Recovered Needles and Glass Pipes
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<b>Needle Hunters</b><br /><br /><span style='font-family:"Avenir Next W01", "Avenir Next W00", "Avenir Next", Avenir, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size:16px;'>Ottawa Public Health’s Needle Hunters proactively retrieve discarded drug use equipment in several high activity communities. In the summer season, the Needle Hunters follow walking routes that cover Vanier, Lowertown, Sandyhill, the Byward Market, Centretown, Preston, Somerset West and Carlington. In the winter, the Needle Hunters follow two extended walking routes that cover the Byward Market/Sandy Hill and Centretown area. Exact routes and retrieval locations can be found </span><a href='https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1rXD1SJw-q0nFYp_-_rlgdo-iBrhZLug&femb=1&ll=45.33216247115506%2C-75.7086722&z=10' style='color:rgb(0, 97, 155); text-decoration-line:none; font-family:"Avenir Next W01", "Avenir Next W00", "Avenir Next", Avenir, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size:16px;' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>here</a><span style='font-family:"Avenir Next W01", "Avenir Next W00", "Avenir Next", Avenir, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size:16px;'>.</span><br /><br /><span style='font-family:"Avenir Next W01", "Avenir Next W00", "Avenir Next", Avenir, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size:16px;'>Needle Hunters record the location, quantity, and type of each item collected. The location of items is accurate to the city block level or city park level, depending on where the item was found. Needle Hunter data is reported to Ottawa Public Health monthly with a reporting delay of six weeks from the last day of the month.</span><br /><br /><span style='font-family:"Avenir Next W01", "Avenir Next W00", "Avenir Next", Avenir, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size:16px;'>Data Source: Community Needle Retrieval Program, Ottawa Public Health</span><br /><br /><b>City Staff</b><br /><br /><span style='font-family:"Avenir Next W01", "Avenir Next W00", "Avenir Next", Avenir, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size:16px;'>With the integrated support of several City departments, City staff respond to 311 requests for drug use equipment retrieval anywhere on public property with a priority response. They also retrieve discarded drug use equipment found during their regular duties. Depending on the location of where an item is found, staff from the corresponding department will be dispatched, which may include:</span><br /><div style='font-family:"Avenir Next W01", "Avenir Next W00", "Avenir Next", Avenir, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size:16px;'><ul><li>Public Works & Environmental Services</li><li>Bylaw and Regulatory Services</li><li>OC Transpo</li><li>Ottawa Fire Services</li><li>Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services</li><li>Community and Social Services' (CSSD) Street Outreach team (starting in 2022)</li><li>OPH's Harm Reduction Program</li></ul>City staff report the location, quantity, and type of each item collected to Ottawa Public Health. City staff reporting was modernized in 2022 to enable reporting via webform. Data is aggregated monthly.<br /><br />Data Source: City Staff Drug Use Equipment Reporting Form, Ottawa Public Health<br /><br /><b>Residents/Businesses</b><br /><br />Ottawa residents are encouraged to report their findings to OPH when they personally retrieve and dispose of drug use equipment. Residents may report drug use equipment found on public and private property. Additional resources for residents who retrieve drug use equipment can be found here:<br /></div><div style='font-family:"Avenir Next W01", "Avenir Next W00", "Avenir Next", Avenir, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size:16px;'><ul><li><a href='https://www.ottawapublichealth.ca/en/public-health-topics/discarded-needles-in-our-communities.aspx#Sharps-kit-pilot-program' style='color:rgb(0, 97, 155); text-decoration-line:none; font-family:inherit;' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Sharps Kit Pilot Program</a></li><li><a href='https://www.ottawapublichealth.ca/en/public-health-topics/businesssupporttoolkit.aspx' style='color:rgb(0, 97, 155); text-decoration-line:none; font-family:inherit;' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Mental Health, Addictions and Substance Use Health Business Support Toolkit</a></li></ul></div><div style='font-family:"Avenir Next W01", "Avenir Next W00", "Avenir Next", Avenir, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size:16px;'>Residents report the location, quantity, and type of each item collected to Ottawa Public Health. Resident reporting was modernized in 2022 to enable reporting via webform. Data is aggregated monthly. If a resident chooses to request City staff to collect an item, the item is reported through the City Staff reporting stream.<br /><br />Data Source: Public Drug Use Equipment Reporting Form, Ottawa Public Health<br /><br /><strong>Accuracy</strong>: <font style='font-family:inherit;'>Due to privacy considerations, the location of retrieval is grouped to the nearest intersection. All location data is considered approximate</font><span style='font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;'> n</span><font style='font-family:inherit;'>eighbourhood and ward information is assigned to the data according to the nearest intersection, rather than the address of retrieval. Data points that fall on an overlapping boundary between a ward and a neighbourhood maybe associated to an adjacent neighbourhood that is outside the ward limits. </font></div><div style='font-family:"Avenir Next W01", "Avenir Next W00", "Avenir Next", Avenir, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size:16px;'><font style='font-family:inherit;'><br /></font></div><div style='font-family:"Avenir Next W01", "Avenir Next W00", "Avenir Next", Avenir, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size:16px;'><font style='font-family:inherit;'>In some cases, needles/glass pipes are reported at a location that does not exist or without a location of retrieval. Data without a valid location are not associated to an intersection, neighbourhood or ward.</font></div><div style='font-family:"Avenir Next W01", "Avenir Next W00", "Avenir Next", Avenir, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size:16px;'><span style='font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;'><br /></span></div><div style='font-family:"Avenir Next W01", "Avenir Next W00", "Avenir Next", Avenir, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size:16px;'><strong>Update Frequency</strong>: Quarterly<br /><br /><strong>Attributes</strong>:</div><div style='font-family:"Avenir Next W01", "Avenir Next W00", "Avenir Next", Avenir, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size:16px;'><ul><li>Source</li><li>Date (Year-Month)</li><li>Total Glass Pipes</li><li>Intersection</li><li>X Coordinate of Closest Intersection</li><li>Y Coordinate of Closest Intersection</li><li>Ward ID</li><li>Ward Name</li><li>ONS Neighbourhood ID</li><li>ONS Neighbourhood Name </li></ul><strong>Contact</strong>: <a href='mailto:cameron.tulloch@ottawa.ca' style='color:rgb(0, 97, 155); text-decoration-line:none; font-family:inherit;' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Ottawa Public Health</a></div>
