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Naloxone Kits Dispensed in UVM Medical Center Emergency Department
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Free Naloxone Kits Dispensed in Emergency Department – No Questions Asked

The emergency departments of Elizabethtown Community Hospital and its Ticonderoga campus recently began providing free naloxone kits, with the drug used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, to anyone who wants them – no questions asked. David Clauss, MD, medical director of both emergency departments, appreciates more than the kits’ potential to save […]

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on in Community, Community Health by UVM Medical Center

Building Healthy Communities…One Game at a Time

When I think about building healthy communities, it is more than just individuals eating well, exercising, and health care – it is also about our whole community. Our towns, our state, our planet…building sustainable behaviors into our daily lives for these communities as well. the University of Vermont Medical Center is committed to this vision […]

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