Vision: To tackle this health crisis, the NC Department of Health and Human Services is working to connect people with preventative healthcare, substance use disorder treatment, and community supports. This is a complex issue requiring partnership from many sectors and is an effort that needs to be supported through funding and resources to be successful. Learn more below about how North Carolina and its partners are working to reduce opioid overdose deaths by 20 percent by 2021.
What: The website contains a resource guide, background information, and Data on the Crisis. https://injuryfreenc.shinyapps.io/OpioidActionPlan/
Visit THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESAdditional Resources in Across NC - Statewide County
- American Society on Aging
- ATLAS
- Crape Myrtle Festival
- Healthy Sexual
- HIV.Gov
- Hope Remains
- InjuryFreeNC.org
- Legal Aid NC – Senior Law Project
- Many Voices
- MORE POWERFUL NC
- NaloxoneSaves.org
- NATIONAL FAITH HIV/AIDS AWARENESS DAY FAITH LEADER TOOLKIT
- NC AIDS Action Network
- NC Area Agencies on Aging
- NC Baptist Aging Ministry (BAM)
- NC INJURY AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION BRANCH STOP STIGMA GUIDE
- Never Use Alone
- North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition
- NORTH CAROLINA INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE
- North Carolina Senior Resources
- Southern AIDS Coalition (SAC)
- The Black Church and HIV
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