The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky is offering a free webinar on Kentucky drug overdose and prevention programs. The webinar is scheduled for Thursday, May 23, from 1-2 p.m. (ET).

Presenters are:

• Dr. Terry Bunn, director of the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center (KIPRC), who will discuss FindHelpNowKY.org, which provides links to substance use disorder treatment facilities with available openings; and 

• Dr. Ty Borders, University of Kentucky, Director of the Rural and Underserved Health Research Center, as well as the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky endowed chair in rural health policy; Dr. Borders will share recent research findings on opioid use disorder treatment policies and access in both Kentucky and the nation.

Registration is required here.

Creating Healthy Communities is one of the seven goals outlined in SOAR’s Regional Blueprint for a 21st Century Appalachia.