1. “SEAD” Project Syringe Expanded Access and Disposal Project
Patrick Pruski, MSN, RN Coordinator AIDS Education Program (716) Erie County Department of Health Bureau of Community Wellness

2. Goals
To develop a community-based syringe access and safe disposal demonstration project in Erie County.
Objectives
Facilitate partnerships with local agencies, organizations and individuals to assist in developing a community system of Syringe Access & Safe Disposal.
Develop a strategic plan to create awareness and elicit support for the SEAD project.
Gather data on SEAD project to evaluate its effectiveness and guide for future planning.

3. Current Status of Efforts in Erie County
142 Pharmacies
12 Hospitals
50 Nursing Homes
3 Article 28 Facility
Erie County Department of Health
AIDS Community Services
Diabetes and Endocrinology Center of WNY

4. Overview of the SEAD Project
I. SEAD Membership/Working Group
II. Sub Committee Structure
III. Community Outreach
IV. “NeedlePoint”
V. Evaluation
Erie County Department of Health Bureau of Community Wellness AIDS Education Program

5. I. SEAD Project Membership
Erie County Department of Health
Project Reach
AIDS Leadership Coalition
WNY Coalition for Diabetes Prevention
Men Of Color Health Awareness Project (MOCHA)
Diabetes and Endocrinology Center of WNY
Kmart
Erie County Medical Center
Buffalo Sanitation
City of Buffalo Law Enforcement
Pharmacists Association of WNY (PAWNY)
Food and Drug Administration
WNY County Health Departments
Erie County Department of Health Bureau of Community Wellness AIDS Education Program

6. II. SEAD Project Subcommittees
Education
Curriculum Development
Educational Presentations
Promotional Advertisement
Billboard Development
Strategic Disbursement of Educational Materials
Product Development and Disbursement
Brochure, Palm Cards, Tote Bags, Posters
Kiosk Signage
Fit Packs and Sharps
Conferences
Spring PAWNY (Completed)
Fall Health & Human Service Providers
Spring Consumers
Health and human service provider conference December 16, 2002
Erie County Department of Health Bureau of Community Wellness AIDS Education Program

7. III. Community Outreach
Educational Presentations
Professional
American Association of Diabetes Educators
Community Wellness Forum
Diabetes Screening
Faith Based Community Initiative
Cultural Events
Western NY HIV/AIDS Public Health Coalition
WNY Coalition for Diabetes Prevention
Street Outreach
Peer Educators
Peer Navigators
Erie County Department of Health Bureau of Community Wellness AIDS Education Program

8. IV.
Needlepoint
Erie County Department of Health Bureau of Community Wellness AIDS Education Program

9. Needlepoint WHAT? This program is meant to provide the public with:
A safe way to dispose of medical sharps such as syringes with needles, and lancets.
A way to replace used needles and syringes at little or no cost
Erie County Department of Health Bureau of Community Wellness AIDS Education Program

10. Needlepoint WHO? PEOPLE WHO USE MEDICAL SHARPS:
MEDICAL SHARPS = NEEDLES OR LANCETS
(FOR PEOPLE AND/OR PETS)
INSULIN
STEROIDS
CHEMOTHERAPY
I V DRUGS
OTHER MEDICATIONS

11. WHY? Needlepoint GET DANGEROUS OBJECTS OUT OF THE HOUSE
SAFE DISPOSAL OF MEDICAL SHARPS
PREVENT THE SPREAD OF HIV AND HEPATITIS
SAFETY FOR SANITATION WORKERS
NO NEED TO SHARE !
SYRINGES & NEEDLES CAN BE REPLACED INEXPENSIVELY

12. WHERE? Needlepoint Kmart Pharmacy
1701 NIAGARA FALLS BOULEVARD- Amherst
1001 HERTEL AVENUE-Buffalo
1450 FRENCH ROAD - Depew
6000 SOUTH PARK AVENUE - Hamburg
349 ORCHARD PARK ROAD - West Seneca
2055 WALDEN AVENUE - Cheektowaga

13. WHERE? Needlepoint ERIE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
1500 BROADWAY - BUFFALO
104 MARYLAND STREET - BUFFALO
DIABETES-ENDOCRINOLOGY CENTER OF WNY
Millard Fillmore Hospital- 3 Gates Circle
MOCHA
531 Virginia Street, Buffalo

14. V. Evaluation Internal: Fit Pack Distribution Numbers Reached
Community Outreach Programs
Numbers Trained with Curriculum
Weight/Poundage of Disposed Medical Waste
Number of Dispensed Syringes (Through
ECDOH, Diabetes & Endocrinology Center of WNY
ESAP Certification)
External (Beth Israel):
Client Survey
(75 Diabetic/75 IDU)
Future Focus Groups with Kiosk Sites
Phone calls received

15. Future Plans/Activities
Explore Expansion of “SEAD”Demonstration Project:
WNY HIV/AIDS Public Health Coalition
WNY Coalition for Diabetes Prevention
Other Article 28 facilities

16. Current Project
Location

17. Western New York Expansion Sites Niagara Falls Kmart Batavia Kmart
Wellsville Kmart
Olean Kmart