Opioid Response Partnerships: Embedding Harm Reduction and Recovery Services in Library-Community Collaborations
Includes a Live Web Event on 09/30/2026 at 2:00 PM (EDT)
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Hear how libraries can serve as trusted hubs for opioid response and recovery. Learn strategies for embedding naloxone distribution, peer support, and referral systems in library spaces. Discover how these partnerships increase access for hard-to-reach populations, reduce stigma, and strengthen community trust. Gain practical insights on staff training, multi-sector collaboration, and replicable approaches to expand public health impact and advance equity.
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Describe the role of libraries as trusted community partners in addressing substance use and recovery.
- Assess opportunities for replication of library-based public health partnerships in diverse communities.
HESPA III Competencies included:
2.1.2 |Entry| Facilitate collaborative efforts among stakeholders to sustain engagement.
2.3.9 |Adv| Revise intervention(s) based on pilot feedback.
Sponsored by the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE), a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.0 total Category I contact education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available for this session is 0. Provider ID #98029 and Activity ID DL0126046.
Jeni Starr, MEd, MCHES
Community Specialists Manager
Kansas City Public Library
Jeni has been a health educator for over 20 years and currently serves as the Health & Wellness Specialist for the Kansas City Public Library where she coordinates health & wellness programming, works with patrons one-on-one to provide health information, and participates in community partnerships. She serves on the Executive Committee of SOPHE Midwest in the role of Continuing Education Chair. Jeni is passionate about health equity and weight inclusive wellness. She holds a Master of Education in Health Education from the University of Texas at Austin, a Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences from Mount Holyoke College, and is a Master Certified Health Education Specialist. When she isn’t working she enjoys gardening, traveling, sewing, and spending time with her husband, stepkids, two cats, and retired racing greyhound.
Jamie A. Placht, MS, CHES
Health & Wellbeing Specialist
Kansas City Public Library
Jamie Placht is the Health and Wellbeing Specialist for the Kansas City Public Library. He has helped build a variety of public health partnerships across the library system, including partnerships that increase healthcare access, educational opportunities around various health topics, and providing referrals for health-related services. In addition to holding a Master of Education in Health Education from the University of Kansas, Jamie is a Certified Health Education Specialist.
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