Building A Positive Community

10/27/2025

Free Rapid HIV & Hep C Testing

Thursday, Oct. 30 | 1–4 PM
FREE, confidential HIV and/or Hep C testing event at Turning Point of Windham County (39 Elm St, Brattleboro). No insurance or appointment needed. Certified testers, 20-minute results, and a $5 gift card for all participants.

Co-sponsored by the AIDS Project of Southern Vermont and Turning Point of Windham County to support early detection and community health.

10/27/2025

https://www.facebook.com/CoalitionForATo***coFreeVermont/

We are working towards a healthier Vermont. The Coalition is working to reduce to***co use and its deadly consequences in Vermont.
To***coFreeVT!

10/27/2025

Change is in the air, and you can be part of it. Carry Narcan this fall and help keep our community safe. It’s quick to learn, easy to use, and could save a friend, a neighbor, or someone’s loved one. Be the difference.

10/25/2025

National Take Back Day is October 25 - Stop by a local drop box location to bring your expired or unused medications for safe disposal.
Find out more here https://www.healthvermont.gov/.../prescription-drug-disposal

10/20/2025

Got leftover prescription drugs? Here is an easy way to dispose of them safely without leaving your home! https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/5089490/1545c40385eb

10/20/2025

A lower risk of lung cancer and a longer life expectancy are two major health benefits of quitting smoking & va**ng. Start your quit journey this Lung Health day. Enroll now: https://802quits.org/reasons-to-quit/health-benefits-of-quitting/

10/11/2025

Today is National Coming Out Day. Celebrate YOU!
Share your coming out story with us in November, bring your alles and support. We can't wait to hear from you! Follow for more info on this exciting event!

10/11/2025

10/11/2025

Today we celebrate National Coming Out Day! 💜

Coming out is personal, and your decision to share your story is yours to make. The The Trevor Project Coming Out Handbook is a thoughtful guide with insights, questions, and resources for anyone navigating their journey: www.thetrevorproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Coming-Out-Handbook.pdf

10/10/2025

Another one of our community's rockstars!

Vermont Health staff profile ⭐

Nancy Schaefer is a certified to***co treatment specialist in Brattleboro. She facilitates in-person and online to***co quit workshops. “For over 20 years, I have been assisting people to break up with their smoking addiction and va**ng withdrawal. As an ex-smoker, I can relate to the difficulty in quitting. It is a journey and one worth taking.”

Find your path to quitting smoking, va**ng or other forms of to***co use at 802quits.org.

10/10/2025

We are so blessed to have Jenny as one of our community champions and partner!!

Employee Spotlight ⭐ Jenny Conathan is a Public Health Nurse, School Liaison and Epidemiology Designee in our Brattleboro District Office. Earlier this month, the AIDS Project of Southern Vermont joined their team huddle at the Brattleboro office to give an overview of their work and initiatives and helped strategize ways to work together on common public health goals. One of the initiatives? Delivering life-saving naloxone (Narcan) boxes to schools. Through her role as a School Liaison, Jenny will bring the boxes, along with other helpful resources (pictured below), to school nurses this month during her regular visits.

Learn more about our work with schools here: https://www.healthvermont.gov/family/school-health

Thank you for your work, Jenny (and the entire Brattleboro Local Health Office!)

Image description: In her office, Jenny Conathan smiles at the camera while leaning on her desk. To her left are stacks of boxes and printed informational materials.