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Franklin County to fund opioid education coordinator for schools with settlement money
Summary
County commissioners approved using opioid-settlement funds to create an opioid education prevention coordinator position, supported by Healthy Community Partnership, to expand prevention, Naloxone education and referrals in public and private schools.
Franklin County commissioners voted to fund a new opioid education prevention coordinator to expand substance‑use prevention and overdose awareness programs in the county’s public and private schools.
The position, described at the commissioners’ meeting as a partnership with the nonprofit Healthy Community Partnership (HCP) and funded entirely from opioid settlement dollars, is intended to strengthen “our local response to the opioid crisis by expanding prevention and education efforts in Franklin County’s public and private schools,” Administrator James Eagler said. "This position ensures consistent high quality support across all districts…
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