BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Region 2 HMCC - ECPv6.0.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Region 2 HMCC X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://region2.avatar-development.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Region 2 HMCC REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200317T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200317T180000 DTSTAMP:20260607T204000 CREATED:20200207T121456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200207T121456Z UID:10000340-1584430200-1584468000@region2.avatar-development.com SUMMARY:BDLS on March 17\, 2020 DESCRIPTION: URL:https://region2.avatar-development.com/event/bdls-on-march-17-2020/ CATEGORIES:Member END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200312T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200312T200000 DTSTAMP:20260607T204000 CREATED:20200207T130522Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200207T130522Z UID:10000348-1584036000-1584043200@region2.avatar-development.com SUMMARY:Pediatric Emergency Vaccination (WRMRC & Wachusett MRC) DESCRIPTION: URL:https://region2.avatar-development.com/event/pediatric-emergency-vaccination-wrmrc-wachusett-mrc/ CATEGORIES:Member,Public Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200311T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200311T200000 DTSTAMP:20260607T204000 CREATED:20200207T125328Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200207T125328Z UID:10000345-1583949600-1583956800@region2.avatar-development.com SUMMARY:Introduction to Providing Assistance As A Lay Peron (WRMRC Training) DESCRIPTION: URL:https://region2.avatar-development.com/event/introduction-to-providing-assistance-as-a-lay-peron-wrmrc-training/ CATEGORIES:Member,Public Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200304T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200304T190000 DTSTAMP:20260607T204000 CREATED:20200207T122724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200207T122724Z UID:10000343-1583344800-1583348400@region2.avatar-development.com SUMMARY:MRC Orientation Snow Date March 4\, 2020 DESCRIPTION: URL:https://region2.avatar-development.com/event/mrc-orientation-snow-date-march-4-2020/ CATEGORIES:Member,Public Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200302T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200302T110000 DTSTAMP:20260607T204000 CREATED:20200225T091108Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200225T091108Z UID:10000349-1583139600-1583146800@region2.avatar-development.com SUMMARY:PHEP Steering Committee Meeting March 2020 DESCRIPTION:PHEP Steering Agenda March 2020\n 1 file(s) 149.29 KB\n \n \n Download\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Steering Committee Meeting Minutes February 2020\n 1 file(s) 26.24 KB\n \n \n Download URL:https://region2.avatar-development.com/event/phep-steering-committee-meeting-march-2020/ CATEGORIES:Meeting minutes,PHEP,Public Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200227T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200227T150000 DTSTAMP:20260607T204000 CREATED:20180911T114603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180911T114603Z UID:10000265-1582808400-1582815600@region2.avatar-development.com SUMMARY:HMCC Monthly Meeting DESCRIPTION: URL:https://region2.avatar-development.com/event/hmcc-monthly-meeting-18/ CATEGORIES:Member END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200227T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200227T130000 DTSTAMP:20260607T204000 CREATED:20180911T121435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180911T121435Z UID:10000290-1582801200-1582808400@region2.avatar-development.com SUMMARY:HPP Monthly Meeting DESCRIPTION: URL:https://region2.avatar-development.com/event/hpp-monthly-meeting-18/ CATEGORIES:Member END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200219T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200219T190000 DTSTAMP:20260607T204000 CREATED:20191024T141246Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191024T141246Z UID:10000334-1582135200-1582138800@region2.avatar-development.com SUMMARY:Worcester Regional MRC Orientation DESCRIPTION: URL:https://region2.avatar-development.com/event/worcester-regional-mrc-orientations/ LOCATION:25 Meade Street\, 25 Meade Street Room 109\, Worcester\, MA\, United States CATEGORIES:MRC,Public Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200206T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200206T110000 DTSTAMP:20260607T204000 CREATED:20200203T135807Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200203T135807Z UID:10000339-1580979600-1580986800@region2.avatar-development.com SUMMARY:PHEP Steering Committee Meeting February 2020 DESCRIPTION:PHEP Steering Agenda February 6\, 2020\n 1 file(s) 149.33 KB\n \n \n Download\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Steering Committee Meeting Minutes January 2\, 2020\n 1 file(s) 25.26 KB URL:https://region2.avatar-development.com/event/phep-steering-committee-meeting-february-2020/ CATEGORIES:Meeting minutes,PHEP,Public Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200130T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200130T150000 DTSTAMP:20260607T204000 CREATED:20180911T114519Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180911T114519Z UID:10000264-1580389200-1580396400@region2.avatar-development.com SUMMARY:HMCC Monthly Meeting DESCRIPTION: URL:https://region2.avatar-development.com/event/hmcc-monthly-meeting-17/ CATEGORIES:Member END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200130T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200130T130000 DTSTAMP:20260607T204000 CREATED:20180911T121402Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180911T121402Z UID:10000289-1580382000-1580389200@region2.avatar-development.com SUMMARY:HPP Monthly Meeting DESCRIPTION: URL:https://region2.avatar-development.com/event/hpp-monthly-meeting-17/ CATEGORIES:Member END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200102T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200102T110000 DTSTAMP:20260607T204000 CREATED:20191025T163922Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191025T163922Z UID:10000337-1577955600-1577962800@region2.avatar-development.com SUMMARY:PHEP Steering Committee Meeting January 2020 DESCRIPTION:PHEP Steering Agenda January 2020\n 1 file(s) 149.23 KB\n \n \n Download\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Steering Committee Minutes December 2019\n 1 file(s) 28.17 KB\n \n \n Download URL:https://region2.avatar-development.com/event/phep-steering-committee-meeting-january-2020/ CATEGORIES:Member,PHEP,Public Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191226T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191226T150000 DTSTAMP:20260607T204000 CREATED:20180911T114409Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180911T114409Z UID:10000263-1577365200-1577372400@region2.avatar-development.com SUMMARY:HMCC Monthly Meeting DESCRIPTION: URL:https://region2.avatar-development.com/event/hmcc-monthly-meeting-16/ CATEGORIES:Member END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191226T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191226T130000 DTSTAMP:20260607T204000 CREATED:20180911T121001Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180911T121001Z UID:10000287-1577358000-1577365200@region2.avatar-development.com SUMMARY:HPP Monthly Meeting DESCRIPTION: URL:https://region2.avatar-development.com/event/hpp-monthly-meeting-15/ CATEGORIES:Member END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191205T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191205T110000 DTSTAMP:20260607T204000 CREATED:20191025T163721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191025T163721Z UID:10000336-1575536400-1575543600@region2.avatar-development.com SUMMARY:PHEP Steering Committee Meeting December 2019 DESCRIPTION:PHEP Steering Agenda December 2019\n 1 file(s) 149.48 KB\n \n \n Download\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n PHEP Steering Committee Minutes October 2019\n 1 file(s) 24.94 KB\n \n \n Download\n \n \n \n\n\n\n  URL:https://region2.avatar-development.com/event/phep-steering-committee-meeting-december-2019/ CATEGORIES:Member,PHEP,Public Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191128T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191128T150000 DTSTAMP:20260607T204000 CREATED:20180911T114333Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180911T114333Z UID:10000262-1574946000-1574953200@region2.avatar-development.com SUMMARY:HMCC Monthly Meeting DESCRIPTION: URL:https://region2.avatar-development.com/event/hmcc-monthly-meeting-15/ CATEGORIES:Member END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191128T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191128T130000 DTSTAMP:20260607T204000 CREATED:20180911T121301Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180911T121301Z UID:10000288-1574938800-1574946000@region2.avatar-development.com SUMMARY:HPP Monthly Meeting DESCRIPTION: URL:https://region2.avatar-development.com/event/hpp-monthly-meeting-16/ CATEGORIES:Member END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191114T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191114T130000 DTSTAMP:20260607T204000 CREATED:20191104T160602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191104T160602Z UID:10000338-1573718400-1573736400@region2.avatar-development.com SUMMARY:ARCHE Coalition Risk Communications Conference (5th Annual) DESCRIPTION:The ARCHE Coalition (Region 2) HMCC Risk Communication Conference provides a blend of seminars and a workshop to enhance the region’s capacity to communicate effectively during emergencies. \nThe following objectives outline the goals for this conference: \n1. Improve HMCC Stakeholders’ ability to communicate effectively during an emergency. \n2. Enhance HMCC Stakeholder knowledge of communication tools in use today and regional information sharing capabilities. \n3. Familiarize HMCC Stakeholders with Risk Communication Best Practices. \n_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ \nPlease click the link below to register: \nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/arche-coalition-risk-communications-conference-tickets-69762289887 \nWhile you’re welcome to share this with your colleagues who work on health and medical emergency preparedness initiatives in our region\, please note that this conference is not open to the public. \n_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ \nBelow is the bio for our keynote speaker Christopher Tarantino: \nChristopher Tarantino\, MEP CMCP CHEC-III has almost fifteen years of experience in emergency response/management and has acted in a variety of positions across the public- and private-sector\, including roles at the volunteer\, local\, county\, state\, and federal levels. \nMr. Tarantino is the Founder/CEO of Epicenter Media & Training\, a certified Crisis Management Communications Professional\, a recognized Master Exercise Practitioner\, and a Certified Hospital Emergency Coordinator (Level III Instructor). His team specializes in training\, exercises\, and support services for the integration of technology in public safety and emergency management. \nIn addition to his full-time role with Epicenter\, Mr. Tarantino is also an Instructor for FEMA’s Master Exercise Practitioner Program (MEPP) and previously served as a Digital Communications Specialist within FEMA External Affairs\, an Instructor/SME for the National Disaster Preparedness Training Center\, and Past Chair of the International Association of Emergency Managers’ Emerging Technology Caucus. With recent projects with healthcare coalitions\, healthcare facilities\, and public health departments across the country\, his experience is rooted both in response methodology and purposeful innovation. \nMr. Tarantino has trained thousands of emergency management professionals in more than 38 different states in the U.S. and frequently speaks across North America on disaster response\, emerging technology\, and crisis communications. \nThis program has been approved for two hours of EMS continuing education credits\, available for all levels. \nFunding for this conference was made possible (in whole or in part) by the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services\, nor does the mention of trade names\, commercial practices\, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. URL:https://region2.avatar-development.com/event/arche-coalition-risk-communications-conference-5th-annual/ LOCATION:Old Sturbridge Village\, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road\, Sturbridge\, 01566\, United States CATEGORIES:Member END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191031T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191031T150000 DTSTAMP:20260607T204000 CREATED:20180911T114253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180911T114253Z UID:10000261-1572526800-1572534000@region2.avatar-development.com SUMMARY:HMCC Monthly Meeting DESCRIPTION: URL:https://region2.avatar-development.com/event/hmcc-monthly-meeting-14/ CATEGORIES:Member END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191031T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191031T130000 DTSTAMP:20260607T204000 CREATED:20180911T120909Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180911T120909Z UID:10000285-1572519600-1572526800@region2.avatar-development.com SUMMARY:HPP Monthly Meeting DESCRIPTION: URL:https://region2.avatar-development.com/event/hpp-monthly-meeting-13/ CATEGORIES:Member END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191017T101700 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191017T120000 DTSTAMP:20260607T204000 CREATED:20190911T162630Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190911T162630Z UID:10000332-1571307420-1571313600@region2.avatar-development.com SUMMARY:ARCHE Coalition Great Northeast Shakeout DESCRIPTION:Each year on October 17th at 10:17am\, participants from all over the United States and the World take part in the Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills\, which offers multiple\, discipline specific options to plan\, prepare\, practice\, and evaluate an organization’s response and recovery from an earthquake. \nThis year\, the Region 2 HMCC Program Staff will be taking part with an internal Duty Officer Tabletop Exercise utilizing the Great Northeast Shakeout materials to test the Region 2 HMCC Response Plan\, duty officer communications\, and regional risk communications. In addition\, this opportunity is being offered to all Stakeholders in Region 2 to participate. URL:https://region2.avatar-development.com/event/arche-coalition-great-northeast-shakeout-2/ CATEGORIES:Public Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191017T101700 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191017T120000 DTSTAMP:20260607T204000 CREATED:20190911T162109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190911T162109Z UID:10000331-1571307420-1571313600@region2.avatar-development.com SUMMARY:ARCHE Coalition Great Northeast Shakeout DESCRIPTION:Each year on October 17th at 10:17am\, participants from all over the United States and the World take part in the Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills\, which offers multiple\, discipline specific options to plan\, prepare\, practice\, and evaluate an organization’s response and recovery from an earthquake. \n  \nThis year\, the Region 2 HMCC Program Staff will be taking part with an internal Duty Officer Tabletop Exercise utilizing the Great Northeast Shakeout materials to test the Region 2 HMCC Response Plan\, duty officer communications\, and regional risk communications. In addition\, this opportunity is being offered to all Stakeholders in Region 2 to participate; see the instructions below. Stakeholders who wish to participate will register on the VTTX Eventbrite page\, as well as through the Great Northeast Shakeout website (it is important that all participants register on both sites). \n  \nApproximately two weeks before the VTTX\, registered participants will receive the following for use during the VTTX: \n  \n\nSituation Manual\nExercise Evaluation Guide\nExercise Facilitator Guide\nParticipant Evaluation Form\n\n  \nParticipants may be requested to page the Region 2 HMCC Duty Officer with incident specific injects to support the Duty Officer exercise as well. Following the VTTX\, participants will take part in a region-wide after-action discussion\, or hotwash. \n  \nThis VTTX may be used to meet training and plan testing requirements of the CMS rule. \nPlease refer to the Shakeout website for more information: https://www.shakeout.org/healthcare/index.html. \n  \nInstructions to participate in the ARCHE Coalition Great Northeast Shakeout VTTX: \n\nRegister your facility on the ARCHE Coalition Great Northeast Shakeout VTTX Eventbrite Page (please ensure the person registering is the proper point of contact for your facility).\nRegister your facility on The Great NorthEast ShakeOut website.\nReceive exercise documents from the Region 2 HMCC Staff (approximately two weeks prior to the VTTX).\nMake any changes/updates to the documents you need\, in order to meet your organization’s specific goals (please maintain the scenario as presented in the Situation Manual). These documents are being provided as a starting point to support Stakeholders’ completion of their own internal exercise.\n\n  \nIt is the responsibility of the individual Stakeholder entity to complete ALL exercise requirements\, update documents as needed to reflect specific organizational goals\, and be in compliance with CMS regulations. The Hotwash portion of the exercise is the ONLY portion facilitated by the HMCC Program Staff and must be attended in order to receive credit. \n  \nFurther details will be provided to all registered participants. Space is limited and will be filled on a first-come\, first-served basis. \n  \nThank you and please feel free to reach out to myself\, Alissa\, and Katrina with any questions. URL:https://region2.avatar-development.com/event/arche-coalition-great-northeast-shakeout/ CATEGORIES:Exercise,Member END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191003T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191003T110000 DTSTAMP:20260607T204000 CREATED:20190930T091810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190930T091810Z UID:10000333-1570093200-1570100400@region2.avatar-development.com SUMMARY:PHEP Steering Committee Meeting October 2019 DESCRIPTION:PHEP Steering Committee Minutes September 2019\n 1 file(s) 26.58 KB\n \n \n Download\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n PHEP Steering Agenda October 2019\n 1 file(s) 149.14 KB\n \n \n Download\n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n PHEP Steering Committee Minutes October 2019\n 1 file(s) 24.94 KB\n \n \n Download URL:https://region2.avatar-development.com/event/phep-steering-committee-meeting-october-2019/ CATEGORIES:Member,PHEP,Public Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190926T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190926T150000 DTSTAMP:20260607T204000 CREATED:20180911T114218Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180911T114218Z UID:10000260-1569502800-1569510000@region2.avatar-development.com SUMMARY:HMCC Monthly Meeting DESCRIPTION: URL:https://region2.avatar-development.com/event/hmcc-monthly-meeting-13/ CATEGORIES:Member END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190926T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190926T130000 DTSTAMP:20260607T204000 CREATED:20180911T120841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180911T120841Z UID:10000284-1569495600-1569502800@region2.avatar-development.com SUMMARY:HPP Monthly Meeting DESCRIPTION: URL:https://region2.avatar-development.com/event/hpp-monthly-meeting-12/ CATEGORIES:Member END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190905T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190905T110000 DTSTAMP:20260607T204000 CREATED:20190830T092319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190830T092319Z UID:10000330-1567674000-1567681200@region2.avatar-development.com SUMMARY:PHEP Steering Committee Meeting September 2019 DESCRIPTION:PHEP Steering Agenda September 2019\n 1 file(s) 151.89 KB\n \n \n Download\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n PHEP Steering Committee Minutes August 2019\n 1 file(s) 29.13 KB\n \n \n Download URL:https://region2.avatar-development.com/event/phep-steering-committee-meeting-september-2019/ CATEGORIES:Member,PHEP,Public Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190829T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190829T150000 DTSTAMP:20260607T204000 CREATED:20180911T114145Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180911T114145Z UID:10000259-1567083600-1567090800@region2.avatar-development.com SUMMARY:HMCC Monthly Meeting DESCRIPTION: URL:https://region2.avatar-development.com/event/hmcc-monthly-meeting-12/ CATEGORIES:Member END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190829T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190829T130000 DTSTAMP:20260607T204000 CREATED:20180911T120815Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180911T120815Z UID:10000283-1567076400-1567083600@region2.avatar-development.com SUMMARY:HPP Monthly Meeting DESCRIPTION: URL:https://region2.avatar-development.com/event/hpp-monthly-meeting-11/ CATEGORIES:Member END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190801T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190801T110000 DTSTAMP:20260607T204000 CREATED:20190725T104108Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190725T104108Z UID:10000329-1564650000-1564657200@region2.avatar-development.com SUMMARY:PHEP Steering Committee Meeting August 2019 DESCRIPTION:PHEP Steering Agenda August 2019\n 1 file(s) 151.84 KB\n \n \n Download\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Steering Committee Meeting Minutes June 2019\n 1 file(s) 26.79 KB\n \n \n Download URL:https://region2.avatar-development.com/event/phep-steering-committee-meeting-august-2019/ CATEGORIES:Member,PHEP,Public Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190730T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190730T150000 DTSTAMP:20260607T204000 CREATED:20190724T151437Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190724T151437Z UID:10000328-1564495200-1564498800@region2.avatar-development.com SUMMARY:HHS webinar on Syringe Services Programs DESCRIPTION:The HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health hosts:\nSyringe Service Programs — A Critical Public Health Intervention\nTuesday\, July 30\, 2019\, 2-3 PM ET\nRegister Here \nThis webinar will allow you to engage with HHS leadership around syringe services programs (SSPs)\, which are an important community-based prevention program that can save lives\, combat the nation’s opioid crisis\, reduce the transmission of HIV and Hepatitis C and support individuals in accessing SUD/OUD treatment services. \nSpeakers: ADM Brett Giroir\, MD\, Assistant Secretary for Health and Senior Adviser for Opioid Policy; RADM Jonathan Mermin\, MD MPH\, Director\, CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS\, Viral Hepatitis\, STD\, and TB Prevention; Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) (invited); and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (invited). \nParticipants: state/local public health\, law enforcement\, corrections\, harm reduction organizations\, state/local elected officials\, SUD/OUD programs\, faith-based organizations\, federally-qualified health centers (FQHCs)\, healthcare providers and other relevant organizations. \n\nRegister now \n  \nEven if you cannot make the webinar\, please register to receive invites to future events and resources. \nWe look forward to engaging with you on July 30! URL:https://region2.avatar-development.com/event/hhs-webinar-on-syringe-services-programs/ CATEGORIES:Member,Public Event END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR