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Hospital connects opiate-dependent individuals with treatment, resources

Charlotte Hungerford Hospital’s Connecticut Mental Health Center has a certified opiate addiction counselor that helps individuals who are dependent on opiates connect with resources throughout the region.
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HHS awards $1.5 billion in opioid response grants to states, tribal communities

HHS awards $1.5 billion in opioid response grants to states, tribal communities 
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Englewood Health's Strategies to Combat Rising Opioid Use in Post-Pandemic America

In this conversation, Vinnidhy Dave, D.O., hospice specialist and director of palliative medicine at Englewood Health Physician Network, and Lauren Savage, director of population health at Englewood Hospital, discuss what Englewood Health is doing to prevent opioid use in its communities.
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Community Collaborations and Opioids

Mobilize community partnerships to develop and implement prevention, intervention, and treatment activities for opioid use and misuse. These resources can help.
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It Takes a Village: A New Approach to Opioid Abuse Helps Mothers and Babies

In this conversation, Chris DeRienzo, M.D., SVP and chief physician executive at the AHA, speaks with three WISH Center experts about how its approach is helping to protect the health of new mothers and their babies.

Examples from the Field: Regional Networks of Behavioral Health Improving Access to Care

Access to behavioral health care unfortunately remains difficult due to the shortage of providers, stigma, lack of a true connected continuum of care, and more. This series of case studies featuring the innovative work of hospitals and health systems and their community partners, details how creative collaborative solutions can reduce fragmented care, improve outcomes and deliver positive returns on investment in a variety of ways.
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AHA podcast: Thinking Outside the Box to Reduce Behavioral Health Stigma and Disparities 

Matthew Hoag, director of integrated behavioral health at Denver Health, shares how the organization is innovating through integration to meet the behavioral health needs of its communities.
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AHA Receives CDC Grants to Strengthen Opioid Use Disorder Care and Expand Infection Prevention Resources

The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced it has been awarded nearly $1.5 million in funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as part of its National Partners Cooperative Agreement. This funding will support hospitals and health systems in their efforts to address opioid use disorder (OUD) and stimulant use disorder (StUD) and infection prevention and control.
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AHA receives CDC grant to address opioid, stimulant use disorder and expand infection prevention resources 

The AHA Oct. 24 announced it has been awarded a nearly $1.5 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as part of its National Partners Cooperative Agreement. The funding will support hospitals and health systems in their efforts to address opioid and stimulant use disorder along with infection prevention and control.