• Understanding Opioids
• Understanding Opioid Overdose

Opioid Related Incidences in Northeast Massachusetts, 2003-2005
Opioid Overdose Research Literature

Our services in MassCALL2
 
NCHC staff help funded communities in Northeast Massachusetts (Lynn, Lowell and Gloucester) by:

• Providing access to resources related to opioids, prevention and intervention;
• Providing assistance, capacity building and training in all phases of the strategic prevention framework process. (Local assigned evaluators will lead much of the assessment and evaluation work with coordinating assistance from the NCHC.)
  
  1) Profile community needs, resources, and readiness to address needs and gaps.
  • The communities' assigned evaluator will coordinate the needs and resources assessment with assistance from the NCHC.

  2) Mobilize and/or build capacity to address needs.

  • NCHC staff can help the community conduct a readiness/capacity assessment to develop and implement local training and technical assistance plan.

  3) Develop a Comprehensive Strategic Plan.

  • NCHC staff can provide guidance in developing the strategic plan.

  4) Implement evidence-based prevention programs, policies, and practices.

  • NCHC staff can provide guidance in choosing and implementing strategies.

  5) Monitor, evaluate, sustain, and improve or replace those that fail.

  • Each community will have an assigned local evaluator who will lead these efforts with collaboration of the community and the NCHC.