Serving Southern Arizona with Prevention-based Solutions for Substance Use and Abuse
The Collaborative for Effective Prescription Opioid Policies (CEPOP) has recently published a report based on a virtual roundtable discussion concerning strategies to expand naloxone access for at-risk patients and communities. To learn more, read CEPOP’s white paper for a summary of the discussion and their policy and advocacy strategy going forward. Additionally, this Digital Toolkit, which includes a […]
JAMIE LANDERS Cronkite News AZ Daily Star Tuesday May 4 2021 Front Page A1 It was a Tuesday afternoon, two months into the pandemic, when Theresa Guerrero got the call from her brother-in-law: Her son, Jacob, had been found unresponsive. She was standing in the middle of a Ross store on Tucson’s south side picking […]
Check out some of the upcoming events and plan to attend. MCAS YUMA, Drug Demand Reduction Program Where: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona Description: Information table. Active duty military volunteers will engage the students during their lunch time. If the schools are closed or restricted for visitors, the event would be virtual. Number of Events: 5 LPKNC […]
SAMHSA’s Office of Behavioral Health Equity invites you to Elevate CBOs Webinar Series: Grants 101, a webinar on developing a competitive SAMHSA grant application. The webinar is for community-based organizations (CBOs) serving under-resourced racial and ethnic minority, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations. It will provide an overview of the grant application process at SAMHSA, […]
As an important tool in preventing overdose fatality. People who use opioids, their friends and their loved ones should have access to it. Naloxone saves lives. In partnership with the Pinal County Department of Public Health, Sonoran Prevention Works and the Substance Abuse Coalition Leaders of Arizona, we seek information for all of the naloxone distribution points in Pinal County. […]
The United Nations General Assembly today declared 2021-2030 the Decade of Healthy Ageing. “Today’s announcement of the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing sends a clear signal that it is only by working as one, within the United Nations system and with governments, civil society and the private sector, that we will be able to not […]
Love knows no bounds. That is what we’ve witnessed time and again while working with the Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren over the past year. The grandparents on this committee have inspired us with their dedication to, their passion for, and their knowledge of the challenges and joys of raising grandchildren. And on Grandparents Day—and […]
The National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care (The National CLAS Standards) is used by providers to improve health care quality and advance health equity by establishing a framework for organizations to serve the nation’s increasingly diverse communities. September is National Suicide Prevention Month (#SMP20) and National Suicide Prevention […]
A study published this week in the Journal of Adolescent Health found that a positive COVID-19 diagnosis was five times more likely among young e-cigarette users, suggesting the need for more screening and education. Purpose This study aimed to assess whether youth cigarette and electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use are associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms, testing, […]
Two or three times annually, CHAMMP designs a new Bill the Pill prevention message, which includes locations of local medication drop boxes. The design is used in table tents, with the drop box locations customized for different areas of Pinal County. Table tents are then placed in locations where people congregate. This has helped spread […]