MORGANTOWN — Difficult, counterintuitive, unsightly. Those were some of the words used by members of the Monongalia County Commission to describe Milan Puskar Health Right’s needle exchange […]
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Jones: LIGHT Program has distributed 186,580 syringes in eight months
MORGANTOWN — The numbers almost require a double take. In 243 days – from Jan. 1 to Aug. 31 – Milan Puskar Health Right’s LIGHT program distributed […]
Right of way snag delays Health Right move
MORGANTOWN — A lot can happen in 12 days. On Oct. 17, Milan Puskar Health Right Executive Director Laura Jones told The Dominion Post she was “very […]
Health Right ‘absolutely’ will be open on Scott Avenue come 2025
MORGANTOWN — Milan Puskar Health Right Executive Director Laura Jones said the agency’s new home, at 10 Scott Ave., will be complete by late October. On or […]
35th World AIDS Day highlights progress, local organizations spread awareness and fight concerning trends
The beginning of December marked the 35th World AIDS Day, providing an opportunity for medical professionals and community members alike to reflect on advances since the AIDS […]
Health Right to combat ‘poor understanding’ of addiction, harm reduction
MORGANTOWN — Two things become apparent listening to Milan Puskar Health Right Executive Director Laura Jones discuss the agency’s needle exchange program. One, she believes wholeheartedly in […]
Jones: Health Right clinic move remains at least a year away
MORGANTOWN — Milan Puskar Health Right Executive Director Laura Jones said the Health Right Board of Directors has not lost hope that Health Right’s Spruce Street clinic […]
Milan Puskar Health Right gears up to leave Spruce Street location
Laura Jones worked for Milan Puskar Health Right in the spring of 2003, when the nonprofit clinic packed up and moved from 154 Pleasant St. to its […]
City council tables harm reduction letter of support
KINGWOOD — City council members tabled a decision about giving a letter of support to Milan Puskar Health Right until their next meeting. The organization asked council […]
