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Titre :	Increasing Safe Syringe Collection Sites in New York State. (2008)
Auteurs :	Susan-J Klein ; Wesley-E BADILLO ; Haven-B BATTLES ; Alma-R CANDELAS ; Jay-G COOPER ; Hope-A PLAVIN ; James-M TESORIERO ; Aids Institute. New York State Department of Health. Albany. NY. USA
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Public health reports (vol. 123, n° 4, 2008)
Pagination :	433-440
Langues:	Anglais
Mots-clés :	Seringue ; Amérique ; Déchet médical ; Amérique du Nord
Résumé :	[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS qBk9R0x9. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. This article describes expansion of options for safe syringe collection in New York State (NYS) in conjunction with efforts to enhance and expand access to hypodermic needles and syringes. Together with activities to educate the public and providers about the dangers of improperly disposed of syringes, the goals were to (1) develop community-based collection sites for individuals to safely dispose of used syringes and (2) improve accessibility of existing health-care facility-based collection sites. During the period of 2002 to 2006,79 community-based collection sites were created. These sites collected an estimated 2.6 million used syringes during 2006. Significant increases in availability and use of health-care facility-based collection sites was also documented. Efforts to promote safe disposal in NYS are ongoing, informed by these findings.

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