After a series of community town hall meetings where we received feedback directly from our community members and library staff, our library administration and board of control worked together to create a community-focused strategic plan.  This is YOUR library, and as part of our commitment to serving YOU, Bossier Parish Libraries and the Louisiana Department of Health present this series of community conversations on some tough topics.  We're breaking the rules of conversation by talking about all those things we've been taught to not talk about.

This virtual event will take place each Wednesday in June from 6pm-7pm

Session 3 - (Part 1) Community Harm Reduction

PRESENTER:  Yolanda Duckworth, OPOC
Louisiana Department of Health/Office of Public Health-Bureau of Community Preparedness

This first session will provide an overview of the State's Office of Public Health Opiod Prevention program, awareness through outreach as well as share information on prescription medication safety and disposal as a continued strategy to reduce opioid misuse and overdose.

Session 3 - (Part 2) Overdose Prevention:  Naloxone Administration

Presenter:  Lloyd Abney, Community Outreach
Council on Drug & Alcohol Abuse

This session will educate participants on the use and administration of the opioid overdose reversal medication, NARCAN.