Q&A
Concerns about public health and safety related to program placement
1:25:13
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41 sec
Council Member Feliz asks Acting Health Commissioner Morse about potential public health crises that could arise from placing needle exchange programs near children's areas. Morse struggles to address the specific concern.
- Feliz inquires about foreseeable problems with placement near children's areas
- Morse acknowledges general safety concerns related to high overdose rates
- Morse offers to follow up on specific program locations of concern
Oswald Feliz
1:25:13
And final question, what are some of the problems that are foreseeable if we have them in front of a children's playground or in front of a children's library or elementary school?
1:25:20
Do you see any public health crisis related problems that could be created?
Michelle Morse
1:25:27
I do think that there are significant public, and general safety concerns if we continue to have such high rates of overdose, for But on the placements.
Lynn Schulman
1:25:36
Not on
Oswald Feliz
1:25:37
the issue.
1:25:37
On the placement of these programs.
Michelle Morse
1:25:39
And I think, you know, I think the best thing that I can offer at this point is to follow-up with you about any specific programs that are placed in locations that you're concerned about, and and share more information with you directly about how that process happens.
