Christine Rodriguez

Christine is a dyed-in-the-wool harm reductionist and former senior program manager for harm reduction at AIDS United. She has 15 years’ experience in drug user health across HIV, viral hepatitis and overdose prevention, and has worked in varied roles across policy advocacy, capacity building, training and direct service in the public and nonprofit sectors. She earned her Master of Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley, and her Bachelor of Arts in American Studies, specializing in sociology, from Pomona College.

Rebranded AIDS United Fund Looks to Harm Reduction’s Future

Syringe service programs (SSP) in the United States began as acts of civil disobedience by drug users in the early…

April 22, 2022

If the Government Wants Harm Reduction, It Must Resist the Backlash

In what can only be described as racist dog whistles, conservatives recently accused the Biden administration of spending millions on…

February 15, 2022