COVID-19 Mobile Response Unit
During the COVID-19 pandemic, increased isolation has heightened the need for additional support for at-risk communities that are facing unintentional deaths from drug overdoses. As a part of a partnership among University of Pennsylvania, Prevention Point: Philadelphia, and the city’s Department of Health, primary-care residents are being trained in ways to reduce harm via innovative mobile units at overdose hotspots in Philadelphia.
The DFMCH's Peter Cronholm CAREs grant goes toward producing educational materials related to reducing harm, for naloxone (which counters the effects of an opioid overdose) and for teaching equipment.