Reducing Harm: South Milwaukee Introduces Public Health Vending Machine

From the press release

The City of South Milwaukee is committed to making public health supplies available to anyone and everyone who needs them. With that commitment in mind, the South Milwaukee-St. Francis Health Department secured grant funding to place a public health vending machine outside of the City of South Milwaukee Municipal Building (City Hall), located at 2424 15th Avenue.

Placement of the vending machine at City Hall was unanimously approved at the South Milwaukee Common Council meeting on September 3, 2024.

The public health vending machine offers the following items at no cost: nasal Narcan (Naloxone), fentanyl test strip kits, Deterra medication disposal bags, gun locks, and condom kits. These items are always available for free at the Health Department; now, they will be available outside of normal business hours.

“The Health Department appreciates this opportunity from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and is excited to be able to offer our residents the option of obtaining these life-saving items 24/7,” said Jacqueline Ove, Public Health Administrator for the South Milwaukee-St. Francis Health Department.

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  1. Debra's avatar Debra

    This looks like a very good way to make these life saving items available to those who need them at any time

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