In this section, you can find materials that share findings from the HEALing Communities Study. Click on the links below or use the side menus to navigate to different pages.
Practice Guides – Developed by the national HCS team to summarize community engagement and ORCCA best practices.
How-to Guides & Success Stories – Developed by the Ohio team to share guidelines for implementation of study strategies and successes from HCS communities.
HCS Ohio team members are meeting with groups across the state who are interested in learning more about the HEALing Communities Study. Our presentations share information and findings from the study, share key lessons learned and guidelines for implementation, and provide connections to agencies and communities involved in HCS. Presentations are customized to fit audience interest. View the map and table below to see where we have been and plan to go!
To schedule a dissemination presentation for your agency, organization, or community group, please email HEALingCommunities@osu.edu.

Statewide Events | Completed/Scheduled | Number of Attendees |
Ohio Public Health Conference | Completed | 30 |
Implementation of Mobile Medical Units for the Delivery of Addiction Services in Ohio Webinar | Completed | 216 |
Ohio Justice-Involved Workforce Opportunities Committee | Completed | 34 |
Ohio Recovery Housing | Completed | 4 |
Ohio Citizen Advocates for Addiction Recovery (OCAAR) | Completed | 14 |
Ohio Mental Health and Addiction Services Trauma-Informed Care Committee | Completed | 26 |
Ohio State University Extension Community Staff Meeting | Completed | 9 |
Ohio State University Extension Conference | Completed | Not Recorded |
Ohio State University Extension Family Consumer Sciences Educators | Completed | 28 |
Tips for Engaging Coalitions to Respond to the Opioid Crisis: Lessons Learned from the HEALing Communities Study Webinar | Completed | 257 |