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Coordinate presentations by first responders and harm reduction staff for the Substance Use Prevention Alliance.

What Is It?

Conducting presentations by first responders and harm reduction staff was identified by the Substance Use Prevention Alliance (SUPA) as an action that, when combined with other actions in our community, has a reasonable chance of making a difference in unintentional medication and drug overdose in our community. This is a new program in our community.

2020 Update:

In early 2020, the NC Harm Reduction Coalition provided a presentation to SUPA members.  The presentation focused on a comprehensive, solution-focused response to concerns about syringe litter (Haywood County Health and Human Services Agency, 2020).  Additional education was provided by Haywood County Emergency Services (HCES) in May 2021.  This session provided a valuable opportunity to communicate with HCES and discuss partnership opportunities (HHSA, 2021).  

Partners

The partners for the educational presentations include:

Agency

Person

Role

Haywood County Sheriff's Office Designated HCSO staff

Partner

Haywood County Emergency Medical Services Greg Shuping

Partner

Substance Use Prevention Alliance (Overdose Prevention and Harm Reduction Work Group) Overdose Prevention Work Group Members

Lead

NC Harm Reduction Coalition Gariann Yochym Partner

Work Plan

Activity 

Resources Needed 

Agency/Person Responsible 

Target Completion Date 

Contact Haywood County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) to schedule date

Potential dates; meeting space

Lindsay Regner

October 2019

Host presentation by HCSO

Meeting space; staff time

Overdose Prevention and Harm Reduction Work Group Members

January 2020

Evaluate presentation by HCSO

Meeting space; staff time; evaluation forms

SUPA members

January 2020

Contact NC Harm Reduction Coalition (NCHRC) to schedule date  Potential dates; meeting space Gariann Yochym October 2019
Hold presentation by NCHRC Meeting space; staff time Overdose Prevention and Harm Reduction Work Group Members March 2020
Evaluate presentation by NCHRC Meeting space; staff time; evaluation forms SUPA members March 2020
Collect numbers for performance measures and determine next steps Meeting space; staff time SUPA members June 2020

 

Evaluation & Sustainability

Evaluation Plan:

We plan to evaluate the impact of harm reduction and first responder presentations through the use of Results-Based Accountabilityâ„¢ to monitor specific performance measures. We will be monitoring How Much, How Well and/or Better Off Performance Measures. Our evaluation activities will be tracked in the Work Plan table, above. We will track the number of individuals who receive education.  The impact of this education will also be assessed following written evaluations after each presentation.  

Sustainability Plan:

The following is our sustainability plan for presentations by harm reduction staff and first responders: 

  • Sustainability Component:
    • The NC Harm Reduction Coalition (NCHRC) is a long-time partner that provides statewide assistance.  
    • Harm Reduction practices, such as Naloxone administration and syringe disposal boxes, are used by first responders as an ongoing practice.  
    • NCHRC and Haywood County Health and Human Services both continue to pursue ongoing funding to support harm reduction practices.  Existing funding includes a grant focused on post-overdose support and hepatitis testing and treatment.  
    • The NCHRC has a strong working relationship with the Haywood Regional Medical Center emergency department, allowing post-overdose referrals to be received.  
    • NCHRC has spoken on numerous occasions to the Board of County Commissioners, who has expressed support for the work being done.  

Measures

Time
Period
Current Actual Value
Current Target Value
Current
Trend
Baseline
% Change

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