April Wilson Smith, MPH, is the Director of the Peer Guide Program for North-Star Care, an innovative health care company that provides telehealth harm reduction-based treatment for people with alcohol use disorder. She is a longtime member and former director of organizational development for Harm Reduction, Abstinence, and Moderation Support (HAMS), a 10,000 member worldwide, online group of people who want to change their drinking. She holds a Masters in public health from Thomas Jefferson University and presented her thesis work at the Harm Reduction Coalition’s 2016 national meeting.
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