LIVES SAVED IN FIRST YEAR OF WAUKESHA COUNTY’S PLAN TO FIGHT OPIOIDS CRISIS
LIVES SAVED IN FIRST YEAR OF WAUKESHA COUNTY’S PLAN TO FIGHT OPIOIDS CRISIS
(WAUKESHA, WI) – On Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at 9:00 am, State and County leaders will announce the first year’s results of a four-tiered work plan to combat opiate overdose deaths in Waukesha County. The announcement coincides with National Prevention Week.
After the announcement, the media is invited to attend a tree planting ceremony to celebrate the lives saved through the plan’s education, training and outreach efforts in the community.
WHAT: Year One Results of Waukesha County’s Participation in the Wisconsin Prescription Drug/Opioid Overdose-Related Deaths Prevention Project (WI-PDO)
WHEN: Wednesday, May 16, 2018
TIMELINE: 9:00 am – Speakers’ Remarks
9:30 am – Tree planting to celebrate lives saved
LOCATION: Waukesha County Health and Human Services – Atrium/Patio
514 W. Riverview Ave - Waukesha, Wisconsin
WHO: Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel
Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow
Judge Jennifer Dorow, Chief Judge District 3
Waukesha County Health and Human Services Director Antwayne Robertson
Waukesha County Supervisor Christine Howard
Elevate, Inc. Program Manager Adam Kindred
About the Waukesha County Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
HHS provides, purchases, and coordinates a wide range of high quality prevention, intervention, and protective services in response to public need and mandates. We are committed to making the best use of resources to promote health, self-sufficiency, and an improved quality of life.
For more information, go to www.waukeshacounty.gov/HHS, or follow us on Twitter at @WaukeshaCoHHS.
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515 W. Moreland Blvd
Waukesha, WI 53188
Phone (262) 548-7902