ERIC Number: ED617975
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Oct
Pages: 3
Abstractor: ERIC
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Supporting Employers Using the Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) Model. Strategy Spotlight. Innovative Employment and Training Interventions to Address the Opioid Crisis
Bodenlos, Katie
Mathematica
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (L&I) partnered with the Pennsylvania State College of Medicine (Penn State) to create a Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) series for employers. The ECHO model, which originated in the medical field, provides virtual clinics led by expert specialist teams to discuss real-world health cases with community medical providers in underserved areas and work together to develop solutions. Employers seeking to have recovery-friendly workplaces might have questions about how to better support their employees who are recovering from a substance-use disorder. Small- and medium-sized employers, in particular, might not have sufficient capacity or expertise in human resources to address potential issues that can arise. This strategy spotlight highlights an innovative effort, funded through a National Health Emergency (NHE) Dislocated Worker Demonstration Grant to Address the Opioid Crisis, to provide Pennsylvania employers with free expert advice on how to address potential issues and support their employees in recovery. [This is the fourth report of a four-part series. For the third report, "Registered Apprenticeships for Community Health Workers and Dually Certified Peer Recovery Specialist-Community Health Workers," see ED617974.]
Descriptors: Employers, Employees, Community Services, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation, Narcotics, Grants, Work Environment, Access to Information, Telecommunications, Technology Uses in Education, Access to Education, Allied Health Personnel, Specialists
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy (OASP) (DOL), Chief Evaluation Office (CEO)
Authoring Institution: Mathematica
Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1605DC18A00201605DC18F00404