Using Opioid Settlement Funds: A Snapshot of Spending and Opportunities

Opioid settlement funds provide a critical opportunity to invest in public health approaches for substance use and overdose prevention. In this webinar, Prevention Institute and Big Cities Health Coalition invite you to learn more about the activities these funds currently support. Jennifer Kolker (Clinical Professor of Health Management and Policy and co-lead of the Policy Core, Urban Health Collaborative, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University) shares preliminary insights into opioid settlement fund planning. Jeanene Fowler (Executive Director of Maricopa County Department of Public Health) offers a local perspective on their work in a county that serves both one of the largest cities in the U.S. (Phoenix) and rural areas.