The East Tennessee Appalachian region is noted for its vulnerability to opioid use disorder (OUD); its rural communities are particularly vulnerable, as emphasized by extreme rates of NAS and opioid overdose, and lack of treatment and recovery providers and services.
Our approach for this implementation project is based on the comprehensive community analysis and strategic planning completed during the RCORP-Planning phase. Each consortium member brings individual strengths and resources that complement the other members.
Ozarks Rural Health Network’s purpose is to integrate health care services, improve health care delivery systems, increase access to coordinated, quality essential health care services, and improve population health for our region.
The Starke Taskforce for Overdose Prevention (STOP) will build upon existing initiatives at the local and state level; use available resources and provide the structure and educational supports needed to develop the knowledge and expertise of the local providers of healthcare, behavioral healt
The target population (which includes people in the contiguous region of Northeast TN and Southwest VA) is an underserved population that is statistically older, more rural, and has lower household incomes compared to respective state and national averages.
The opioid epidemic has taken an increasing toll on residents in Michigan’ s Upper Peninsula (U.P.). To address the impact of OUD and SUD in the U.P., various organizations have responded both individually and collectively.
The Northern Michigan Opioid Response Consortium (NMORC) Implementation project utilizes a robust staffing model and key targeted resources to implement the core activities within the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program Implementation Funding opportunity.
To achieve the objectives of the proposed Pine Tree Opioid Project (P-TOP), the rural York County Consortium will, during the upcoming three-year implementation phase, build on the work achieved under the RCORP Planning grant, including leveraging the strengths and current initiatives of clini
The strategic plan for this project seeks to address current gaps in services/access to care within Chautauqua County as identified through the consortium’ s assessment process, including:
• the need for even wider distribution of naloxone to prevent even more opioid overdose deaths;
This project is addressing treatment prevention and long term recovery in North Central West Virginia. Specifically, the counties of Lewis, Braxton, Upshur and Southern Harrison.
