NORTHAMPTON COUNTY

NARCAN TRAINING OFFERED: The Northampton County Drug and Alcohol Division will offer Heroin & Opioid Prevention Education + Naloxone Training as part of the Fentanyl Awareness campaign, Fake is Real. After attending this program, participants will know about the different types of opioids, identify signs and symptoms of opioid abuse and overdose, know how to safely store and dispose of prescription medications, identify community resources for people facing addiction, and learn how to administer NARCAN. For more information, please visit FakeIsReal.org/Hope-Training

Free NARCAN kits, courtesy of the City of Bethlehem Health Bureau, will be available.

Anyone interested in the training should contact Gretchen Hill at ghill@norcopa.gov.

BROADBAND SURVEY: Northampton County has contracted with Design Nine Inc. of Blacksburg, VA., to provide a broadband study and is asking for public participation to help facilitate the study.

The company will analyze the types of broadband services available, broadband use patterns, gaps in existing coverage, and make recommendations to the County as to how to improve service.

A key part of the Design Nine data collection process is a public survey from both businesses and residents regarding their current broadband connections. Residential and business surveys will be made available to the public at select locations throughout the county, the U.S. Mail, as well as online via social media and the web.

The survey collection period will run through April 17.

The online surveys can be found here:

https://tinyurl.com/NorthamptonResidential

https://tinyurl.com/northampton-business