Events
Community Conversation on Minnesota's Opioid Crisis
Monday, April 22, 2019 | 6:30 PM
Monday, April 22, 2019 - 6:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Shorewood Community & Event Center 5735 Country Club Road Excelsior, MN 55331
Join Rep. Dean Phillips and a panel of experts including healthcare providers, community advocates and government officials for a conversation about the opioid crisis and how Minnesotans from all walks of life are innovating and organizing towards a solution. All are welcome! SKIP THE LINE: GUESTS: - State Senator Chris Eaton
- Rob Allen, Chief of Staff in the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office
- Charles Reznikoff, MD, Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine at Hennepin Healthcare
- Colleen Ronnei, Founder and Executive Director at Change the Outcome
- Lexi Reed Holtum, Executive Director at Steve Rummler Hope Network NALOXONE TRAINING:
Immediately following the Community Conversation, the Steve Rummler Hope Network will host an optional public training to educate you on how to administer naloxone and save a life. You will have the opportunity to learn:
- What naloxone (Narcan) is
- How it works when administered to a person who has overdosed
- How to recognize the signs of an opioid overdose
- When to give naloxone to a person who has overdosed
- Upon completion, you will have the opportunity to receive an overdose prevention kit
Limited parking is available. Please reserve spaces near the building for handicapped and elderly visitors. Overflow parking is available at the shopping center across hwy 19. Cross safely at the marked crosswalk in the intersection.
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