr. Zare has presented at multiple
national and international conferences on topics
around her work. Dr. Zare completed her primary
education and undergraduate studies in Maryland,
Master of Public Health in Minnesota, received
her Doctor of Medicine Degree from American
Global University School of Medicine in Belize
and completed her medical training in Atlanta,
GA.

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Daily Agenda DAY
Thursday, August 27, 2020

Opening Plenary: 10:00 am - 11:30 pm Panels/Workshops/Roundtables:
Meeting ID: 890 6746 5389 Passcode: 342017 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Mojgan Zare, MD MPH, Executive
Director, Atlanta Harm Reduction Session 1: Drug User Organizations In
Coalition, Inc. Seattle, Boston & Vancouver, Shilo Jama
Michelle Allen, MPH, Infectious Disease Meeting ID: 873 7103 1478 Passcode: 901293
Section Director, Georgia Department of Session 2: Harm Reduction Intervention in
Public Health Rural Kentucky, Hannah Cooper, ScD
Hannah Cooper, ScD Rollins Chair In Meeting ID: 844 7325 0562 Passcode: 809158
Substance Use Disorders Research,
Rollins School of Public Health at Don't Forget;
Emory University Recordings Will
J. Tom Morgan, JD Former District Be Available
Attorney, DeKalb County District So You
Attorney's Office; Professor, Western Don't
Carolina University Miss A
Louise Vincent, MPH Executive Director, Thing!
Urban Survivors Union

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Session 1: Wound Care At SSP; Sarah Febres- 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Cordero
Meeting ID: 892 4339 8598 Passcode: 087675 Session 3: Making PrEP Accessible to All;
Session 2: Efforts Around Hepatitis C Leisha McKinley-Beach, David Holland, MD,
Prevention in Georgia: Ami Gandhi, MPH, MHS, Aley Kalapila, MD, PhD, Tristan
Patrice Early, LMSW, Lesley Miller, MD Shukraft
Meeting ID: 837 7944 5389 Passcode: 478843 Meeting ID: 848 6020 2613 Passcode: 402788
Session 3: Black Gay Men Sex Worker and Session 4: Integrated Addiction and Primary
PrEP, Dennis Hardy; HIV Testing In Bath Care, Ryan Graddy
Houses, Danard McFadden; HIV Meeting ID: 889 5801 7167 Passcode: 624742
Decreminialization, Eric Paulk, JD
Meeting ID: 838 9780 0655 Passcode: 839273  Conference
Session: Narco Feminism, Louise Vincent, Kick-Back &
MPH Networking Time:
Meeting ID: 885 5772 8457 Passcode: 624874 5:15 pm - 6:30
pm
Complimentary
light snacks,
beverage
provided in
conference bags.

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Daily Agenda DAY
Friday, August 28, 2020

Panels/Workshops/
Roundtables:

10:00 am - 11:30 am

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Session 1: Preventing Overdoses Lunch Break:
Across Georgia; Robin Elliott, 11-:1:0300pmpm
Session 1: Burnout In Harm Laurie Fugitt, RN, Mona
Reduction, Catherine Bennett  1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Swanson; Compassion and Meeting ID: 833 6561 3169
Connection in Harm Passcode: 538691  Session 1: Black South
Reduction, Addie Arbach; Session 2: COMPASS Initiative   Rising, Dennis Hardy
Compassion Fatigue, Karen Meeting ID: 810 0199 8310 Meeting ID: 894 9225 4106
Hoyt Passcode: 348636 Passcode: 810237
Meeting ID: 826 9419 0802 Session 2: Leadership in
Passcode: 283407 10:00 am - 11:30 am Harm Reduction, Catherine
Session 2: Drop in Programs; Swanson; Role of Peers in
Mark Jenkins, Oliver Session 3: Viral Hepatitis Harm Reduction, Mona
Chalfant, Harry Ethridge, Advocacy, Adriane Simmons  Bennett; Voter Mobilization,
Cindy Simpson Meeting ID: 835 0303 3060 Shannon Clawson
Meeting ID: 842 1851 1339 Passcode: 517527 Meeting ID: 822 4312 0298
Passcode: 704953 Session 4: Executive Director Passcode: 353399
Networking Session, Open Forum
Meeting ID: 852 4330 8302 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Passcode: 182851
Session 3: Drug Consumption
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Rooms, Shilo Jama;
Operations Safe Trans;
Session 3: Urban Survivors Session 4: Finding New HIV Lalynn Pittman; Integrating
Union Meeting (Open Forum) Cases = Early Diagnosis, Harm Reduction Into Nursing
Meeting ID: 836 3941 2165 Monica Ridgeway; Bridging School Curriculum, Quyen
Passcode: 445848 The Gaps Of CBO And Hospital Phan
Session 4: Re-centering Race HIV Care, Aley Kalapila, MD, Meeting ID: 878 2516 2279
In Drug Epidemics, Hannah PhD; Pharmacy Based Passcode: 991494
Cooper Approaches To Reducing
Meeting ID: 846 6977 6210 Substance Use Related Harms
Passcode: 611960 and HIV in High Risk
Communities, Natalie
Crawford, PhD
Meeting ID: 847 5362 6456
Passcode: 712515

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Daily Agenda DAY
Saturday, August 29, 2020

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Session 1: Dismantling Interpersonal Stigma: A Session 3: Friends we Lost
Marriage Story, Colin Miller, Sarah Howell-Miller to Stigma (Open Forum)
Meeting ID: 884 5779 3594 Passcode: 956069 Meeting ID: 875 2365 2003
Session 2:  Mobile Dispensing Of Narcan In Kentucky, Passcode: 108655
Jody Jaggers; Jail Based Overdose Prevention, Margaret Session 4: Anti-
Bordeaux trafficking Legislation
Meeting ID: 876 6771 0576 Passcode: 115541 and Drug Policy, Stella
Zine
, Meeting ID: 886 4380 4562

Passcode: 177920

,

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Session 3: Faith In Harm Session 1: More than Tested Empowered, Mojgan Zare,
Reduction, Erica Poellet, MD, MPH, Louise Vincent, MPH, Lisa Al-Hakim
Sarah Howell-Miller Meeting ID: 827 5579 7086 Passcode: 393613
Meeting ID: 858 6584 5021 Session 2: Multidisciplinary Approach To HIV
Passcode: 658844 Prevention, Quintin Robinson, MD 
Session 4: Funding Meeting ID: 835 6098 7793 Passcode: 568243
Grassroots and Harm
Reduction, Tamika Jackson
Meeting ID: 841 5581 3257
Passcode: 032437

Closing Plenary: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Thanks
For
Mojgan Zare, MD, MPH Executive Director, Atlanta Harm
Reduction Coalition Coming!
Monique Tula, Executive Director, Harm Reduction
Coalition
Brian Edlin, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FAASLD Chief Medical
Officer, Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Houston Gaines, Georgia House Representative District
117
Eric Paulk, Deputy Director, Georgia Equality

Meeting ID: 854 7427 6238 Passcode: 540517

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Poster

Presentations

Collaborative Private & More Than
Approaches To Public Tested,
Hepatitis C & Partnership
Harm To Achieve Empowered
Reduction In Harm
Knox County, Reduction In Mojgan Zare,
Tennessee The South Louise Vincent
Vanessa McMahan
Jane Crowe Jewel Sharleen Traynor
Sawyer
Implications
Hepatitis C Check the of Mandatory
conference website Reporting
Jenna to see them! Laws in the
Ferrara United
States
Gilead's
Commitment To Sarah
Elimination Febres-
Of Cordero
Hepatitis C
Syringe
Anne Son Trade &
Education
SSP In Urban Sex Work Transforming In Tennessee
Appalachia & Outreach HIV
Ashsley
Jeremy Mojgan Zare Joel Ewald
Garner Mona Bennett Rosenstock
Developing An Algorithm To
Identify Persons Who Inject
Drugs,Or Persons On Opioid
Substitution Therapy Among
Patients Who Tested Anti-HCV+

David Rein
Lesley Miller
Farah Ahmed
Shelly-Ann Fluker

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Exhibitors

Hep Connect BOCA Pharmacy National AIDS Gilead Compass Biolytical
Treatment Initiative

Advocacy Project

The Counter Hep Vu Georgia Equality NASTAD Odyssey Family
Narrative AIDS Vu Counseling
Center
Project

Avita Pharmacy Abbvie Emergent Absolute Care Drug Policy
Biosolutons Alliance

Atlanta Harm North Carolina POZ Magazine
Reduction Urban Suvivor's

Coalition, Inc. Union

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PrEP, or Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis is an HIV
prevention strategy for HIV-negative people. It
involves taking Truvada once a day to protect
against HIV.
When combined with safer-sex practices, Truvada
works to prevent HIV from establishing itself
inside the body.
No Insurance?
No Problem!
Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition will provide
PrEP FREE OF CHARGE to qualified
individuals.We'll also provide transportation if
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Call us, or come in today, to find out if PrEP is
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AHRC's goal is to increase
awareness of personal risk
behaviors and providing
harm reduction
alternatives to our sex
workers community

Atlanta Harm Reduction
Coalition, Inc.

Keeping
Individual
Sex-Workers
Safe

By increasing access to bio, psycho-social, and medical services, AHRC
engages sex-workers through consistent outreach and meaningful
conversation, education, interventions, and distribution of supplies
(condoms, lubricants, hygiene kits, crack pipe holders, pregnancy tests,
panties, and snack bags).

1231 Joseph E. Boone, Blvd. Atlanta GA, 30314
404-917-9994 | www.atlantaharmreduction.org





Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition, Inc.

Technical

Assistance

The Training Services at AHRC provides technical assistance to
service providers around United States. From development to
implementation and enhancement, we are here to assist you serve
your target population.

We provide our training via phone, web, or in person.

HIV Testing and Counseling Harm Reduction Overdose Prevention
HCV Testing and Counseling Syringe Service Program – Cultural Competency specific
to substance users
STI Testing and Counseling Introduction Mobile Outreach - Testing
HCV Provider Education Syringe Service Program – Mobile Outreach - Syringe
Services
Planning & Development
Syringe Service Program –

Implementation

To learn more about our trainings call us at 404-817-9994
or email us at [email protected].

Southern Harm
Reduction Conference 2020
Conference Committee

The Southern Harm Reduction Conference 2020|August 27 - 29 2020



Southern Harm Reduction
Conference 2020