Community Anti-Drug Coalitions Of America

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OTHER PROGRAM ACTIVITIES:WALMARTWALMART PARTNERED WITH COMMUNITY ANTI-DRUG COALITIONS OF AMERICA (CADCA) TO PROMOTE A SERIES OF COMMUNITY EVENTS HOSTED BY CADCA MEMBERS AT LOCAL WALMART ACADEMY SITES. THESE EVENTS ARE AIMED AT SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT LOCAL EFFORTS AND RESOURCES FOR FIGHTING OPIOID MISUSE, AND TRAINING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO RECOGNIZE AND RESPOND TO OPIOID OVERDOSES. EACH COMMUNITY EVENT FEATURED A VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) DEMONSTRATION DEVELOPED BY WALMART THAT ENABLES PARTICIPANTS TO SIMULATE THE STEPS OF RECOGNIZING AND RESPONDING TO AN OPIOID OVERDOSE, INCLUDING ADMINISTERING THE OVERDOSE-REVERSING DRUG NALOXONE. THE EVENTS SERVE AS PILOT TRAININGS THAT WILL INFORM THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONWIDE SERIES TO DEPLOY THE VR OVERDOSE RESPONSE TRAINING AND PROMOTE OPIOID MISUSE AWARENESS TO COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY. PACIRAIN RECENT YEARS, MANY PHYSICIANS AND PATIENTS ALIKE HAVE SEEN OPIOIDS AS THE 'GO-TO OPTION' FOR POSTSURGICAL PAIN. THE UNPRECEDENTED RATE OF OPIOID USE DISORDER AND OVERDOSE FATALITIES DEMONSTRATE THE URGENT NEED FOR BETTER EDUCATION REGARDING NON-OPIOID APPROACHES FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT. THE NON-OPIOID CHOICES (NOC) PROJECT WAS DEVELOPED BY CADCA AND PACIRA BIOSCIENCES TO EMPOWER COALITIONS AND PREVENTION LEADERS TO INCREASE AWARENESS, COMMUNITY SUPPORT, AND AVAILABILITY OF THESE NON-OPIOID OPTIONS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.CADCA'S WORK ON THE NOC PROJECT HAS INCREASED AWARENESS AROUND NON-OPIOID CHOICES AND CREATED EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS THAT CAN BE SHARED AND UTILIZED NATIONALLY. THROUGH INTENSIVE TRAINING, INCLUDING A SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS, PEER REPORTS, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, THESE PREVENTION COALITION LEADERS WERE CONTINUOUSLY EDUCATED ON THE VALUE OF NON-OPIOID PAIN MANAGEMENT OPTIONS, ESPECIALLY HOW EFFECTIVE THESE OPTIONS ARE IN REDUCING OPIOID-PRESCRIBING FOR SURGERIES. CADCA PROVIDED SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE COALITIONS, OVERSEEING THEIR IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY EDUCATION STRATEGIES AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, ESPECIALLY WITH HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND LOCAL LAWMAKERS.J&JCADCA HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF OTC MEDICINE SAFETY WORK FOR MANY YEARS, BOTH THROUGH TRAINING YOUTH TO MAKE CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND BY WORKING WITH KEY COALITION LEADERS AND PREVENTIONISTS WHO CAN SPREAD THE MESSAGE OF OTC MEDICINE SAFETY WIDELY. IMPLEMENTING MEDICINE SAFETY INITIATIVES IS A HUGE STEP TOWARDS PROMOTING HEALTH LITERACY AND WELLNESS TO ALL PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. THROUGHOUT 2021, CADCA PARTNERED WITH JOHNSON & JOHNSON'S SCIENCE EDUCATION AND PATIENT ADVOCACY TEAM AND THE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION TO RAISE AWARENESS TO HOW MEDICINE MISUSE INTERSECTS WITH DANGEROUS SOCIAL MEDIA CHALLENGES.RESPONDING TO INCREASED INTEREST IN MEDICINE SAFETY-SPECIFIC RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITY PREVENTION COALITIONS, CADCA PUBLISHED THE OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICINE SAFETY GUIDE: BUILDING HEALTH LITERACY IN THE COMMUNITY, A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE FOR EXPERIENCED COALITIONS WHICH WILL FOCUS THEIR IMPACT AS THEY DEVELOP NEW PREVENTION STRATEGIES.CADCA'S GEOGRAPHIC HEALTH EQUITY ALLIANCE (GHEA) REDUCES TOBACCO AND CANCER RELATED HEALTH DISPARITIES BY INCREASING CAPACITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF COALITIONS CADCA'S GEOGRAPHIC HEALTH EQUITY ALLIANCE (GHEA) PROGRAM CONTINUED IN ITS FOURTH YEAR OF A 5-YEAR PROGRAM PERIOD. GHEA IS ONE OF THE EIGHT CDC NATIONAL NETWORKS WORKING TO IMPACT POPULATIONS EXPERIENCING TOBACCO- AND CANCER-RELATED HEALTH DISPARITIES. IN 2021, GHEA INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON BUILDING THE CAPACITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF STATES, COMMUNITIES, AND OTHER PARTNERS WORKING TO ADDRESS DIFFERENCES IN HEALTH OUTCOMES AND BEHAVIORS RELATED TO PLACE. TO DO SO, GHEA TRAINED PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES, PARTNERSHIP BUILDING, STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, AND USING GEOGRAPHIC SURVEILLANCE TOOLS.