Off-site: Hawaii Health & Human Harm Reduction Ctr
21 Nov 2019 |
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Honolulu Sunset
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While WYC is having their annual meeting, we'll be meeting off-site at the Hawaii Health and Human Harm Reduction Center in Kakaako.
Speaker: Heather Lusk, Executive Director
Heather Lusk, MSW, is the Executive Director of the Hawai'i Health and Harm Reduction Center, which is the outcome of a recent merger between The Life Foundation and the Community Health Outreach Work (CHOW) Project. Heather has over twenty-five years of experience dedicated to reducing health disparities and stigma as it relates to HIV, viral hepatitis and other chronic conditions linked to substance use. As the Chair of the Hawaii Advisory Commission on Drugs and Controlled Substances and as Vice Chair with Partners in Care, Oahu’s Homeless Coalition, Heather works to support systems integration and the intersection of mental health, substance use, homelessness, chronic health conditions and the criminal justice system.