CHAMBERSBURG – Franklin County commissioners are to consider a $186,000 agreement between the county and Healthy Communities Partnership of Greater Franklin County to support the expansion of opioid education, prevention and overdose awareness efforts in Franklin County schools.
The contractor will hire and oversee an opioid education and prevention coordinator to lead evidence-based programming in public and private K-12 schools. Services include developing and implementing campaigns grounded in proven health behavior models to reduce opioid misuse, integrating prevention strategies into school curricula, and providing public education through digital platforms, PSAs and printed materials.
All costs will be paid by the Opioid Settlement Grant between the federal government and opiod manufacturers.
The meeting starts at 10 a.m. in Room 824 of the county Administration Building, 272 N. Second St.
Meetings also are live streamed on Franklin County’s YouTube channel and at http://bit.ly/BOCCLiveStream at scheduled meeting times.
