Rural Harm Reduction with Michael Harney

Michael Harney from Western North Carolina AIDS Project (WNCAP).Intersecting Stories: HIV, Drug User Health, and Vulnerable Communities.This four-part series aims to amplify the voices of communities impacted by HIV, while exploring the role of harm reduction in addressing health disparities. Each episode focuses on a different vulnerable population, combining lived experience, expert perspective, and a discussion of the systems and policies that shape health outcomes.Episode 1: Rural Communities & HIV, which highlights the specific challenges faced by people who use drugs in rural settings—such as limited access to care, stigma, and criminalization.Shout out to the Counter Narrative Project for making this series possible. https://thecounternarrative.org/For more information on harm reduction in South Carolina, visit www.challengesinc.orgBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-needle-and-the-narrative--1518412/support.