Honestly from HVCS

Host Andy Reid sits down with a trio of experts on the opioid use epidemic in the Hudson Valley. Join Andy for a discussion with  Dawn Wilkin, the Director of Prevention Services at Catholic Charities of  Orange, Sullivan & Ulster Counties, Christina Southwell, Hudson Valley Community Services’ Syringe Exchange Program (SEP)  Coordinator for Orange and Sullivan County, and Julio A. Fernandez, 13B Artillery Section  Chief for the 1-258 Field Artillery A Battery currently assigned  to the Counterdrug Task Force Department of Drug Demand Reduction Operations. In this four-part series, these experts discuss harm reduction, substance use disorder, different treatment options, trends they're seeing among the clients we serve, and the impact that COVID-19 has had on local people who use substances.

Host Andy Reid sits down with a trio of experts on the opioid use epidemic in the Hudson Valley. Join Andy for a discussion with  Dawn Wilkin, the Director of Prevention Services at Catholic Charities of  Orange, Sullivan & Ulster Counties, Christina Southwell, Hudson Valley Community Services’ Syringe Exchange Program (SEP)  Coordinator for Orange and Sullivan County, and Julio A. Fernandez, 13B Artillery Section  Chief for the 1-258 Field Artillery A Battery currently assigned  to the Counterdrug Task Force Department of Drug Demand Reduction Operations. In this four-part series, these experts discuss harm reduction, substance use disorder, different treatment options, trends they're seeing among the clients we serve, and the impact that COVID-19 has had on local people who use substances.

Host Andy Reid sits down with a trio of experts on the opioid use epidemic in the Hudson Valley. Join Andy for a discussion with  Dawn Wilkin, the Director of Prevention Services at Catholic Charities of  Orange, Sullivan & Ulster Counties, Christina Southwell, Hudson Valley Community Services’ Syringe Exchange Program (SEP)  Coordinator for Orange and Sullivan County, and Julio A. Fernandez, 13B Artillery Section  Chief for the 1-258 Field Artillery A Battery currently assigned  to the Counterdrug Task Force Department of Drug Demand Reduction Operations. In this four-part series, these experts discuss harm reduction, substance use disorder, different treatment options, trends they're seeing among the clients we serve, and the impact that COVID-19 has had on local people who use substances.

In this episode, Andy Reid talks with two medical professionals about Hepatitis C. Hep C is more common than HIV, but it's also now curable with medications. Andy chats with Dr. Anthony Martinez from the Erie County Medical Center, and Judy Podziewski, FNP-BC from Cornerstone Family Healthcare's Harper Health for Individuals and Families in Transition. Check your podcast feed for Part 1 of this conversation. Learn more about HVCS' Hep C services at www.hudsonvalleycs.org/hcv/. We also recommend www.cornerstonefamilyhealthcare.org and www.ecmc.edu.

In this episode, Andy Reid talks with two medical professionals about Hepatitis C. Hep C is more common than HIV, but it's also now curable with medications. Andy chats with Dr. Anthony Martinez from the Erie County Medical Center, and Judy Podziewski, FNP-BC from Cornerstone Family Healthcare's Harper Health for Individuals and Families in Transition. Watch for Part 2 of this conversation coming soon. Learn more about HVCS' Hep C services at www.hudsonvalleycs.org/hcv/. We also recommend www.cornerstonefamilyhealthcare.org and www.ecmc.edu.

In part 2 of his conversation with Andy Reid, Andre Green (HVCS' PrEP Specialist and Program Supervisor) talks about PEP, or post-exposure prophylaxis. This is a short course of meds you can take if you think you were exposed to HIV that help to prevent the virus from gaining a foothold in your body. Find out more in this episode, and make sure to visit www.hudsonvalleycs.org/prep to learn more and contact Andre. Please leave us a review where you get your podcasts if you like this show!

In the first of a two-part conversation, Andy Reid talks with Andre Green, our PrEP Specialist and Program Supervisor. PrEP, which is short for pre-exposure prophylaxis, is a medication you can take daily to prevent HIV infection. Find out all about it, and be sure to visit www.hudsonvalleycs.org/prep to access resources and contact Andre to see if PrEP might be right for you or someone you know.

Pat, Naomi and Andy talk with Norma O'Brien, a family nurse practitioner at Sun River Healthcare, about COVID and its impact and implications for people with HIV and/or STDs or those at risk for infection.

HVCS' Andy Reid and Pat Ocasio talk with Bea Moser from Cornell Cooperative Extension about SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) and nutritional resources that are out there for those in need. (FYI, SNAP used to be called "food stamps" and is now accessed with a debit card.)

HVCS' Andy Reid and Pat Ocasio talk with Visili Sitaras from Garnet Health Center in Middletown about nutrition and its connection with health and medical wellness.