Examining Changes in Coalition Dynamics to Support Opioid Fatality Reduction.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The goal was to evaluate how changes in coalition capacity and leadership were related to adoption and reach of overdose education and naloxone distribution in communities participating in the HEALing Communities Study.

Study design

This was a multisite, cluster randomized waitlist-controlled trial; only analysis of Wave 1 data was performed.

Setting/participants

Longitudinal analysis of cross-sectional surveys completed by coalition members from 33 communities in 4 states based on data collected from January 2021 to June 2022.

Intervention

Study coalitions (n=33) received the Communities That HEAL intervention to support expansion of evidence-based practices, including overdose education and naloxone distribution, to curtail opioid-related

SUBMITTER: Freedman DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12480868 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature