Health & Safety News & Media

Richmond County EMS implements pharmacy vending machine system

August 29, 2024

Richmond County Emergency Medical Services has launched a vending machine pharmacy system to improve medication management, according to a News on the Neck…

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Dubuque, Iowa approves budget for Naloxone vending machines

August 27, 2024

The Dubuque County Board of Health in Dubuque, Iowa, has approved a $28,500 budget to install two naloxone vending machines in the county, according to a…

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Case Western Reserve University installs wellness vending machines across campus

August 14, 2024

Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, in partnership with campus University Health and Counseling Services, has installed wellness vending…

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Milwaukee harm reduction vending machines combat opioid crisis, gun violence

August 13, 2024

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley and the Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services Behavioral Health Sciences have expanded harm…

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Abilene, Texas home to free Narcan vending machine

August 8, 2024

The Abilene recovery center in Abilene, Texas has secured a grant to fund a vending machine that distributes free Narcan to the community 24/7, according to a…

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Narcan vending machines make their way to Guam

August 5, 2024

Guam Behavioral Health is responding to an influx of fentanyl from the U.S. by installing a free Narcan vending machine outside of its health and wellness…

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Pittsburg launches 7 free Narcan vending machines

August 5, 2024

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania has taken a significant step in combating the opioid epidemic by installing three of seven planned vending machines dispensing…

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Ontario cities install touch screen vending machines for condoms, overdose kits

August 1, 2024

High-tech vending machines are offering a range of harm reduction products, including naloxone kits, pipes and other drug supplies, condoms and self-testing…

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St. Louis area to install free Narcan vending machines to combat overdose crisis

July 31, 2024

Three St. Louis Metro area towns plan to install free Narcan vending machines, according to a Fox 2 Now report.

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Walker County, Alabama installs 2 free Narcan vending machines

July 30, 2024

Two Narcan vending machines have been installed in Carbon Hill, Alabama, according to a WVUA 23 report. Each machines can hold up to 424 doses of Narcan, an…

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NYC public health vending machine program stalls

July 26, 2024

New York City's initiative to install 10 public health vending machines across the city has fallen short, according to a VNY report. Despite initial plans…

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Hardin, Montana vending machine provides free recovery resources

July 25, 2024

A vending machine called "the healthy choices kiosk" installed at the H.O.P.E. recovery center in Hardin, Montana, is proving to be successful, according to a…

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Malaysia's Ministry of Health to ban all smoking products in vending machines

July 12, 2024

Malaysia's Ministry of Health is finalizing regulations to enforce a ban on selling all smoking products, including electronic cigarettes (vapes), through…

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Linn County, Iowa home to multiple Narcan vending machines

July 11, 2024

Linn County, Iowa is home to multiple vending machines offering free Narcan, an opioid overdose reversal medication, according to a KWWL report.

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Kent, Ohio unveils public health vending machine

July 11, 2024

A vending machine in downtown Kent, Ohio is offering access to free opioid overdose reversal medication, pregnancy tests, condoms and other health items…

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Health kiosk in Spokane offers free COVID-19, flu tests

July 10, 2024

Spokane Regional Health District has opened a kiosk that offers free COVID and flu tests, according to a KXLY report. It will soon offer other items like…

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Pennsylvania's free "Health To Go" vending machine dispenses resources 24/7

July 2, 2024

Penn State College of Medicine has partnered with the SOS Berks Opioid Coalition in Berks County, Pennsylvania to launch a smart 'Health To Go' vending…

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Australia's Inner West expands period product vending machine initiative

July 2, 2024

Sydney, Australia's Inner West Council has extended and expanded its initiative to provide free feminine hygiene products in public bathrooms, according to a …

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Adirondack Health Institute installs harm reduction vending machines

July 1, 2024

The Adirondack Health Institute's Rural Communities Opioid Response Program is partnering with local agencies to launch harm reduction vending machines in…

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Key Peninsula, Washington installs Narcan vending machine

June 28, 2024

Key Peninsula, in Washington, has installed a Narcan vending machine at Key Center library to assist anyone in danger of an opioid overdose, according to a Key…

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