The Northern Kentucky Health Department has relocated part of its Syringe Access Exchange Program from the St. Elizabeth Healthcare campus in Covington to their new building on James Simpson, Jr. Way, offering free Naxolone overdose kits, referrals to addiction treatment, HIV and Hepatitis C screening, and safe ways to dispose of needles.
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Photos: Mobile Needle Exchange to Open at St. Elizabeth Healthcare Urgent Care in Newport/Fort Thomas
John Mitchell, COO Fort Thomas, Covington, St. Elizabeth Healthcare. FTM file. The mobile syringe access exchange program was open to media and the public today in Newport, located at 1400 N. Grand Avenue in the St. Elizabeth Healthcare Urgent Care parking lot today. Officials from the NKY Health Department, St. Elizabeth and elected officials were […]
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Mobile Needle Exchange Unit Coming to Newport on Grand Avenue
The Northern Kentucky Health Department will begin operating a mobile syringe access exchange program in Campbell County and Kenton County beginning the week of July 23. The program’s mobile unit, provided by the Kentucky Fire Commission, will be parked at St. Elizabeth locations in Newport and Covington. In February the Newport City Commission approved the […]
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Grant County Needle Exchange Marks One Year
Creative Commons Photo. As northern Kentucky leaders grapple with where or whether to install needles exchanges across the three northern Kentucky counties, just south in Grant County, health officials are lauding the first year of operation. According to a release sent by the Northern Kentucky Health Department, the Grant County syringe access exchange program has […]
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July Fort Thomas City Council Roundup
This picture was taken on the July 18 Fort Thomas City Council meeting. FTM file. by Jennifer Summer The Fort Thomas City Council met on Monday, July 18th at 7 pm. All members were present aside from council member Lisa Kelly. The meeting began with the mayor congratulating the winners of the Fort Thomas July […]
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FTM Radio: What’s Next For the Campbell County Needle Exchange
Download this episode (right click and save) Could this be where the needle exchange will operate in Campbell County? FTM file. PODCAST BREAKDOWN: John Muller – Fort Thomas City Council Tom Lampe – Campbell County Commissioner – Can the needle exchange come to St. E’s campus in Fort Thomas? – What have discussions been like […]
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Campbell County Commissioners Likely To Approve Needle Exchange
The Campbell County Fiscal Court will hold a meeting tonight in Alexandria at 7:00 p.m. A resolution to vote on needle exchange will be on the agenda. A resolution will be voted on at the Campbell County Fiscal Court meeting tonight in Alexandria to decide whether or not Campbell County will allow a needle exchange […]
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OP-ED: Support Syringe Access Exchange for our Collective Health
Brent Cooper. Provided. By Brent Cooper Before you make up your mind about the proposed syringe access exchange program (aka needle exchange), you need to first understand where we are. We are one of the worst places in the country for hepatitis C. According to the Northern Kentucky Health Department, in 2014, Northern Kentucky had […]
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OP-ED: Follow The Money on Needle Exchange
Former Campbell County Judge Executive, Lloyd Rogers. By Lloyd Rogers The needle exchange program being debated by the Campbell County Fiscal Court, will pose this question…Is it morally right to facilitate drug use and what do we tell our children when they hear this nonsense? Let me relate why this is personal with me. I […]
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OP-ED: Nanny State Government Promotes Needle Distribution
By Charlie Coleman, Campbell County Commissioner For the past year I have canvased Campbell County residents as to their opinion on Needle Exchange (Distribution) and most recently on allowing our County Police to carry and administer Narcan. Although not scientific, overwhelmingly Campbell Countians have told me “NO” to the Needle Program while having mixed opinions […]