Vegas Stronger
Project Summary
The project goal is to reduce morbidity and mortality of opioid overdoses across Nye County, Nevada, by expanding a successful opioid use disorder/substance use disorder/co-occurring use disorder response model from Las Vegas into the first of many potential under-served rural areas. Vegas Stronger will address the immediate needs of this rural county by distribution of naloxone and fentanyl test strips, establishment of a new care delivery site, improving access to behavioral health and social services (including support enrolling in health insurance and other government assistance), and increasing access to both telehealth and community-based screenings for OUD/SUD/COD and related infectious diseases.
Intended Audience
Health Status
Health Access
Special Populations
Activities
Community-Based Screenings
Providing community-based screenings for SUD/OUD and related infectious disease
Harm Reduction
Purchasing and distributing naloxone, fentanyl test strips or other relevant supplies within the target rural service area
SUD/OUD Care Delivery Sites
Establishing, improving, or expanding physical SUD/OUD care delivery sites, including through, but not limited to, conducting minor renovations, purchasing a mobile unit for providing/expanding access to treatment, etc.
Telehealth
Improving capacity for and access to telehealth treatment services for SUD/OUD
Training: Behavioral & Non-Behavioral Health Providers
Offering certification, formalized training programs, and/or professional mentorship to enhance providers' ability to care for individuals with SUD/OUD, such as, Peer Recovery Coach certification, Medication Assisted Treatment waiver training, and Project ECHO