The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, (HHS OASH) is seeking individuals to participate in a virtual focus group. The goal of these groups is to learn about harm reduction prevention practices and policies aimed at reducing infectious disease risk and substance use disorder (SUD) in rural communities.
We are seeking individuals 18 and older in rural communities who have a history of SUD, people who inject drugs, people living with HIV or a sexually transmitted infection (STI) due to injection drug use. In addition, we are also interested in hearing from providers (such as peer support specialists, case workers, physicians, or allied professionals) who have worked directly with individuals with these lived experiences.
This project will explore approaches to harm reduction that can be replicated across rural communities as an effective tool to reduce the incidence and prevalence of HIV, STIs, viral hepatitis, and SUDs. Results from this project will be used to inform the development of policy recommendations for implementing harm reduction strategies within rural communities.
Each focus group session is expected to last approximately one to two hours. Participants will be compensated for their time. Participation in these focus groups is completely voluntary and information gathered from these discussions will be kept confidential. All focus groups will be conducted via Zoom virtual platform.
If you are interested or know of someone who would be willing to participate in the focus group and/or you have any questions or concerns, please email Dr. Lauren Ramsey from MayaTech Corporation at ORHOfocusgroup@mayatech.com. Please respond by May 10th with either your interest to participate in or potential participants for the virtual focus groups.
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