Addressing the Opioid Epidemic: Defining Cooperative Extension's Role
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چکیده
The PReventing Opioid Misuse In the SouthEast (PROMISE) Initiative team conducted a needs assessment to explore Mississippians' perceptions of emerging issue opioid misuse and identify ways Extension professionals can assist in prevention. this article, we describe process that included series community forums statewide electronic survey. Additionally, explain how used findings define participants' involvement prevention develop messages be disseminated by professionals. Information presented here may use personnel other states interested engaging
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of extension
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0022-0140', '1077-5315']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.57.06.10