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Framingham names outreach coordinator for opioid task force; city plans to direct settlement funds toward prevention and treatment
Summary
Renee Vogel, the new outreach prevention coordinator, described initial outreach, data gathering and plans to center lived experience in Framingham’s opioid response; the board noted $2.6 million in opioid settlement funds slated for municipalities.
The Framingham Board of Health heard an update on the city’s opioid task force and the work of newly hired outreach prevention coordinator Renee Vogel.
Vogel said her first weeks have focused on mapping local services and connecting with organizations including SMOC and Program RISE. She told the board she is collecting data on barriers facing people who use drugs, including transportation and stigma, and is working to bring “lived experience” voices…
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