Steve Rummler Hope Network

THE STEVE RUMMLER HOPE NETWORK'S MISSION IS TO HEIGHTEN AWARENESS OF THE DISEASE OF ADDICTION AS IT RELATES TO THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL BURDENS OF CHRONIC PAIN AND TO IMPROVE THE ASSOCIATED CARE PROCESS. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE HEALTHY FUTURES FOCUS AREA. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A RESOURCE DATABASE THAT WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION ON ALL OF THE TREATMENT, PREVENTION AND EDUCATION SERVICES AVAILABLE WITHIN EACH GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. THE VISTA PROJECT WILL SEEK TO ENSURE THAT THREE OUTCOMES ARE IN PLACE: 1) COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE OF CONNECTIONS TO EMERGENCY RESPONSE INCREASES, 2) INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT RESOURCES ARE ACCESSIBLE AND KNOWN, 3) PRIMARY PREVENTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH AWARENESS OF OPIOID ABUSE AND INFORMATION ON TREATMENT OPTIONS ARE EXPANDED. THE BENEFICIARIES OF THIS EFFORT WILL BE THE COMMUNITIES IN THE 87 MINNESOTA COUNTIES AND 11 NATIVE NATIONS THAT WILL BE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THIS EFFORT. FOUR (4) VISTA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS MAPPING THE EXISTING ASSETS AND CHALLENGES AS THEY PERTAIN TO OPIOID ABUSE, IDENTIFYING COMMUNITY LEADERS, ORGANIZING A STATEWIDE STEERING COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF NGOS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO WORK TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND COMBAT ADDICTION DISPARITIES IN MINNESOTA, EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES TO BE A VOICE ON THIS ISSUE, MAPPING RATES OF POVERTY, OPIOID ABUSE AND DEATHS, AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF WELL-BEING, IDENTIFYING SERVICES AND RESOURCES, AND CREATING A STATEWIDE APPLICATION TO IDENTIFY AND CONNECT EXISTING RESOURCES AND SERVICES TOGETHER OVER THE COURSE OF THREE (3) YEARS.