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...

When the HEALing Communities Study project kicked off in May 2020, it coincided with the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since in person meetings were not an options, project staff instead met one on one with over 40 stakeholders...

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...

Cortland community members are joining a broad coalition of nonprofit organizations, corporations, government agencies and schools to support the second annual National Fentanyl Awareness Day on May 9, 2023. The day of action is designed to raise awareness about...

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...

According to the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics, there were over 100,000 drug overdose deaths in the U.S. from April 2020-April 2021. The rising death rate represents an increase of 28.5% from the prior year. In Cortland County alone,...

The Southern Tier AIDS Program (STAP) has been providing comprehensive HIV/AIDS services, among many other resources, to individuals in the Southern Tier region for almost 40 years. Residents of Cortland County have had access to these services, free of...

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...

A group of Cortland County agencies and volunteers are joining a broad coalition of nonprofit organizations, corporations, government agencies, and schools to support the first-ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day on May 10, 2022. This day aims to draw attention...

Cortland County has continued to experience an alarming increase in opioid overdoses. An opioid overdose can happen to anyone consuming opioids for medical or recreational use. However, the pandemic and resulting social isolation have contributed to additional challenges for...