The Transylvania team’s work throughout the Opioid Response Project faced challenges, but the benefits have been many.

Learning and networking at forums through the Opioid Response Project has been extremely valuable to the learning and planning process.

North Carolina’s creative industries are responsible for more than 417,000 jobs, representing 7 percent of the state’s workforce.

The C-FORT team is working hard to become the creative and recovery-ready community they see as necessary to tackle the opioid epidemic.

The ability to bring different community leaders together to discuss problems and solutions is invaluable.

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The Drinking Water Working Group guided development of this toolkit and resources to assist local governments when they must respond to drinking water incidents.

The ncIMPACT Initiative at the UNC School of Government partnered with Western Carolina University, Mountain Biz Works, UNC-TV, and Civic Federal Credit Union to highlight efforts in Southwestern NC to leverage natural resources for economic development.

The Drinking Water Working Group is a committee of 22 water quality, public health, and local government professionals convened to develop a guide for North Carolina local governments to respond in the event of a drinking water incident.

Read coverage in the University Gazette at: https://gazette.unc.edu/2019/04/10/opiod-response-project-helping-nc-communities-fight-opiod-epidemic/ To achieve the collaborative, multi-faceted approach so crucial to tackling the opioid crisis in North Carolina, the UNC School of Government offers an intensive two-year collaborative learning model that provides direct support … Read more