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NYS Opioid Overdose Awareness Day
Today is the first annual New York State Opioid Overdose Awareness Day, led by the NYS Department of Health. In 2020, we lost 93,000 friends, neighbors, family members, and loved ones to fatal overdose across the US, a 30% increase over 2019.
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Harlem United Supports Overdose Prevention Centers
Harlem United and other harm reduction service providers sent a letter to Governor Hochul to encourage her to authorize a pilot program for Overdose Prevention Centers in NYS. Read the Full Letter
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Harlem United Opposes Proposed Chick-fil-A Service within NYS Thruway Rest Stops
Harlem United joined The New Pride Agenda and other community partners including Callen-Lorde, GMHC, and Housing Works to call on the New York State Thruway Authority to reconsider its decision to award Applegreen the lease for New York State Thruway rest stops. As LGBTQ leaders and advocates, we are concerned that Applegreen has included on…
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IN THE MEDIA: The Balancing Act: Local Edition
https://www.harlemunited.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/108201_Harlem_UnitedVersion3-_Trim.mp4 The Balancing Act Local NY, hosted by Montel Williams, aired the above segment about Harlem United on July 17th and 18th to over two million households in and around the New York City area. The segment features powerful interviews that showcase Harlem United’s philosophy and model of care from three differing perspectives. Our CEO,…
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IN THE MEDIA: VICE VERSA’s The Neglected Pandemic, 40 Years of HIV & AIDS
We’re excited to announce that Harlem United is featured in a VICE TV special documentary film marking the 40th anniversary of HIV/AIDS in the USA, narrated by Emmy-nominated television personality, New York Times best-selling author and activist Jonathan Van Ness. The two-hour documentary entitled VICE VERSA: The Neglected Pandemic, 40 Years of HIV & AIDS, is a comprehensive…
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Syringe Litter Cleanup
Recently, Harlem United has focused on expanding our syringe litter cleanup programs. Used syringes can transmit HIV and HCV, so syringe litter poses a public health concern in Harlem and the Bronx. From September 2020 to February 2021, our team picked up 5,682 ground syringes in public parks throughout Central and East Harlem. This outreach…
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IN THE MEDIA: State Delays Changes to 340B Drug Discount Program
By Tat Bellamy-WalkerGay City News “The delay means that we will continue to have access to the $1.5 million-$2 million in annual savings that we receive from the federal 340B drug discount program. This money allows us to provide critically necessary outreach and transportation services to the communities we serve to get them into care and…
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Community Health Centers Rally Across the State
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 24, 2021 Contact:Jennifer Johnson-Avril, Housing Works, j.johnson-avril@housingworks.org, 646.732.1573 COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS RALLY ACROSS STATE TO TELL GOVERNOR CUOMO: STOP THE HEALTHCARE HYPOCRISYDON’T SHRED THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE SAFETY NETRally and Speak-outs Across State Including in Front of Governor Cuomo’s NYC Office New York– In a statewide Day of Action to Save…
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Virtual Press Conference to Save NYS Safety Net
“Harlem United thanks the NYC Council for passing Resolution 1529 and standing up for NY’s safety net providers and the communities we serve. It is critically important to the health and safety of NY’s most vulnerable and underserved communities–the very communities hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic–that the pharmacy carve-out be rejected. If implemented, the…
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Protect Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
Public Health Solutions’ Sexual and Reproductive Health Centers are in danger of closing due to an unexpected budget cut of 1.8 million dollars in the New York State executive budget. Harlem United engaged in the critical advocacy effort in a letter asking the NYS legislature to restore this funding. Read our letter You can support…
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