The University of Louisiana Monroe College of Pharmacy is proud to announce that the HERO program successfully trained over 600 first responders in its first year. The ULM HERO program is funded by a $2 million, four-year grant from the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, which was received in summer 2022. HERO stands for Harm Reduction Education and Referral Opioid Overdose Reversal. The ULM HERO project focuses on providing harm reduction education to first responders in the state of Louisiana.
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The University of Louisiana Monroe College of Pharmacy partnered with the Northeast Louisiana Children’s Museum on October 19, 2023, to train the community with an event that is part of the LEARN program. LEARN stands for Louisiana Educational Awareness for Rescue Needs. The training allowed teens and adults to learn more about Basic Life Support (BLS), as well as EpiPen and Naloxone training, and tourniquet application.
The venture will create permanent jobs, increase retail spending within the City, and promote economic development through the development of new technologies.