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Cover page of Impact of a Mobile Harm Reduction Program on Sterile Syringe and Naloxone Use in San Joaquin County

Impact of a Mobile Harm Reduction Program on Sterile Syringe and Naloxone Use in San Joaquin County

(2024)

In 2022, San Joaquin County had approximately 2,319 unhoused/unsheltered individuals, with 66% residing in Stockton. Studies have found that approximately 75% of unhoused individuals reported drug use of any kind and 12% reported opioid use. Additionally, drug overdosedeaths increased in the United States by more than 30% from 2019 to 2020. Transmission rates of infections associated with injection drug use have also been increasing. Harm reduction services, including syringe exchange and naloxone distribution, have been shown toreduce the rates of disease transmission and drug overdose death within communities.

In 2016, the rate of drug-induced deaths was 56% higher in San Joaquin County than the California state average. Developed in July 2020, The Stockton Harm ReductionProgram (SHRP) provides sterile syringes and injection equipment, condoms, naloxone, hygiene products, and referrals for health and housing services to people in San Joaquin County. The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of a mobile harm reduction program on usage of sterilesyringes and naloxone by program participants.

Cover page of Nipple thrush or dermatitis: a retrospective cohort study of nipple-areolar complex conditions and call for coordinated, multidisciplinary care

Nipple thrush or dermatitis: a retrospective cohort study of nipple-areolar complex conditions and call for coordinated, multidisciplinary care

(2023)

Determine which elements of a lactating patient’s clinical presentation, including breast pump use and symptoms, are associated with a diagnosis of nipple thrush.

Cover page of Consistency in Contraception Choice through 6 Months Postpartum

Consistency in Contraception Choice through 6 Months Postpartum

(2023)

To evaluate the consistency of contraceptionplan identified at delivery hospitalization withreported contraception use over 6 monthspostpartum.

Cover page of Abortion Care in the Context of Changing Legislation: Amplifying Abortion-Trained Physician Experiences and Perspectives From California, Texas, Ireland, and the UK

Abortion Care in the Context of Changing Legislation: Amplifying Abortion-Trained Physician Experiences and Perspectives From California, Texas, Ireland, and the UK

(2023)

The primary aim was to examining abortion-trained physician perspectives on barriers toabortion access and their views on physicians'roles in the legislative regulation of abortion.

The secondary aim was to elicit theperspectives and experiences of abortion-trained physicians to understand the effectsof legislation on their ability to providepatients with comprehensive reproductivecare.