Prevention Point Philadelphia
{{Short description|Public health organization}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Prevention Point Philadelphia
| image = Prevention_Point_Philadelphia_logo.jpg
| abbreviation = PPP
| image_border =
| size =
| status = Non-profit
| purpose = Syringe service programme
| formation = 1991
| headquarters = 2913-2915 Kensington Avenue
| location_city = Philadelphia
| location_country = United States
| region = Pennsylvania
| leader_title = Interim Lead Executive Officer
| leader_name = Silvana Mazzella
| website = [https://ppponline.org Prevention Point Philadelphia]
}}
Prevention Point Philadelphia (PPP) is a nonprofit public health organization providing harm reduction services to Philadelphia and the surrounding area.{{Cite web |title=About Us {{!}} Prevention Point |url=https://ppponline.org/about-us |access-date=2023-12-23 |website=ppponline.org}} Prevention Point Philadelphia was founded by ACT UP Philadelphia, and began syringe exchange program which is also the first one in Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania.{{Cite web |last=Goodin-Smith |first=Oona |date=2023-04-24 |title=Prevention Point Philadelphia head to step down after 16 years: 'It's time for a change for me' |url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/prevention-point-philadelphia-jose-benitez-resign-needle-exchange-20230424.html |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=The Philadelphia Inquirer |language=en}} Prevention Point Philadelphia provides harm reduction counseling, syringe exchange, medical care, support and education groups, and referrals to social services and drug treatment.
About
= History =
Prevention Point Philadelphia was founded in 1991 based on acts of ACT UP{{Cite web |last=Kase |first=Aaron |date=2017-05-12 |title=Needle Exchanges Are Busier Than Ever Thanks to the Opioid Crisis |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/needle-exchanges-are-busier-than-ever-thanks-to-the-opioid-crisis/ |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=Vice |language=en}} in response to the HIV & AIDS epidemic. At the time, it was illegal to possess syringes in Pennsylvania.{{Cite web |last=Vestal |first=Christine |date=2019-11-17 |title=With safe injection sites, 'Somebody has to go first.' It could be Philadelphia |url=https://www.penncapital-star.com/health-care/with-safe-injection-sites-somebody-has-to-go-first-it-could-be-philadelphia/ |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=Pennsylvania Capital-Star |language=en-US}} Under increasing pressure to respond to the growing epidemic, then Mayor Ed Rendell issued an executive authorizing distribution of syringes within the city.
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://ppponline.org/}}
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Category:HIV/AIDS prevention organizations
Category:Organizations based in Philadelphia
Category:Medical and health organizations based in Pennsylvania
Category:HIV/AIDS activism in the United States
Category:Kensington, Philadelphia