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PrEP video ads launch
We were able reach hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers at risk for HIV with a series of video ads designed to inform our community about this effective HIV prevention tool and address common barriers to use. You can see the whole series at harlemunited.org/prep.
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Introducing PrEP Conversations, Our PrEP Education Video Series
By now, you may have heard about PrEP. It’s a daily pill that can help you stay HIV-negative. But what is it really like to take PrEP? Is it easy to get? What does it do to your body? And what about all those stereotypes about the “type” of person who takes PrEP? Our new…
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What you need to know about overdoses & the opioid epidemic
The rate of opioid overdose in the United States has tripled since 2000. To make matters more complicated, it’s not always clear who is at risk for an overdose. The image you have in your mind of who a “drug user” is could be based on an inaccurate stereotype. International Overdose Awareness Day is this…
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Harlem United Praises Governor Cuomo’s Commitment to Eliminate Hepatitis C in New York And Increase Access to Housing for All New Yorkers Living with HIV/AIDS
New York, NY (March 16, 2018) – Governor Cuomo announced today his commitment to end the hepatitis C epidemic in New York State and his continued commitment to ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2020 by increasing access to affordable housing for all New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS. Harlem United, a nationally recognized housing, health and…
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Harlem United Commends Governor Cuomo’s Commitment to Eliminate Hepatitis C in New York
New York, NY (July 30, 2018) – Governor Cuomo announced on Friday his first-in-the-nation strategy for eliminating the Hepatitis C epidemic in New York State. Harlem United, a nationally recognized housing, health and human services organization, commends Governor Cuomo’s commitment on this critical public health issue. Modeled on the state’s continuing efforts to end the…
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Harlem United Signs on to Letter to the Office of National Drug Control Policy
Harlem United, along with 200 other healthcare groups, sent a letter to the Office of National Drug Control Policy urging the Biden Administration to pursue proven solutions to end the overdose crisis and the drug war. Key policy recommendations include: Ground the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) in evidence-based drug policies backed by…
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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: 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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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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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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