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Clarification of DOHMH's stance on syringe litter reduction
0:19:37
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Council Member Linda Lee seeks clarification on the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's (DOHMH) position regarding syringe litter. Rebecca Linn-Walton confirms that DOHMH supports efforts to eliminate syringe litter but not at the expense of reducing syringe distribution.
- DOHMH strongly supports efforts to remove syringes from public spaces
- The department aims to find multiple approaches to address the syringe litter problem
- DOHMH wants to maintain syringe distribution while also addressing litter concerns
Linda Lee
0:19:37
Sorry just bear with me I'm old school and have to handwrite things which takes longer.
0:19:45
Okay.
0:19:46
So I have a list of prepared questions but I just want to start off with questions that sort of came to my head as you were going through your testimony.
0:19:55
So let me start with the last first actually.
0:20:00
So if I'm understanding correctly, is it fair to say that you are supportive of getting rid of the syringe litter but not at the expense of reducing the distribution of it?
0:20:14
Is that fair to say?
0:20:15
Yeah.
0:20:16
Okay.
0:20:16
I just want to make sure that I'm understanding that correctly because I just want to make sure that there's no confusion with the fact like so you are on board with more efforts to do the litter cleanup, all of those things.
Rebecca Linn-Walton
0:20:26
Absolutely.
0:20:27
We couldn't be more strongly for no one wants a single syringe in a public space and we absolutely want to figure out what are all the layers we need to fix that problem.