UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY: HEART OF THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC

August 19, 2021
11:30 am
Virtual

Join Utah State University for the next Blue Plate Research, where we’ll learn about the HEART Initiative, a program through Utah State University Extension that partners with communities to address the opioid epidemic and other public health issues.

The program uses four pillars to address the issue:

• Stigma reduction and harm reduction, such as community outreach programs in partnership with the Carbon & Emery Opioid & Substance Use Coalition, and the Ogden Civic Action Network
• Strengthening community ties, including community-led pain education and empathy classes, and partnering with local organizations
• Prevention and education, like the Pain Education and Opioid Monitoring Program that serves veterans in Emery and Tooele counties
• Resilience building through evidence-based practices and trainings

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