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PARTTHREE: OTHER STRATEGIES <br />I. FIRST RESPONDERS <br />1. Law enforcement expenditures relating to the opioid epidemic. <br />2. Educate first responders regarding appropriate practices and precautions when <br />dealing with fentanyl or other drugs. <br />J. LEADERSHIP, PLANNING AND COORDINATION <br />1. Community regional planning to identify goals for reducing harms related to the <br />opioid epidemic, to identify areas and populations with the greatest needs for <br />treatment intervention services, or to support other strategies to abate the <br />opioid epidemic described in this opioid abatement strategy list. <br />2. A government dashboard to track key opioid -related indicators and supports as <br />identified through collaborative community processes. <br />3. Invest in infrastructure or staffing at government and not-for-profit agencies to <br />support collaborative, cross -system coordination with the purpose of preventing <br />overprescribing, opioid misuse, or opioid overdoses, treating those with OUD <br />and any co-occurring SUD/MH issues, supporting them in treatment or recovery, <br />connecting them to care, or implementing other strategies to abate the opioid <br />epidemic described in this opioid abatement strategy list. <br />K. TRAINING <br />1. Provide funding for staff training or networking programs and services to <br />improve the capability of government, community, and not-for-profit entities to <br />abate the opioid crisis. <br />Support infrastructure and staffing for collaborative cross -system coordination <br />to prevent opioid misuse, prevent overdoses, and treat those with OUD and any <br />co-occurring SUD/MH issues, or implement other strategies to abate the opioid <br />epidemic described in this opioid abatement strategy list (e.g., health care, <br />primary care, pharmacies, PDMPs, etc.); <br />3. Medical Provider education; <br />4. Media Campaigns <br />L. RESEARCH <br />11 <br />