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Healthy Cabarrus director outlines substance-use, mental-health and childhood-obesity trends for Cabarrus County
Summary
Marcela Beam, executive director of Healthy Cabarrus, told the Town of Harrisburg council that substance use, mental health and childhood obesity remain the county’s top health priorities and summarized recent data, local interventions and gaps in surveillance.
Marcela Beam, executive director of Healthy Cabarrus, presented the 2017 State of the County Health Report to the Town of Harrisburg council, updating local officials on three priority areas — substance use, mental health and childhood obesity — and describing recent local efforts to respond.
Beam told the council that data collection for drug use has changed at the federal level and now separates substances; she highlighted EMS-administered naloxone calls and opioid-related deaths, saying, “In 2017, we had 27 opiate related deaths in the county, and in 2018, that did drop to 10.” She also reported that EMS continues to record roughly 20 overdoses per month on…
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