Community Health Workers are key components to continuing the advancement of harm reduction policies, practices and programs that address the adverse effects of unsanctioned drug use and sex work including overdose, HIV/HCV, isolation, addiction, and incarceration. CHW’s and Harm Reduction will provide an overview of what it means and looks like to serve injection drug users and at risk populations appropriately and effectively. We will be sharing steps and tools that will help to identify appropriate linkages to care and documentation.\