Health & Safety News

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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Ontario vending machine offers meth pipes, crack kits, harm reduction supplies

June 21, 2024

A vending machine installed in Brantford, Ontario is providing residents with low-barrier access to a wide range of harm-reduction supplies, according to a CTV…

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Chelan, Washington launches public healthcare kiosk

June 21, 2024

Chelan, Washington now has a kiosk that dispenses potentially life-saving overdose-reversal medication Narcan, according to a Lake Chelan Mirror report.

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Kaiser Permanente San Rafael installs Narcan vending machine

June 17, 2024

To fight a rise in opioid overdoses, Kaiser Permanente in San Rafael, California has launched a free Narcan vending machine at its San Rafael Medical Park…

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South Africa dads tackle period poverty with sanitary pad vending machines

June 14, 2024

A group of dads in South Africa worked with the MENstruation Foundation to come up with a solution to the lack of access to sanitary pads for school girls…

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Narcan vending machine aims to prevent opioid overdoses in California

June 11, 2024

A Narcan dispensing vending machine has been installed at a medical office in Marin County, California.

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Chicago suburb installs Narcan vending machine

June 3, 2024

Pace Harvey Bus Terminal in Harvey, Illinois, will soon provide free doses of Narcan through a Narcan vending machine, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

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Cigarette, vape sales banned in Ireland's vending machines beginning 2025

May 31, 2024

Stephen Donnelly, Ireland's minister for health, has begun the process to ban the sale of all tobacco products from vending machines, which is due to come into…

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Michigan health department adds Narcan vending machine to Niles office

May 30, 2024

The Berrien County Health Department in Michigan has partnered with Berrien County Trial Court to address opioid overdoses in the state's lower peninsula…

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Maryland health department installs free harm reduction vending machines

May 29, 2024

The Health Department in Somerset County, Maryland, has installed two harm reduction vending machines in the county. The machines are stocked with Narcan…

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Rural Northeast Oklahoma installs harm reduction vending machine

May 28, 2024

Delaware County, Oklahoma's GRAND Mental Health Clinic installed a harm reduction vending machine on its porch. The vending machine dispenses Narcan, HIV…

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San Mateo County installs Narcan vending machine in correctional facility lobby

May 20, 2024

San Mateo County, California Correctional Health Services and the sheriff's office have installed a vending machine that dispenses free doses of Narcan…

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Wichita, Texas launches Narcan vending machine

May 20, 2024

Wichita Falls Faith Mission, a nonprofit serving Wichita Falls, Texas's homeless population, has installed a vending machine designed to dispense Narcan…

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Maryland county installs public health vending machines

May 16, 2024

The Somerset County Health Department in Maryland has installed public health vending machines in Princess Anne and Crisfield, according to a WBOC report.

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