Strategies

Distribute Naloxone to trained community members and first responders to reverse opioid overdoses

Provide employees with paid time off for circumstances such as a recent birth or adoption, a parent or spouse with a serious medical condition, or a sick child

Expand medical school training and learning experiences focused on the skills necessary to practice successfully in rural areas

Provide sealants, fluoride treatment, screening, and other preventive dental care on school grounds via partnerships with dental professionals

Provide health care services on school premises to attending elementary, middle, and high school students; physical and mental health services provided by teams of nurses, nurse practitioners, and physicians

Provide sterile injection equipment and often other treatment and referral services to people who inject drugs; also called needle or syringe exchange programs and needle syringe programs

Provide reminders, education, or self-management assistance for health conditions, especially chronic diseases, via text message

Establish time-limited, subsidized, paid jobs to help individuals with barriers to employment transition to unsubsidized employment