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Advisory council details outreach, naloxone drives and vape take‑back events
Summary
Donna Lisi, chair of the Franklin Township Board of Health Advisory Council, summarized the council’s revised mission and a year of community partnerships: door‑to‑door canvassing, Save a Life naloxone distributions, vape-collection/disposal events, library programming and coordination with county and nonprofit partners.
Donna Lisi, chair of the Franklin Township Board of Health Advisory Council, presented the council’s revised mission statement (approved November 2025) and described the group’s volunteer membership and activities over the past year.
Lisi said the council includes clinical and public‑health expertise (pharmacy, neuroscience, physical therapy, registered dietitian) and has prioritized mental‑health access, services for older adults, and preventive screenings. The council helped bring community partners to Franklin—Sisters to Sisters for breast‑cancer support, the Franklin Food Bank for naloxone tabling and Save a Life Days, and Prevention Resources for substance‑use displays at the library. Lisi described a county canvassing program that used QR hangtags to connect residents with Department of Human Services resources and said the outreach delivered naloxone and information, particularly reaching older adults.
On waste and youth outreach, Lisi overviewed a vape take‑back effort coordinated with school systems and community groups; devices were disassembled, lithium batteries removed and some material was handled through TerraCycle. The council also has helped plan outreach tied to the Visiting Nurse Association and senior‑oriented programming, and it is working with county partners on training, a Rutgers-backed board education program, and proposals to track potential health impacts from large infrastructure projects (including a proposed NESE compressor station) using NJ SHAD epidemiological data.
Lisi closed by noting upcoming meetings and invited continued partnership to expand naloxone distribution sites, library health programming and age‑friendly initiatives such as swim lessons and CPR training.
