Whitley County
Health Department
Population: 36,242
Service Area: Whitley County
Whitley County Health Department (WCHD) is located on the southeastern border of Kentucky, and the county has a significantly higher opioid death rate than the state and national rates. WCHD used RROE funding to train 10 community members to support training on adverse childhood experiences and resiliency; create and distribute 129 “leave behind” kits for local police, sheriff, and EMS agencies and purchase supplies for future distribution; purchase and place 3 NaloxBoxes across the county; and provide naloxone to individuals being released from the jail, with 79 percent of individuals receiving naloxone upon release from March 2022 to February 2023.
Partners
South Union Mount Zion Baptist Association