US Cooperative Extension's response to substance misuse: A scoping review

A Hagaman, K Roark, LT Washburn - Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background The US has experienced exponential growth in overdose fatalities over the past
four decades and more than 22 million people are currently living with a substance use …

The Role of Cooperative Extension in Delivering Training and Technical Assistance to Support Evidence-Based Behavioral Health Practices in Rural Communities

E Weybright, S Phibbs, C Watters… - Evaluation & the …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The opioid epidemic in the United States continues to disproportionately affect those in rural,
compared to urban, areas due to a variety of treatment and recovery barriers. One …

Cooperative extension as a key partner to behavioral health in rural communities.

E Weybright, EL Doering, K Hampilos… - Journal of Rural …, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Since its beginning, the opioid crisis has been unrelenting and remains one of the most
challenging public health problems to solve. This is especially true in rural communities …

Hiding in plain sight: Cooperative Extension as an underutilized approach to improving cancer survivorship outcomes in underserved populations

O Pitasi, D Hildebrand, R Liebe, J Joyce… - Journal of Cancer …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Explore the potential utility of a Cooperative Extension–specific program to support
post-active treatment cancer survivors. Methods A user-centered study was conducted to …