What happened and what did we accomplish? At the start of 2023, we told you about our action planning process. We spent most of 2022 building a coalition to look at local data, identify gaps, set data-driven SMART goals, and...

Leading up to every Halloween, we see a spike in worries around children’s safety. There are some very real safety concerns, but the biggest worry for most parents should be cars. On Halloween, children are more than twice as...

As part of the HEAling Communities Study, we have funding to run three communications campaigns--one focused on naloxone/Narcan, and two focused on medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD). Opioid use disorder is a medical condition characterized by an inability to...

On Wednesday, August 30th, we held a press conference outside the Truxton Fire Station to announce and celebrate the installation of Cortland's first rural public access Narcan box. Funded by the HEALing Communities Study and Healing Cortland Project, this...

We use harm reduction strategies like seatbelts, helmets, and designated drivers all the time to make risky behaviors safer. Narcan (the brand name of naloxone) is no different, and it's safe to use. Narcan is an FDA-approved medication that can...

What happened? On July 18th, Healing Cortland's Opioid Task Force met for its first full meeting, kicking off the "implementation phase" of the HEALing Communities Study (HCS). Over the course of the next 18 months, the Opioid Task Force will look...