"IT'S A TOOL IN THE TOOLBOX": PERCEPTIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH EMPLOYEES TO AN OPIOID HARM REDUCTION APPROACH IN A RURAL STATE.
This qualitative case study examines how frontline employees within local public health units (LPHUs) interpret and implement a video-enabled naloxone distribution intervention across North Dakota, a largely rural state. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 representatives from 17 LPHUs...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 243 - 260 |
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