Learn about Social Venture Partners Cincinnati, the work it does and how to join during a short online presentation at noon Tuesday, Aug. 18. If you've ever wondered what it means to be a partner, this is the perfect opportunity to find out more. SVP is the only local funder that goes beyond giving, pairing grant making with hands-on, in-depth coaching, training and guidance for nonprofits that help people reach their full potential. Register here.

Join the All-in Cincinnati Coalition for its next online meeting, 3-5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27. All-In Cincinnati aims to deepen, amplify and multiply local and regional efforts to build equitable, thriving neighborhoods. It is supported by Interact for Health, the Greater Cincinnati Foundation and United Way of Greater Cincinnati. Get involved through the organization's Facebook page, where registration details for the meeting will be shared a few days before the event.

Congratulations to our partners at Hamilton County Public Health, which was recently honored with the 2020 Promising Practice Award by the National Association of County and City Health Officials. The award celebrates local health departments for developing programs that demonstrate exciting approaches and strategies to local public health issues. The health department's Narcan^® Distribution Collaborative, in partnership with BrightView, was one of 36 programs to receive the award. This work is supported by Interact for Health. Learn more.

The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky's 2020 Howard L. Bost Memorial Health Policy Forum will highlight policies and programs that reduce the chances of disease and unhealthy behaviors that often begin in childhood, including substance use, suicide and vaping. This year the forum will be a series of five monthly one-hour webinars. The first will be held 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21. Register here.

The OneSource Center for Nonprofit Excellence will present its "New Fundraising Possibilities: Exploring Virtual and Hybrid Platforms" webinar from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 20. Participants will learn tips and strategies for fundraising options and hear from panelists who have recently had a successful virtual event or worked through details of planning a transformed fundraising experience.

Northern Kentucky University offers online, low-cost, noncredit courses through Ed2Go tailored to nonprofits' needs on topics such as grant writing, fundraising and marketing. Learn more.

Doctors who prescribe opioid painkillers should tell their patients about a potentially life-saving medication that can reverse drug overdoses, according to new federal guidelines (Associated Press, 7/23). The move by the Food and Drug Administration is the latest government effort to increase use of the drug naloxone, best known by the brand name Narcan. Read the AP article.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a strategy aimed at improving health outcomes for populations disproportionately affected by COVID-19 (CDC, 7/24). This includes building on plans for better data on testing, incidence, vaccination and severe outcomes by race and ethnicity as well as establishing special studies related to social determinants of health. The strategy will also focus on increased testing, contact tracing, isolation options and preventive care and disease management in populations at increased risk. Read the CDC strategy statement.

Drug overdoses are spiking again in Hamilton County in what appears to be a fluctuating pattern in the region since the coronavirus pandemic started (DeMio, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7/30). The Hamilton County Addiction Response Coalition issued an overdose alert warning of an overdose surge in hospital emergency departments in the last couple of weeks. The coalition tracks suspected overdose admissions to the emergency rooms and 911 calls for emergency responders each day through Hamilton County Public Health. Read the Cincinnati Enquirer article.

A coalition of educators, activists and philanthropists is urging Congress to extend and expand emergency provisions that allow school districts nationwide to feed millions of children during the coronavirus pandemic (Kennedy, Associated Press, 7/30). Advocates, which include the American Federation of Teachers and the NAACP, are seeking a 15% increase in food stamp assistance and an extension of the program that allows children who are eligible for free or reduced-price meals at school to get extra food benefits. Read the AP article.

Visit Interact for Health's COVID-19 page for information, data and printable resources.