Indigenous Harm Reduction | Eastern Band Cherokee’s SSP | Red Lake IHS Harm Reduction Services | May 11, 2021
Date of Presentation: May 11, 2021
Type: Past Presentation
Audience: Clinical
Program: Ending the Epidemics in Indian Country ECHO Program
Keywords: #community education #Eastern Band Cherokee #naloxone #Red Lake #syringe services
In this series of presentations, Annette Hubbard, BHA, shares an overview and importance of doing harm reduction work in tribal communities. Then, Vickie Bradley, MPH, BSN, RN, tells the story of how the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians began their syringe service program, and what services are provided for the communities they serve. Finally, Samantha Gustafson, PharmD, provides an overview of the Red Lake Harm Reduction Services, their naloxone co-prescribing initiative, and providing community education on harm reduction services.
Recording:
Presented by:
Annette Hubbard, Vickie Bradley, LCDR Samantha Gustafson
Annette Hubbard, is a Medication-Assisted Treatment Intake Case Manager and Behavioral Health Aide for the Ninilchik Traditional Council. Annette advocates for medication-assisted treatment (MAT), harm reduction, overdose prevention, mental health services, and high-quality health care for people who use substances. In her spare time Annette enjoys doing yoga and cycling, fishing on the river and set netting, camping, traveling around Alaska, and volunteering at the Homer Syringe Exchange.
Vickie L. Bradley received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Western Carolina University, and a Master of Public Health at Lenoir-Rhyne University. She is the Secretary of Public Health and Human Services for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), where she is also a member. Vickie has worked in healthcare for 30 years and has worked in Tribal public health for the last 16 years. During her 16-year tenure with the EBCI, and as Secretary of Public Health and Human Services, she has led the initiative for the EBCI to develop their own social service programs and also to consolidate and expand services to create an integrated Public Health and Human Services Division. Vickie is an active member of the National Indian Health Board Tribal Public Health Accreditation Advisory Board, the United South and Eastern Tribes (USET) Health Committee, and a member of the North Carolina Institute of Medicine.
LCDR Samantha Gustafson, PharmD, received her pharmacy degree from North Dakota State University in 2008. She began a career in retail pharmacy, and transitioned to a clinical position in 2014 with the Indian Health Service on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in Red Lake, MN. She currently serves as the Red Lake Harm Reduction Services Lead, where she is responsible for the naloxone co-prescribing initiative, and has coordinated the deployment of naloxone for the first responders and community members of the Red Lake Nation. She has also contributed to several national opioid projects and committees. She is passionate about providing community education on harm reduction strategies and available treatment resources.
Resources Provided:
- Indigenous Harm Reduction (Presentation Slides)
- Never Use Alone
- BRAVE
- Canary
- Eastern Band Cherokee Syringe Services (Presentation Slides)
- Improving Outcomes through Harm Reduction Strategies in Red Lake (Presentation Slides)
Date added: May 11, 2021
