SUNY Upstate will host a diversity in medicine conference -- Shifting the Power: Health Justice at Upstate 2019. The conference will include short sessions and interactive workshops on such topics as: “Racism in Medicine,” “Health Effects of Inequality,” “Healthcare in the Prison System,” “Refugee Health” and more. It will be held in the new academic building on the SUNY Upstate campus, 766 Irving Ave. The conference is free and open to the public. To learn more, contact the planning committee co-chairs, Sydney Russell Leed at russelsy@upstate.edu or Adaobi Ikpeze at ikpezea@upstate.edu

Representatives from the Onondaga County Office for Aging will host a series of outreach events to assist seniors with applying for the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP). HEAP provides limited subsidies for heating and utility costs. Sites and times may change; call (315) 435-2362 to verify.

Every day in our country, 130 people die from an overdose of heroin or prescription pain killers, collectively known as opioids. The opioid epidemic affects every corner of society. Naloxone (commonly known as Narcan) can be administered to help reverse the effect of an overdose and save a life. In just 30 minutes, you can learn to administer this drug through a nasal spray by trainers from Helio Health. Coffee and donuts will be provided as the trainers walk attendees through how to recognize the signs of an overdose and how to safely administer this life-saving treatment. All participants will leave with a kit containing two doses and with the knowledge to use it properly. RSVP via email by Jan. 15 to Ed Griffin-Nolan at massage@dreamscape.com

Representatives from the Huntington Family Center Senior Program will be on hand to help seniors or other eligible patrons learn about HEAP. The Home Energy Assistance Program helps low income persons pay for heating costs with a one-time annual grant. Patrons can learn if they meet eligibility requirements and how to sign-up for benefits. For adults. Level 1.

Planned Parenthood educator Mallory will distribute brochures, fact sheets and give-a-ways, answer questions and talk to teens one-on-one about family planning, sexual health, sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS, minors’ rights and much more. All materials include information about where to access low-cost reproductive health care. If appropriate, referrals will be made to partner agencies for additional service needs. Office hours are held in the library's TeenSpace, Level 1.

Need help with legal problems? Volunteer lawyers will answer questions on a first come, first served basis from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24. Arrive early and sign in as space is limited. For adults. Meets at the Central Library's CNY Meeting Room, Level 3.

Representatives from the Onondaga County Office for Aging will host a series of outreach events to assist seniors with applying for the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP). HEAP provides limited subsidies for heating and utility costs. Sites and times may change; call (315) 435-2362 to verify.

On Jan. 23 and 24, the Syracuse City School District will host the fifth annual Career and Technical Education Expo. All SCSD eighth-grade students will attend, where they will be able to experience firsthand all of the Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs provided by the district. The CTE Expo will be open to parents, community members and business/ higher education partners from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24. The Expo will be held at PSLA at Fowler High School in the school gymnasium.

A one-hour home ownership presentation will be held at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, at the South Side Innovation Center led by Cal Corriders, a mortgage loan originator for Pathfinder Bank.

100 Black Men of Syracuse, as an organization that serves youth from neighborhoods where the lead crisis is considered most severe, is joining others in sounding the alarm about childhood lead poisoning by co-hosting, with Black Nurses Rock Syracuse, a one-hour, public forum on the subject at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28.