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| − | * Faith Communities - educating people about the importance of safe storage of prescription drugs, letting them know about special discount and/or subsidy programs, buy storage in bulk | + | *Work with community organizations to spread information on the importance of safe storage of prescription drugs. |
| − | * Real Estate Professionals (taking steps to reduce theft during open houses) | + | *Reach out to manufacturers of safe storage products to get special bulk pricing and delivery so the coalition can offer the product at a discount. |
| − | * Residential Property Managers would be motivated to minimize having unsecured prescription drugs on their property (as that could increase crime or opioid misuse among residents) | + | *Reach out to community foundations to see if they would consider funding a subsidy program that would cover 1/2 the cost of a safe storage product. |
| − | * Manufacturers of safe storage products (offering discounts or providing educational materials) | + | *Develop a campaign for faith communities, landlords and property managers to offer the special pricing (perhaps through the Health Department) of safe storage products. |
| − | * National Organizations that help communities promote safe storage of prescription drugs: SafeHomes Coalition | + | *Work with the local health department to work with their state to allocate some of the federal funding allotted to the states to support safe storage efforts. |
| − | * Employers -- they suffer serious financial impacts when their employees or their employees' family members begin to misuse opioids. | + | *Find a sponsor to buy TimerCaps to distribute in the community. (Link to [[Details_for_a_Self-Funding_Safe_Storage_campaign|program details]].) |
| − | * Doctors -- helping collect data on how many people use safe storage, and pointing people to resources for safe storage | + | *See idea for a [[Community_Safe_Storage_Campaign|Community Safe Storage Campaign]] in the Tools & Resources |
| − | * Pharmacists -- helping collect data on how many people use safe storage, and pointing people to resources for safe storage | + | |
| − | * Barbershops and Hair Salons -- They are in contact with many people in a community, and they could be a partner in helping to get the word out. | + | = Potential Partners = |
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| + | *Faith Communities - educating people about the importance of safe storage of prescription drugs, letting them know about special discount and/or subsidy programs, buy storage in bulk | ||
| + | *Real Estate Professionals (taking steps to reduce theft during open houses) | ||
| + | *Residential Property Managers would be motivated to minimize having unsecured prescription drugs on their property (as that could increase crime or opioid misuse among residents) | ||
| + | *Manufacturers of safe storage products (offering discounts or providing educational materials) | ||
| + | *National Organizations that help communities promote safe storage of prescription drugs: SafeHomes Coalition | ||
| + | *Employers -- they suffer serious financial impacts when their employees or their employees' family members begin to misuse opioids. | ||
| + | *Doctors -- helping collect data on how many people use safe storage, and pointing people to resources for safe storage | ||
| + | *Pharmacists -- helping collect data on how many people use safe storage, and pointing people to resources for safe storage | ||
| + | *Barbershops and Hair Salons -- They are in contact with many people in a community, and they could be a partner in helping to get the word out. | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:57, 10 January 2019
Return to Improve Safe Storage of Prescription Drugs
Potential Actions
- Work with community organizations to spread information on the importance of safe storage of prescription drugs.
- Reach out to manufacturers of safe storage products to get special bulk pricing and delivery so the coalition can offer the product at a discount.
- Reach out to community foundations to see if they would consider funding a subsidy program that would cover 1/2 the cost of a safe storage product.
- Develop a campaign for faith communities, landlords and property managers to offer the special pricing (perhaps through the Health Department) of safe storage products.
- Work with the local health department to work with their state to allocate some of the federal funding allotted to the states to support safe storage efforts.
- Find a sponsor to buy TimerCaps to distribute in the community. (Link to program details.)
- See idea for a Community Safe Storage Campaign in the Tools & Resources
Potential Partners
- Faith Communities - educating people about the importance of safe storage of prescription drugs, letting them know about special discount and/or subsidy programs, buy storage in bulk
- Real Estate Professionals (taking steps to reduce theft during open houses)
- Residential Property Managers would be motivated to minimize having unsecured prescription drugs on their property (as that could increase crime or opioid misuse among residents)
- Manufacturers of safe storage products (offering discounts or providing educational materials)
- National Organizations that help communities promote safe storage of prescription drugs: SafeHomes Coalition
- Employers -- they suffer serious financial impacts when their employees or their employees' family members begin to misuse opioids.
- Doctors -- helping collect data on how many people use safe storage, and pointing people to resources for safe storage
- Pharmacists -- helping collect data on how many people use safe storage, and pointing people to resources for safe storage
- Barbershops and Hair Salons -- They are in contact with many people in a community, and they could be a partner in helping to get the word out.
