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HEART Initiative seeks to sustain overdose-response trainings; Extension adds evidence-based strength program for older adults
Summary
Gabby Mirza of the HEART Initiative updated the commission on ongoing opioid-overdose response trainings after a seed grant ended, and described a Tufts-derived strength-training program for older adults that Extension is implementing across seven Utah counties; Mirza highlighted treatment-capture as the key outcome of overdose reversal.
Gabby Mirza, who works with the HEART Initiative under USU Extension, told commissioners the program continues to deliver opioid overdose-response trainings in Utah County despite the expiration of a seed grant at the end of December 2024.
"We want to connect people to treatment," Mirza said, explaining that naloxone administration and immediate response can open opportunities to engage survivors with treatment and…
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