Jennifer Chubinski ( jchubinski@interactforhealth. org ) is vice president for research and evaluation at Interact for Health, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Michelle Lydenberg is the evaluation officer for the opioid team at Interact for Health. Several former staff members at Interact for Health contributed in significant ways to developing, executing, and evaluating this multiyear, multicounty opioid funding initiative. Those staff members included Ann Barnum, former vice president for community strategies; Kelly Firesheets, former senior program officer; and Ashlee Young, former evaluation officer. The authors thank Barnum for her review and editing of an early draft of the manuscript.
Health Aff (Millwood). 2020 Jan;39(1):155-160. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2019.00705.
Since 2008 Interact for Health, a foundation, has worked to address the opioid epidemic in Cincinnati, Ohio, which has been particularly affected. This article shares the evolution of the foundation's ongoing work on the crisis, starting as the region's first funder to dedicate significant financial and staff resources to combating the problem. The article covers funding strategy, outcomes, lessons learned from 2008 to 2018, and future plans.
自 2008 年以来，一个名为“互动促进健康”的基金会一直在俄亥俄州辛辛那提市努力应对阿片类药物泛滥问题，这个城市受到的影响尤其严重。本文介绍了该基金会在这场危机中持续工作的演变过程，该基金会是该地区第一个投入大量资金和人力资源来解决这一问题的资助者。本文涵盖了资金策略、成果、2008 年至 2018 年期间的经验教训，以及未来计划。
