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SUMMARY:Forest Bathing in Our Times
DESCRIPTION:Join Todd Lynch\, certified Association of Nature and Forest Therapy guide for “Forest Bathing in Our Times”\, on Thursday\, April 21\, 2022\, from 2 PM – 3 PM. You can register for this free event\, here. \nOne of the ways to access the benefits of the outdoors is through Forest and Nature Therapy. As a practice\, it began in the 1980s in Japan – called there Shinrin-yoku or Forest Bathing. By that time\, the Japanese government realized that as the country’s population became less agrarian and more concentrated in cities\, public health began to reflect this move through rises in cancers and stress-induced illness. The Japanese government initiated a series of studies and programs to understand this diminishment in human health and found that exposure to nature\, and in particular\, forests\, held potent mental and physical health benefits for people. There have been many health studies correlating exposure to green spaces and improved health outcomes. One published in Frontiers in Psychology by Dr. MaryCarol Hunter showed that after 20 minutes in nature\, test subjects’ stress hormone levels reduced significantly. \nTodd Lynch is a certified Forest and Nature Therapy guide through the Association of Forest and Nature Therapy training program. It is a 6-month intensive course that includes pre-requisites in Wilderness First Aid/CPR as well as native plant identification. As an artist and landscape designer\, Todd has collaborated on healing gardens\, native\, medicinal plantings\, and art installations across the US. He has received multiple Massachusetts Cultural Council grants for environmental art installation and education. Todd has also lectured at universities\, garden organizations\, and apothecaries about medicinal plants in the landscape and has served as a design critic at the Conway School of Landscape Design\, Smith College\, and UMass Amherst. He blogs about the intersections of landscape\, wellness\, and art on Instagram @ecotropy. \nPart of the 2022 Opioid Task Force’s CAM Education Series.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/forest-bathing-in-our-times/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220414T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220414T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104827
CREATED:20211228T174521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211228T174521Z
UID:4709-1649948400-1649952000@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Methadone Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/methadone-workgroup-meeting-4/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220412T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220412T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104827
CREATED:20211229T205518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211229T205518Z
UID:4785-1649761200-1649764800@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:CAM Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/cam-workgroup-meeting-6/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220411T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220411T143000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104827
CREATED:20211228T180948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220829T214144Z
UID:4727-1649682000-1649687400@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Human Trafficking & Sexual Exploitation Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/human-trafficking-and-sexual-exploitation-workgroup-5/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220408T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220408T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104827
CREATED:20211228T174627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211228T174627Z
UID:4711-1649412000-1649419200@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Housing and Workforce Development Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/housing-and-workforce-development-committee-meeting-21/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220407T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220407T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104827
CREATED:20220315T205654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220315T220459Z
UID:4922-1649340000-1649343600@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:"Chiropractic Care and Pain Management: A Primer" with Howard Ewert\, DC
DESCRIPTION:Join Dr. Howard Ewert\, a retired chiropractor\, on Thursday\, April 7\, 2022\, 2 PM – 3 PM\, as he walks us through how effective chiropractic care may reduce pain and increase function\, which can prevent the use of opioids for pain management. One can register for this free event here.\n\nRecent research has buttressed this fact. This session will outline how this pathway to treat patients with pain can be successfully administered to improve the quality of one’s life without the use of medications.\n\nPart of the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and North Quabbin Region’s CAM Education Series.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/chiropractic-care-and-pain-management-a-primer-with-howard-ewert-dc/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220406T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220406T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104827
CREATED:20211228T175226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211228T175226Z
UID:4717-1649242800-1649246400@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Harm Reduction Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/harm-reduction-workgroup-meeting-12/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220404T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220404T143000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104827
CREATED:20211228T174747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211228T174747Z
UID:4713-1649077200-1649082600@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Public Safety and Justice Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/public-safety-and-justice-committee-meeting-11/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220401T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220401T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104827
CREATED:20211228T174931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211228T174931Z
UID:4715-1648807200-1648812600@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Treatment and Recovery Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/treatment-and-recovery-committee-meeting-32/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220325T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220325T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104827
CREATED:20211221T170807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211221T170807Z
UID:4697-1648202400-1648209600@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Healthcare Solutions Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/healthcare-solutions-committee-meeting-33/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220317T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220317T193000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104827
CREATED:20211230T143058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211230T143058Z
UID:4805-1647540000-1647545400@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Narcan Training
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at an upcoming community overdose prevention training to learn how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose. Participants will also learn how to administer Narcan\, a lifesaving opioid overdose reversal drug.\nParticipants will learn the answers to these questions:\n What is an opioid overdose?\n How do you recognize and\nrespond to an opioid overdose?\n How do you administer Narcan to reverse an opioid overdose?\n*This event is not open to the press/media. \nRegister HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkcuCtrTovEtf-s_VfJVkT_evlAnoiYCkL?fbclid=IwAR3zbjdSoPVcTPsaNkrT_Uts6YPKuguuH987Y7MpAfoDnHWw3E0AaZiO62Y
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/virtual-narcan-training-20/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220317T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220317T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104827
CREATED:20220217T231500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220317T001416Z
UID:4882-1647525600-1647529200@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:"A Lifeline: Mobile Outreach Services for Unhoused and other Vulnerable Populations in Franklin County and the North Quabbin
DESCRIPTION:As part of the follow-up to the December 10\, 2021\, Franklin County/North Quabbin 4th Annual Sober Housing Summit\, which examined the safety net that exists for unhoused individuals with a history of substance use disorders\, we learned that a number of entities offer some type of mobile outreach services in Franklin County and the North Quabbin region. \nThe North Quabbin Community Coalition and the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region are organizing this session where members of the community can learn more about existing efforts to better support and refer unhoused individuals and other vulnerable populations to available resources and services. \nFeaturing: \n\nRachel Berggren\, Executive Director\, Franklin County Community Meals Program\nKara Cavanaugh\, Recovery Coach Supervisor\, The RECOVER Project\nAmy Davis\, Assistant Director for Rural Harm Reduction Operations\, Tapestry\nEd Hayes\, Assistant Superintendent\, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office\nKirstin Levitt\, Executive Chef and Executive Director\, Stone Soup Cafe\nJay Levy\, Regional Manager\, Eliot CHS Homeless Services\nSharon Lincoln\, Operations Coordinator\, CONNECT\, Opioid Task Force of Franklin County & the North Quabbin Region\nCheryl Pascucci\, Program Director\, Population Health & Integration\, Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Bridge Team\nCheo Ramos\, Pantry Coordinator\, The Center for Self-Reliance\, Community Action Pioneer Valley\nKristin Smith\, Greenfield Director of Crisis Services\, Clinical & Support Options\nLance Smith\, Facilitator\, Mindfulness Group\, & Member\, Guiding Council\, Wildflower Alliance\n\nWe hope you can join us for this free event\, scheduled for Thursday\, March 17\, 2022\, from 2 PM – 3 PM. Register\, here.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/a-lifeline-mobile-outreach-services-for-unhoused-and-other-vulnerable-populations-in-franklin-county-and-the-north-quabbin/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220314T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220314T143000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104827
CREATED:20211221T171029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211221T171029Z
UID:4701-1647262800-1647268200@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Human Trafficking & Sexual Exploitation Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/human-trafficking-sexual-exploitation-workgroup-meeting-5/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220310T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220310T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104827
CREATED:20211221T170913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211221T170913Z
UID:4699-1646924400-1646928000@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Methadone Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/methadone-workgroup-meeting-3/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220308T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220308T110000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104827
CREATED:20211221T170659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211221T170659Z
UID:4695-1646731800-1646737200@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Education & Prevention Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/education-prevention-committee-meeting-7/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220304T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220304T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104827
CREATED:20211221T170420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211221T170420Z
UID:4689-1646388000-1646393400@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Treatment & Recovery Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/treatment-recovery-committee-meeting-31/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220303T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220303T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104827
CREATED:20220217T230835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220217T230835Z
UID:4876-1646316000-1646319600@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Toxic Intersections: Substance Use\, Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation
DESCRIPTION:Join us Thursday\, March 3\, 2022\, from 2 PM – 3 PM\, as we continue to learn about the complex topic of human trafficking and sexual exploitation and its impact\, featuring Dr. Abigail Judge. You can register for this free event\, here. \nParticipants will learn how: \n· Addiction makes individuals vulnerable to trafficking and exploitation\n· Substances are used as a tool of coercion\n· Recovery and addiction services are an opportunity to help\n· Stigma\, discrimination\, and trauma affect help-seeking and must also be addressed\n· Communities can offer support to overcome these challenges\, learn ways to help in your role \nAbigail Judge Ph.D. is a clinical and forensic psychologist at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and in private practice\, and she is on the faculty at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Judge’s hospital-based clinical work\, scholarship\, and teaching focus on improving the clinical response to women impacted by the continuum of commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking. Dr. Judge has worked with this population as a therapist\, educator\, court-appointed evaluator\, and expert witness since 2009. \nAt MGH\, Dr. Judge leads MGH Connect: A Project for Outreach and Recovery\, that provides low threshold – that is more easily accessible and acceptable – psychological and peer support for women at the intersection of substance use and commercial sexual exploitation/sex trafficking\, and is based at the MGH Bridge Clinic. In 2021\, this project received a grant from the Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General to expand access for BIPOC women through survivor mentoring and engaging women detained at the Suffolk County House of Correction. \nThis is part of the HTSE Workgroup Education Series\, which started with Dr. Judge on November 4\, 2021.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/toxic-intersections-substance-use-sex-trafficking-and-commercial-sexual-exploitation/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220302T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220302T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104827
CREATED:20211221T170505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220217T230513Z
UID:4691-1646218800-1646222400@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Harm Reduction Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/harm-reduction-workgroup-meeting-11/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220217T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220217T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104827
CREATED:20220217T231202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220217T231225Z
UID:4880-1645106400-1645110000@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:A Matter of Life and Death: A Look at 2021 Opioid-Related Fatalities and Trends with Northwestern District Attorney David E. Sullivan
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we examine the sobering data showing record-breaking opioid-related fatalities in 2021 compared to 2020 in Franklin County and Athol with Northwestern District Attorney David E. Sullivan on Thursday\, February 17\, from 2 PM – 3 PM. You can register for this free event\, here. \nDA Sullivan\, one of the founding co-chairs of the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region\, will present the data his office collects every year on opioid-related deaths. This presentation will also reveal where these deaths have occurred\, as well as what ages and genders are most affected. \nThere will also be a brief overview of the CONNECT Program\, launched in July 2021. CONNECT is the Franklin County and the North Quabbin’s post-opioid overdose follow-up and community outreach program\, designed to provide support and services within 72 hours of an opioid overdose.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/a-matter-of-life-and-death-a-look-at-2021-opioid-related-fatalities-and-trends-with-northwestern-district-attorney-david-e-sullivan/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220215T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220215T193000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104827
CREATED:20211230T142955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220217T231040Z
UID:4803-1644948000-1644953400@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Postponed: Virtual Narcan Training until March 17\, 2022 at 6 PM
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at an upcoming community overdose prevention training to learn how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose. Participants will also learn how to administer Narcan\, a lifesaving opioid overdose reversal drug.\nParticipants will learn the answers to these questions:\n What is an opioid overdose?\n How do you recognize and\nrespond to an opioid overdose?\n How do you administer Narcan to reverse an opioid overdose?\n*This event is not open to the press/media. \n  \nRegister HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMocuGqrjMqGdcMPoSbM4m1ILYRhkm8ovui?fbclid=IwAR1RfKzzDPNA3oxRYgHR65paPFnr6bcEJeglyux4Dz46M3XlSl_xY4uo-84
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/virtual-narcan-training-19/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220214T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220214T143000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104827
CREATED:20211221T164919Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211221T164919Z
UID:4685-1644843600-1644849000@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Human Trafficking & Sexual Exploitation Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/human-trafficking-sexual-exploitation-workgroup-meeting-3/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220211T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220211T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104827
CREATED:20211221T164210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211221T164210Z
UID:4675-1644573600-1644580800@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Housing & Workforce Development Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/housing-workforce-development-committee-meeting-5/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220210T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220210T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104827
CREATED:20211221T164800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211221T164800Z
UID:4683-1644505200-1644508800@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Methadone Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/methadone-workgroup-meeting-2/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220208T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220208T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104827
CREATED:20211221T164605Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211221T164605Z
UID:4681-1644318000-1644321600@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:CAM Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/cam-workgroup-meeting/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220207T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220207T143000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104827
CREATED:20211221T164117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211221T164117Z
UID:4673-1644238800-1644244200@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Public Safety & Justice Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/public-safety-justice-committee-meeting-6/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220204T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220204T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104827
CREATED:20211221T164336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211221T164336Z
UID:4677-1643968800-1643974200@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Treatment & Recovery Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/treatment-recovery-committee-meeting-30/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220203T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220203T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104827
CREATED:20220121T142933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220121T142933Z
UID:4831-1643896800-1643900400@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Intro to Mind/Body Medicine
DESCRIPTION:Join us as the CAM Education Series continues in 2022 on Thursday\, February 3\, 2022\, from 2 PM – 3 PM\, for an “Introduction to Mind/Body Medicine” with Cheryl Pascucci\, RN\, MS\, FNP-BC\, CHC\, CCAP\, and Program Director of Population Health & Integration\, Baystate Franklin Medical Center. One can register here. \nCheryl is a Registered Nurse\, Master’s of Science\, Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner\, Clinical Hypnosis Consultant\, Certified Clinical Aromatherapy Practitioner\, Benson-Henry Institute of Mind-Body Medicine — SMART (Stress Management and Resiliency Training) Facilitator). \nAre you feeling stuck in an endless loop? not yourself or disconnected? or feel like something’s broken? \nYou are not alone my friend. \nDid you know that 60-80% of all visits to Primary Care Providers are for stress-related conditions? \nWe usually think of stress as negatively impacting our lives. Something we need to fix. \nWhat if you learned that there is nothing more natural than stress? That stress is the reason we’ve evolved to be the human beings we are today. That stress is predictable. It has a beginning\, a middle\, and an end and we can feel more balanced if we are taught to notice and manage these stages all day long. The first step in taking care of ourselves and finding balance starts with noticing that our bodies are constantly sending us signals that something is either good for us or that something needs to change. If we’re spinning\, feeling stuck\, or disconnected — something needs to change. But what?!? \nDuring this hour together\, an Introduction to Mind-Body Medicine will help explain why certain strategies designed to help us feel better\, work better for some and not others. We are all unique! Does meditation make you more anxious? Do you want to know why? We will use some simple tests designed to help figure out what strategies might work best for you and why. During this time together\, you can start designing a plan for what next step could help head you in the direction towards feeling better. \nDo join us!
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/intro-to-mind-body-medicine/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220202T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220202T120000
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SUMMARY:Harm Reduction Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/harm-reduction-workgroup-meeting-10/
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SUMMARY:Virtual Narcan Training
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at an upcoming community overdose prevention training to learn how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose. Participants will also learn how to administer Narcan\, a lifesaving opioid overdose reversal drug.\nParticipants will learn the answers to these questions:\n What is an opioid overdose?\n How do you recognize and\nrespond to an opioid overdose?\n How do you administer Narcan to reverse an opioid overdose?\n*This event is not open to the press/media. \nRegister HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMudeGrqTkiGtMXNiyQ5nV1afvVLNo2JZ2I?fbclid=IwAR3HxDm7V8pjtQIdRQFIU1jnPp5iJGfh9001RU4kBjkV3wlwwVc6x6sbWKk
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/virtual-narcan-training-18/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220128T100000
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SUMMARY:Franklin County and the North Quabbin HEALing Communities Study Kickoff!
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the kick-off of the HEALing Communities Study in our rural region as part of the Opioid Task Force’s Healthcare Solutions Committee meeting\, co-chaired by Dr. Ruth Potee and Dr. Kinan Hrieb\, on Friday\, January 28\, 2022\, from 10 AM – 12 Noon\, via Zoom. If you are able to attend\, please RSVP\, here. You can find the Zoom link\, here.  Help us spread the word! A poster has been attached as PDF and image files.\n\nMassachusetts is one of four states\, along with Ohio\, Kentucky\, and New York\, nationally selected to participate in this pioneering effort to reduce opioid-related fatalities by 40% during the study period. Athol\, Greenfield\, Montague\, and Orange comprise one of Massachusetts’ sixteen sites participating in the study. The other Massachusetts communities involved in this effort include Holyoke\, Pittsfield\, North Adams\, Springfield\, Belchertown/Ware\, Lawrence\, Lowell\, Shirley/Townsend\, Gloucester\, Salem\, Brockton\, Weymouth\, Berkley/Dighton/Freetown\, Plymouth\, and Bourne/Sandwich. (See map below.)\n\n\n\n\nThe Massachusetts HEALing Communities Study is managed by the Boston Medical Center and the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region (Opioid Task Force) will be working with them to implement the identified strategies for this life-saving effort for our rural area. We are fortunate to have Jerry Lund\, a member of the Opioid Task Force as our representative on the HEALing Communities Study Community Advisory Board (CAB). Previously\, we were also fortunate to have Peggy Vezina act in this capacity.\n\nThe goals of this first meeting in Phase 0 are to meet community partners\, provide an overview of the HEALing Communities Study (HCS) and the Communities That HEAL (CTH) Intervention\, introduce logistics of the HCS\, introduce some of the Boston Medical Center’s HCS team and key points of contact\, and answer questions.\n\nQuestions? Don’t hesitate to reach out and contact us at info@opioidtaskforce.org.\nWe hope you can join us to contribute your knowledge and expertise related to combatting the opioid crisis in Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region!
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/franklin-county-and-the-north-quabbin-healing-communities-study-kickoff/
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