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Fill out the Training Request Form to request trainings on the listed topics below:

  • Harm Reduction 101 Training - This training teaches participants the basics of harm reduction, historical start, principals of harm reduction, stigma reduction, overdose prevention, and how harm reduction can benefit people who use drugs. 
  • Harm Reduction 201 Training - This training dives deeper into the practices of harm reduction, explaining the tools that programs use to reduce the risk of transmitting communicable diseases for program participants. 
  • Syringe Service Utilization Platform (SUP) Training - This training is for current harm reduction programs funded by MDHHS to report data into a collection secure system.
  • Employing People with Substance Use Lived/Living Experience (PSULE) Training - This training is geared towards organizations and individuals who employ people who have used or are still using substances. The training looks to provide guidance, best practice recommendations, hiring processes, and advocacy efforts for their staff with lived/living experiences. 


 

MDHHS Harm Reduction and Viral Hepatitis Prevention Unit Contact Information

E-mail: 
MDHHS-SyringeAccess@Michigan.gov 

Phone:
517-335-8165 (Monday through Friday, 8 A.M. - 5 P.M.)
517-335-9030 (After Hours and Holidays)

Mail:
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services - Harm Reduction and Viral Hepatitis Prevention Unit
333 South Grand Avenue, 4th Floor
P.O. Box 30195
Lansing, MI 48933

Listed below is the contact information for the Harm Reduction and Viral Hepatitis Prevention Unit staff members: 

Name Title E-Mail
Shelby Pasch Harm Reduction and Viral Hepatitis Prevention Unit Manager PaschS@Michigan.gov
Mary Aguirre, DNP, RN Harm Reduction Analyst AguirreM1@Michigan.gov
Lauren Hodson, MPH, CPS, CPRM Harm Reduction Analyst HodsonL@Michigan.gov
Teresa Juridico, MPH Viral Hepatitis Prevention Coordinator WongT@Michigan.gov
Mary Nagy, MPH, RN Viral Hepatitis Health Educator NagyM@Michigan.gov

View the Viral Hepatitis Epidemiology Unit staff directory.