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Agenda Item Number: ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: June 24, 2015 Agenda Item Subject: Syringe Exchange Programs Attachment(s): 1) AMFAR Syringe Service Program Policy Brief 2) Syringe Exchange Programs in North Carolina Staff or Board Member Reporting: Tessie Castillo, North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition Purpose: ___ Action _X_ Information only ___ Information with possible action Summary Information: Tessie Castillo* will provide an overview of Syringe Exchange Programs (SEPs) as an evidence-based practice to reduce the spread of communicable diseases such as HIV and hepatitis C. The overview will include an overview of the necessary components of an SEP, the benefits/risks of an SEP, and current national and state efforts and challenges to establishing SEPs. Two information items are included with this abstract as briefing materials before the meeting. They are a fact sheet and policy on syringe exchange both nationally in in North Carolina. *Advocacy and Communications Coordinator from the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition Background: In the 2014-2016 BOH Strategic Plan, the Substance Abuse & Mental Health subcommittee included researching methods to reduce infections passed through drug misuse and abuse as an action step. This presentation is an educational session for the full board on the topic before the subcommittee begins more in-depth work on the topic. Recommended Action: ___Approve ___Approve & forward to Board of Commissioners for action ___Approve & forward to ___________________________ ___Accept as information ___Revise & schedule for future action _X_Other (detail): Receive the information and provide general comments to help guide the BOH SAMH subcommittee in their consideration of this topic.