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Harm Reduction Panel, Billy Brooks

Billy Brooks

Objectives are (1) Describe HIV/HCV prevalence in TN and Central Appalachia; (2) Understand syringe access in pharmacy settings. Identify and refer clients to local syringe service programs.

Harm Reduction Panel, Billy Brooks

ETSU Faculty Works

Objectives are (1) Describe HIV/HCV prevalence in TN and Central Appalachia; (2) Understand syringe access in pharmacy settings. Identify and refer clients to local syringe service programs.

Pharmacists' Role In Harm Reduction: A Survey Assessment Of Kentucky Community Pharmacists' Willingness To Participate In Syringe/Needle Exchange, Amie Goodin, Amanda Fallin-Bennett, Traci Green, Patricia R. Freeman

Nursing Faculty Publications

Background: Pharmacists' role in harm reduction is expanding in many states, yet there are limited data on pharmacists' willingness to participate in harm reduction activities. This study assessed community pharmacists' willingness to participate in one harm reduction initiative: syringe/needle exchange.

Methods: In 2015, all Kentucky pharmacists with active licenses were emailed a survey that examined attitudes towards participation in syringe/needle exchange. Response frequencies were calculated for community pharmacist respondents. Ordinal logistic regression estimated the impact of community pharmacist characteristics and attitudes on willingness to provide clean needles/syringes to people who inject drugs and to dispose of used syringes/needles, where both …

Measuring The Impact: A Re-Aim Framework For Evaluation Of A Needle Exchange Program, Lindsay Novacek

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects

Background: Needle exchange programs (NEPs) have been widely documented over the past three decades as an effective and economic approach to controlling human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). As of July 1st, 2016, these programs have been legalized in North Carolina. Purpose: To perform stage 1 of an evaluation of a needle exchange program in North Carolina by utilizing a public health framework: the Reach, Efficacy, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance (RE-AIM). Methods: First, the RE-AIM framework was used to create a plan for a program evaluation of a local NEP. Then, the first stage of the evaluation was completed. NEP program participants …