Innovative Models for Rural EMS Substance Use Response

Please join us for a webinar featuring a panel of EMS programs with innovative approaches to helping people with substance use in rural areas. EMS personnel and agencies are the primary audience, but this may also be of interest to other health professionals, social service providers, and community stakeholders. Register

Objectives

• Learn about innovative EMS programs that address community substance use in rural communities
• Understand how EMS can support overdose prevention through Naloxone distribution
• Explore models for using EMS outreach to connect people who use substances to health and social resources
• Identify resources available in Washington State to support these types of programs

Panelists

• Mason Fire – Resource Access and Mobile Integrated Health Program
• Kootenai County Fire & Rescue – Naloxone Leave Behind
• Delaware EMS and Preparedness Section: Transportation and Buprenorphine

This webinar is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number GA145991, the Rural Communities Opioid Response‐Implementation totaling $1,000,000 with 25% percent financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.