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Posted 11/19/2019 (updated 3/28/2024)
This guidance document is intended to support the development of comprehensive prevention. Work Plans that are based on local data and designed to achieve measurable outcomes.
Posted 4/3/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
This RSV Breakout Session was held in the Independence Ballroom on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at 2:45 PM
Posted 5/27/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
Materials from the Strategies for Engaging Your Community During the Pandemic webinar held on May 19, 2020 are below.
Posted 6/29/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
This Guide on Prevention of Drug Use and Treatment of Drug Use Disorder in Rural Settings was prepared by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Drug Prevention and Health Branch, in the context of the global project Treatnet II: OFID-UNODC Programme to prevent HIV/AIDS through Treatnet Phase II, with the aim of providing an awareness-raising tool and guidance for policymakers, public health officials, local authorities and other stakeholders in dealing with substance use issues in rural settings in their respective countries.
Posted 7/28/2021 (updated 4/2/2024)
Various state and local jurisdictions in the United States are implementing mobile models for treating opioid use disorder (OUD). In August 2020, RTI International spoke with six agencies to learn more about their mobile treatment programs. This article is the first in a three-part series on mobile response programs and provides an in-depth look at two of these programs. We will discuss the remaining programs in two subsequent articles. The goal of this series is to inform jurisdictions considering whether a mobile treatment program would work in their communities and to determine what type of model would fit best.
Posted 7/28/2021 (updated 4/2/2024)
Public health professionals refer to “hard to reach populations” as those who are not likely to access traditional health care and social services on their own due to various barriers that may include mental illness, unstable housing, lack of transportation, and substance use disorders (SUDs). Stigma and trust issues may play a role in those with SUD not seeking out services.
Posted 9/1/2021 (updated 4/2/2024)
Posted 9/8/2021 (updated 4/2/2024)
Jordana Latozas ACNP, President of Recovery Mobile Clinic, described the mobile medical model and discuss how they are growing and developing in the field
Learning Objectives:
Recognize the current scope of Mobile units focused on Addiction medicine
Recognize the lack of rural area SUD and MAT treatment
Identify difficulties with the Mobile Model
Identify Ways to bring the Mobile Model into mainstream SUD/OUD treatment
Presenter: Jordana Latozas ACNP, President of Recovery Mobile Clinic
Posted 5/10/2022 (updated 3/27/2024)
County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (CHR&R) brings actionable data, evidence, guidance, and stories to diverse leaders and residents so people and communities can be healthier. The University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute created CHR&R for communities across the nation, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Posted 6/3/2022 (updated 3/27/2024)
This presentation highlighted The Health Wagon’s Rural Communities Opioid Response program, Strengthening and Expanding Substance Use Disorder and Opioid Use Disorder Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Programs in Southwest Virginia. The program is a consortium-based implementation that aims to reduce the morbidity and mortality of substance use disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder (OUD), in rural communities in Southwest Virginia at the highest risk for SUD.