Quabog Hill Substance Use Alliance
Monthly Meeting: Monday, November 8, 2021; 9:00 am to 10:30 am
Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82088104707
Meeting ID: 820 8810 4707
Join by phone: 1-301-715-8592
Agenda
A. Welcome and Introductions; Zoom meeting “etiquette” reminders; welcome new members!
B. Updates on QHSUA & Partner Activities
Young Adult Survey & Parents of Young Adults Survey
Mobile Harm Reduction Outreach & Services with Guest Speaker Antonio Roman from Tapestry
Hampden County Addiction Task Force (HCAT) project funded by NACCHO
Online Coalition Self-Assessment Surveys
C. Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) Community Chat
D. Group Discussion and Problem-Solving about local youth & young adult engagement, and status of current services. (This issue will also be on agenda of the Baystate Wing Community Benefits Advisory Council [CBAC] meeting to be held on November 12th.)
E. Update from Ware Regional Recovery Center
F. Call to Action Requests
Authors for Ware River News/Turley Publications articles each month
G. Brief updates from local services & programs
Next meeting date: Monday, December 13, 2021; 9:00am-10:30am.
Likely to be held via Zoom, but check emails. December agenda includes Boston Medical Center staff coming to update QHSUA on the HEALing Communities Study in our region.
QHSUA serves the towns of Barre; Belchertown; Brimfield; Brookfield; East Brookfield; Hardwick; Holland; Hubbardston; Monson; New Braintree; North Brookfield; Oakham; Palmer; Spencer; Wales; Ware; Warren; and West Brookfield.
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NOTICES:
Friends and followers in Ware - we've recently sent a postcard to all Ware residents! We'll hope you help us out by taking the survey described on the postcard. Thank you!
Hospital Discussion Committee Seeking Your Input!
The Town of Ware Hospital Discussion Committee wants your thoughts on access to medical care in our community, as well as the Mary Lane Hospital facility. Please take a moment to fill this out.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DC3QKKJ
Volunteer Writers Wanted!
We are looking for authors to write articles for Ware River News / other neighborhood papers. Local papers have been publishing guest articles, and we are looking for volunteers to write about a topic related to substance use, whether it is about yourself, your organization, or another related topic (about 500-600 words).
People who have answered this Call to Action in previous months have included one of our staff wrote an article this month about how it doesn’t have to be scary to talk to your teens about substance use. Before that, our community members, Sue, wrote an article about her own experiences.
If you are interested in writing an article, please let us know.
"Say It Nicer."
Tapestry presents "Say It Nicer"
A documentary about harm reduction, love and art"
Movie Premiere & Panel
Wednesday, November 17 at 6pm
https://westfield-ma.zoom/us/j/94749352185
https://www.facebook.com/TapestryWMass
Vax Bus is Coming to Ware
Friday, November 12 from 2pm - 6pm
Koziol Elementary School, Gould Road, Ware
No appointment, ID, or health insurance needed.
https://ware-112.youcanbook.me/
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Abaigeal Duda
Community Engagement Coordinator, Quaboag Hills Prevention Partnership
a project of the Town of Ware & the Quaboag Hills Substance Use Alliance
pronouns: she/her/hers
Visit the QHSUA website: www.qhsua.org
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QHSUA/