The Naloxone Project
Wyoming Chapter
The Wyoming Chapter has engaged in multiple grant-based projects that have increased naloxone access throughout the state. One of the biggest successes so far for this project has been removing the reporting requirement from the PDMP for naloxone. This makes it easier for staff to distribute naloxone in a clinical setting. We are currently working with the Wyoming Hospital Association to change our rules to more of a distribution model versus the current dispensing model. Wyoming ACEP is going to be meeting with the program to gain physician sponsorship and distribute the hospital survey.
459
Naloxone Kits Distributed
39.5%
Overdose Deaths Involving Prescription Opioids
Programs & InitiativesIndustry Initiatives
Wyoming Naloxone, Overdose & Workforce Initiative (WY-NOW). This initiative aims to decrease overdose deaths through evidence-based education, awareness, and naloxone distribution to at-risk Wyoming citizens, focusing primarily on high-risk workers. The project will bring together industry and nation-leading medical experts to create awareness and education that is medically accurate, evidence-based, and informed by the industries and front-line workers the project aims to serve.
What Wyoming
has Accomplished
The Wyoming Chapter aims to support the continued expansion of naloxone availability across the state and looks forward to completing the current grant-funded work central to the chapter’s mission.
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The Wyoming Chapter of the Naloxone Project is established.
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The WYNOW Initiative receives funding and begins development.
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The WYNOW Initiative distributed XX amount of naloxone kits throughout the state.
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The Wyoming Chapter is awarded a naloxone distribution contract through the Wyoming Department of Health.
Wyoming Leadership
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Dr. Angela Farrand - State Chair
Dr. Farrand is a Community Health Project Director for the Wyoming Institute of Population Health. Her public health experience includes substance use prevention, harm reduction, opioid prescribing stewardship, stigma reduction, housing stability, and sexual health. Angela obtained her Master’s in Public Health from Creighton University and a Doctorate in Health Sciences from A.T. Still University. Angela is passionate about creating equitable care environments in the health care setting and improving overall community health. She is currently the chair of the Wyoming RX Abuse Stakeholders and past president of the Wyoming Public Health Association.