The Anthem Foundation funds specific public health-related initiatives that address disparities and social determinants that can positively affect conditions identified through our signature Healthy Generations program.

At AmerisourceBergen, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures.

“NIH establishes network to improve opioid addiction treatment in criminal justice settings. Ten clinical research centers will address gaps in accessing high-quality care.
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These grants will directly address the employment needs of women affected by the opioid crisis and combat its impact in some of the hardest hit areas of the country.

Speakers from the National Center for Health Statistics will discuss two recently published reports: Unintentional Injury Death Rates in Rural and Urban Areas: United States, 1999–2017 and Urban–Rural Differences in Drug Overdose Death Rates, by Sex, Age, and Type of Drugs Involved, 2017.

Ehrlich and Anne Hazlitt, senior adviser to the White House on Rural Affairs, heard about PROSPER (PROmoting School-community-university Partnerships to Enhance Resilience), a model developed by prevention scientists and extension staff at Iowa State and Pennsylvania State universities.

Each of the practices described in this supplement have been built and launched by State and local leaders across the country. Practices are listed by state in each section, and includes, where available, links to find further information online.

From NPR: Faced with a flood of addicted inmates and challenged by lawsuits, America’s county jails are struggling to adjust to an opioid health crisis that has turned many of the jails into their area’s largest drug treatment centers.

An article from STAT titled: Appeals court’s smart move paves the way for opioid addiction treatment in prisons and jails.

A Charlottesville clinic has become the first in the state to offer a treatment program specifically for pregnant women trying to break opioid addictions before they give birth.

Article from the StarTribune titled: Opioid epidemic is driving thousands of Minnesota children into foster care.

The flood of children entering the state’s care because of the opioid crisis is further straining a system already taxed. Meanwhile, a clinic in Virginia will be the first in the state to provide a program for pregnant women trying to fight addiction.

This story, from NPR, is about a rural county that declared the opioid epidemic to be a life-threatening emergency and the county is now responding to the drug crisis as if it were a natural disaster.

This information and resource page, from USDA, provides tools, guides, and more related to opioid misuse in rural America.

Extension Opioid Crisis Response Workgroup hosted webinar presented by Courtney Cuthbertson, Michigan State University.

Collaboration Multiplier is an interactive framework and tool, from the Prevention Institute, for analyzing collaborative efforts across fields.

CrimeSolutions is a central resource to help practitioners and policymakers understand what works in justice-related programs and practices.

Tobacco cessation is a key component of OSH’s comprehensive approach to prevent and reduce tobacco use. The CDC provides links to cessation references and resources including best practices, information on insurance coverage, health systems, and more.

PIRE is an independent, nonprofit organization merging scientific knowledge and proven practice to create solutions that improve the health, safety, and well-being of individuals, communities, and nations around the world.

Training and events from the Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network.

Strengthen your prevention efforts by integrating national data; sharing materials and information from other substance misuse prevention programs; and using additional publications and resources from SAMHSA.

Addiction related training and webinars by region from the Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network.

Training and events from the Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network.

The goal of the SAPST is to develop the basic knowledge and skills needed by substance misuse prevention practitioners to plan, implement, and evaluate effective, data-driven programs and practices that reduce behavioral health disparities and improve wellness.

Quick Reference Guide: Substance Use Disorders from the American Psychiatric Association.

The LST Planning Workbook is a tool to help schools and communities understand effective prevention education strategies, conduct a needs assessment of their student population, and develop a plan for implementing the Botvin LifeSkills Training program.

Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) is a research-validated substance abuse prevention program proven to reduce the risks of alcohol, tobacco, drug abuse, and violence by targeting the major social and psychological factors that promote the initiation of substance use and other risky behaviors.

SBIRT is an approach to the delivery of early intervention and treatment to people with substance use disorders and those at risk of developing these disorders. From SAMSHA.

This guide, from NIAAA, is written for individuals, and their family and friends, who are looking for options to address alcohol problems. It is intended as a resource to understand what treatment choices are available and what to consider when selecting among them.

This pocket guide is condensed from the NIAAA Guide, Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth: A Practitioner’s Guide. It was produced in collaboration with the American Academy of Pediatrics.

This project seeks to develop and pilot the implementation of a screening tool for opioid risk at American College of Surgeons (ACS) Level I and Level II trauma centers.

Este programa es para adultos en Estados Unidos que hablan español y que están listos para dejar de fumar. Este programa es ofrecido por Smokefree.gov del Instituto Nacional del Cáncer.

This texting program is for young adults in the United States who are ready to quit dip. This program is offered by the National Cancer Institute’s Smokefree.gov.

Today is a great day to quit. Become a smokefree teen with help from smokefree.gov.

This texting program is for pregnant women in the United States who are ready to cut back on cigarettes and quit smoking. This program is offered by the National Cancer Institute’s Smokefree.gov.

This texting program is for adults in the United States who are ready to quit smoking. This program is offered by the National Cancer Institute’s Smokefree.gov.

This program is for veterans in the United States who are ready to quit tobacco. This program is offered through a collaboration between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the National Cancer Institute’s Smokefree.gov.

The quitSTART app is a free smartphone app from smokefree.gov that helps you quit smoking with tailored tips, inspiration, and challenges.

QuitGuide is a free app from smokefree.gov that helps you understand your smoking patterns and build the skills needed to become and stay smokefree.

Smokefree.gov offers free text messaging programs that give 24/7 encouragement, advice, and tips for becoming smokefree and being healthier.

Quitting smoking can be hard. Having a plan makes things a bit easier. Use this tool from smokefree.gov to help.

Quitting smoking is one of the most important steps you can take to improve your health. Learn more with this infographic from the Centers for Disease Control.

Tobacco use can lead to tobacco dependence and serious health problems. Quitting smoking greatly reduces the risk of developing smoking-related diseases. Learn more from the Centers for Disease Control.

Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth Guide from the National Institute of Health and the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

Aligning PROSPER with Local Health Care through Expanded Partnerships and SBIRT: RCT Replication and Extension (Partnerships for Student Success Project) from the Partnerships for Prevention Science Institute.

Expanding the Evidence-Based PROSPER Delivery System to Address the Opioid Epidemic (PROSPER Rx Project) from the Partnerships for Prevention Science Institute.

An RCT of A Family-Centered Ojibwe Substance Abuse Prevention from the Partnerships for Prevention Science Institute at Iowa State University.