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Public health advocates urge Bangor council to halt encampment sweep amid active HIV cluster
Bangor City Council · November 25, 2024
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Summary
Health outreach workers told the council an ongoing HIV cluster and a suspended syringe-exchange program make encampment sweeps a public-health hazard, and urged officials to delay displacement while testing and treatment continue.
Health outreach workers and community members urged the Bangor City Council on Nov. 25 to pause any planned sweep of a homeless encampment while the city responds to an active HIV cluster.
Scott Prady, an outreach worker who said he has provided services through Health Equity Alliance and local overdose-response teams, told the council that the…
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