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As part of the Kentucky Opioid Response Effort (KORE), the New Vista Regional Prevention Center is offering free one-hour trainings to educate community leaders and concerned citizens about opioids, the use of naloxone to save lives, and the role each of us can play in preventing opioid misuse. Each training is offered virtually for oneContinue reading “Free Community Opioid Trainings from New Vista”

Mission: Through partnerships, we empower the community to prevent the misuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs and we work to reduce the overall impact of these substances in Fayette County. Meeting Minutes for Tuesday, January 19, 2021 – Meeting held via Zoom at 8:30am Attendees: Amy Baker – City of Lexington, Andrea James –Continue reading “January Meeting Minutes”

Mission: Through partnerships, we empower the community to prevent the misuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs and we work to reduce the overall impact of these substances in Fayette County. Meeting Minutes for Tuesday, October 13, 2020 – Meeting held via Zoom at 8:30am Attendees: Amy Baker – City of Lexington, Andrea James –Continue reading “October Meeting Minutes”

 

February 26, 2019 Lexington-Fayette County Health Department, Rice C. Leach Community Room Attendance: 26 ANTAGONIST PRODUCTIONS – REQUEST FOR FUNDING Promote local actors/the arts Present the “I Come From” plays in prisons in Liberty, KY Soni Cantrell-Smith and Margo Buchanan – writers of “The Last Call” musical coming to Lexington in September 2019 Resources willContinue reading “February 2019 Board Meeting”

Full Board Meeting Minutes January 15, 2019 At the January meeting, the Board welcomed guest speaker Shawn Freeman from the Prevention Department at Bluegrass.org.  Shawn spoke to the group about her prevention staff, the prevention service area, and the type of work done in her department.  See below for a brief summary of her presentation:Continue reading “DrugFreeLex January Meeting Minutes”

Please join our new Mayor Linda Gorton and Baptist Health Lexington President Bill Sisson for a conversation about combating the opioid crisis and a screening of the film Beautiful Boy.  The event will take place Wednesday, January 16, 2019 from 5:00-8:30 p.m. at the Kentucky Theatre located at 214 East Main Street. Additional information regardingContinue reading “A Conversation Regarding the Opioid Crisis and a Screening of Beautiful Boy”

Full Board Meeting Minutes December 4, 2018 Budget Review Copies of the 2019 budget were distributed and reviewed line by line.  Members who would like a copy of the budget should contact the board coordinator. Subcommittees Five subcommittees were formed: 1) Youth; 2) Marketing and Awareness; 3) Strategic Planning; 4) Membership; 5) Stigma Reduction.  AllContinue reading “DrugFreeLex December Meeting Minutes”