Please join us on March 20th for a unique opportunity to meet and engage with local stakeholders and community champions at all levels and to learn more about this critical initiative, and the benefits of implementing harm reduction strategies that help save lives. By working together, we hope to break-down stigma and greatly improve the health of Mississipians. Learn more
Building on the success of our “Tackle Overdose Now” campaign in Davidson and Fentress Counties, we are excited to expand our overdose prevention campaign and public education model to Knoxville, TN. This will ensure greater availability and low-barrier access to “free” life-saving overdose reversal medications, while also dramatically heightening public awareness of its benefits.
REACH Impact Institute, in partnership with the Mississippi Public Health Institute, Singing River Health System and Fund Recovery, launched the second free Naloxone vending machine along the MS Gulf Coast on March 20, 2026 at the Singing River Ocean Springs Hospital.
The Ocean Springs Hospital Administrator, Heath Thompson, was joined by: Ocean Springs Mayor, Robert “Bobby” Cox; Jackson County Supervisor, Ennit Morris; Gulfport Hospital Administrator, Heather Rowley; Pascagoula Hospital Administrator, Jillian Strayham; and Director, MSPHI, Jan Dawson, among others.
REACH Impact Institute, in partnership with the Mississippi Public Health Institute, Singing River Health System and Fund Recovery, launched the third free Naloxone vending machine along the MS Gulf Coast on March 20, 2026 at the Singing River Pascagoula Hospital.
The Pascagoula Hospital Administrator, Jillian Strayham, was joined by: Pascagoula Mayor, Jay Willis; Jackson County Supervisor, Ennit Morris; Pascagoula Fire Chief Hyler Krebs; and Pascagoula Police Chief Terry Scott, among others.
Singing River Hospital Gulfport Naloxone Vending Machine Installation and Ribbon Cutting.
Jackson Medical Mall “Tackle Overdose Now” Vending Machine Campaign and Community Impact Summit.
Nashville “Tackle Overdose Now” Campaign and Naloxone Vending Machine Ribbon-cutting.
Fentress County “Tackle Overdose Now” Campaign and Vending Machine Launch.
