Health and Wellness Information
Welcome to FWA’s Health and Wellness homepage!
This is your one stop shop for all the things you need to know about accessibility, healthy con habits, harm reduction, and the health & wellness services offered by FWA and our incredible partners!
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Furry Weekend Atlanta is excited to expand our offering of health and wellness services, educational opportunities and accessibility programs.
Partnership with the Georgia Harm Reduction Coalition
We began partnering with the Georgia Harm Reduction Coalition in 2024. They offer incredible well-being and harm reduction services to our attendees. The Georgia Harm Reduction Coalition will be on-site during the evenings from 6pm – 11pm (or later) offering an array of screening services, educational opportunities, and preventative products.
You can find more information on the Georgia Harm Reduction Coalition here.
Services offered from 6pm-11pm (or later):
- Free health screening services for HIV, Hepatitis C, Syphilis, and COVID-19
- Health status education, counseling on risky behaviors, and recommendations for protective measures against HIV, HAV, HCV, and COVID-19
- Training and distribution of condoms, Narcan, and reagent test strips
Partnership With DanceSafe
For Furry Weekend Atlanta 2025, we are expanding our health & wellness partnerships to include DanceSafe!
DanceSafe offers non-judgmental information about drugs, sex, consent, hearing protection & heat stroke along with reagent test strips & earplugs.
Services offered from 6pm-11pm (or later):
- Free fact-based information about a wide variety of drugs
- High fidelity and/or foam ear plugs coupled with hearing protection literature
- Free safer sex tools coupled with consent education and sexual health literature
- Free water and electrolytes coupled with information about heatstroke and dehydration
- Other free health and safety materials such as tampons, sunblock, etc.
- Free reagent drug-checking services
Cleaning and Sanitization
Our venue partners are working hard to ensure that cleaning and sanitization standards are met for our event. For more information, visit the venue partners websites regarding their commitments to cleanliness.
- Marriott Cleanliness Council - https://clean.marriott.com
- Hyatt Global Care - https://www.hyatt.com/info/global-care-and-cleanliness-commitment
- Hilton CleanStay - https://stories.hilton.com/releases/hilton-cleanstay-from-checkin-to-checkout
Medical and Emergency Services
We have paramedics, dedicated ambulances and first aid stations available on-site throughout the convention.
Paramedics will be staffing our main first aid station 24 hours per day. The main first aid station is located on the lobby level of the Marriott Marquis, rooms L401-L403. This area is in the very back of the hotel on the opposite side of the hotel registration desk. There will be signs on the Lobby Level pointing the way.
We have an additional satellite first aid station available from 6pm – 6am located in the Hilton Atlanta hotel, 2nd floor, room 203. There will be signs on the 2nd floor of the Hilton pointing the way.
If you require medical assistance for yourself or someone else, but cannot get to a first aid station, any staff member will be happy to assist, or you may call the on-duty safety supervisor by dialing 470-682-4392 and choosing option 2. The safety supervisor will dispatch medics and safety staff to your location.
Please note that we can only respond to requests for medical assistance inside guest rooms at the Marriott Marquis and the Hilton Atlanta hotels. If you require medical assistance in a guest room of any other hotel, please dial 911.
In the event of a life-threatening emergency, always dial 911. If there is another person available to contact our on-duty safety supervisor, please have them do so while you dial 911. This will ensure the fastest response from our on-site paramedics and enable the 911 operator to provide life-saving instructions over the phone until responders arrive.
Naloxone Nasal Spray Safety Program
Members of our staff have stepped forward to make a real difference by participating in a voluntary specialized program that equips them with extra training and the life-saving tool of naloxone nasal spray. This initiative, driven by community members for the community, ensures that help is readily available in the unlikely event of an opioid overdose. By combining their commitment to safety with these skills, our staff members embody the spirit of proactive community care, reinforcing the idea that every individual has the power to contribute to a safer, more supportive environment.
Georgia Laws Concerning Legal Protections For Victims Of Opioid Overdose And Those Who Render Aid
Furry Weekend Atlanta cannot provide legal advice, however, we can share links to professional resources that detail the legal protections covering both opioid overdose victims and those who choose to render aid to these victims.
Links to the actual laws themselves are below. For more detailed information and explanations of these laws and their protections, we recommend you visit Georgia Overdose Prevention at: https://georgiaoverdoseprevention.org/
GA Code § 16-3-5 - “Georgia 911 Medical Amnesty Law” provides legal protections to both the overdose victim and those rendering aid.
GA Code § 26-4-116.2 - provides legal protection for all healthcare practitioners and any other person acting in good faith who administers Naloxone in the event of an opioid overdose.
Accessibility
Our accessibility team is focused on making sure that each of our guests feel welcome and included in the event. Here are some of the services that our Accessibility team provide at the event:
Social Comfort Cards:
Stop by the Accessibility desk inside of Registration to pick up a set of three Social Comfort Cards. These cards provide an easy way to communicate your openness to social interaction with other guests at any time.
- Red Card - I’m very tired and need to recharge. Please give me space.
- Yellow Card - I'm feeling a little tired, overwhelmed or burnt out. I would like to socialize with close friends only for a bit.
- Green Card - I'm feeling social and ready to mingle and possibly meet new friends! Feel free to say hello.
Accessibility Card:
Stop by the Accessibility desk inside of Registration to pick up an Accessibility card that lets our staff and safety teams know that you have specific requirements around accessibility to our events. These cards make it easy for our teams to provide more proactive assistance to those with accessibility needs
Our accessibility team can be found in Registration. If you need assistance with anything, or if registration is closed, please visit the Ambassador desk on the Marquis level of the Marriott Marquis.