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Winchester Health Department asks you to take needs assessment

What will Winchester do with its part of the opioid settlements? Take a community assessment survey and you can have your say. COURTESY PHOTO

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The following was submitted by the Health Department:

Winchester will receive on average $30,000-$50,000 annually until 2038 from opioid settlements.

The Winchester Health Department/Coalition is conducting a Community Needs Assessment around opioids. The goal of this effort is to determine how to most effectively and equitably allocate the opioid settlement funds.

By completing this survey, you can help determine how Winchester uses this money to support our community with addiction treatment, prevention, and recovery programs.

Scan QR Code for online survey. COURTESY PHOTO/HEALTH DEPARTMENT

The Health Department wants to hear from as many people as possible, even if they have not been directly impacted by opioids.

The town is targeting adults/18+ who live and/or work in Winchester.

Scan QR Code or click here for online survey.

Paper surveys are available at the Health Department in Town Hall, 71 Mount Vernon St., the Winchester Public Library, 80 Washington St., and The Jenks Center, 109 Skillings Road.

Surveys in different languages are also available.

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