Starbucks Needle Disposal Boxes

“We really want to see more businesses taking on this responsibility and realizing that this is not only in the best interest of their customers, but also their staff who will have to worry about potential sticks if needles just end up in the trash,” Herens said.

Herens says it’s clearly a response to the opioid epidemic, but it also benefits others, such as diabetics, who inject themselves for health reasons.

https://kywnewsradio.radio.com/articles/news/needle-disposal-units-public-places-officials-say-it-protects-employees

By Pat Loeb

Childhood Lead Poisoning Report

Last week, DOH released the 2017 Childhood Lead Poisoning Surveillance Report, confirming that the number of poisoned kids remains oppressively intractable with 2,206 poisonings that year. This doesn’t come as a surprise to anyone, of course, because there is still toxic lead paint in many homes with young children.

https://www.pccy.org/news/rate-phl-kids-poisoned-still-way-beyond-flints-january-18-2019/

By PCCY