With funding through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the S2AY Rural Health Network formed a Regional Opioid Task Force to address the opioid epidemic. The Task Force consists of 12 counties (Steuben, Schuyler, Chemung, Ontario, Wayne, Yates, Livingston, Allegany, Genesee, Orleans, Seneca, and Wyoming), spanning from the Southern Tier, throughout the Finger Lakes, and into Western New York. The Task Force’s mission is to bring awareness to the community, train and inform providers in evidence based practices around opioid use, provide access to real-time overdose data, as well as connecting those suffering from substance use disorder to appropriate treatment and support.
The full Task Force, with participation from over 140 individuals, meets on a quarterly basis and has representation from a diverse population which includes: public health officials, government entities, treatment providers, community coalitions, national guard counterdrug representatives, and other community members. All meetings are open to the public and free to attend. For more information on any of the Task Force meetings, or how you can get involved, please contact Program Manager, Katie Basu, at the S2AY Rural Health Network – kate.basu@s2aynetwork.org
The full Task Force, with participation from over 140 individuals, meets on a quarterly basis and has representation from a diverse population which includes: public health officials, government entities, treatment providers, community coalitions, national guard counterdrug representatives, and other community members. All meetings are open to the public and free to attend. For more information on any of the Task Force meetings, or how you can get involved, please contact Program Manager, Katie Basu, at the S2AY Rural Health Network – kate.basu@s2aynetwork.org
