On March 8, 2018, Andre L. Taylor wrote about the Guilford County Solution to the Opioid Problem program in the News & Record: “Last year, the county saw more than 100 deaths related to opioids, according to Guilford County EMS. In another 700 instances, opioid overdoses were caught in time to … Continued
On March 9, 2018, Paul B. Johnson of The High Point Enterprise covered the new GCSTOP program: “Opioid addiction has become a pervasive, insidious problem across the area, state and country, but Guilford County leaders and volunteers are teaming up to send a direct message: We aren’t backing down. Guilford … Continued
Guilford County Solution to the Opioid Problem (GCSTOP) ProgramLike many places across the U.S., Guilford County is trying to determine how to best address the opioid epidemic and stop the illicit use of prescription opioids and heroin. In 2017 alone, there were over 700 opioid overdose reversals and 100 verified … Continued
Guilford County EMS, Caring Services, Inc., and UNCG CHCS GSTOP Navigator, Chase Holleman, had the privilege of a round table discussion with Governor Roy Cooper about the role of EMS in the opioid crisis. We mostly discussed the question, “What’s next after Naloxone?” Our program intends on answering this question through best practices that … Continued
Mr. Chase Holleman, UNCG GSTOP Rapid Response Navigator, was selected by the National Association of Social Workers North Carolina Chapter’s (NASW-NC) Legislative Committee as the 2018 Myrna Miller Wellons Advocate of the Year Award recipient. The award is given annually to someone who has demonstrated a strong passion to advocate … Continued
On December 19, 2017, Catherine Clabby wrote about the CHCS’s work tracking Guilford County opioid deaths, for North Carolina Health News: “To improve efforts to reduce the opioid death toll in Guilford County, a UNC-G research center is collecting and mapping relevant data. There’s plenty to upload. Public safety officials there … Continued
Housing Quality in Greensboro Housing quality is an issue for Greensboro residents. Single-family homes in Greensboro are on average over 50 years old, while multi-family homes or apartments are about 35 years old. Waves of development over the years can be seen, with homes built in the 1950s or before … Continued
CHCS intern, Emily Thouin, over the course of the semester worked with Kitchen Connects Greensboro to create Food Cards. These pocket-sized cards contain useful resources for local food entrepreneurs and links with applicable federal regulations for these food groups. Food cards cover the resources and regulations for the following foods: acidified food, … Continued
Much of the focus on addressing affordable housing issue is on building more affordable housing – and rightly so, given the rapid population growth, uneven prosperity, and competitive housing market in our region. However, many communities, urban and rural, have existing housing that is affordable to low- and moderate-income families, … Continued
On September 20, 2017, Catherine Clabby wrote about BUILD Health Challenge’s funding for Collaborative Cottage Grove, for North Carolina Health News: “A research center at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro last summer repurposed Google ‘street view’ photos to survey the exteriors of 78,000 city buildings, one property at a time. The … Continued