
About
Established August 2017
Our Coalition is an action oriented task force comprised of a wide variety of local agencies and organizations. The coalition meets monthly however the efforts by all participating organizations are ongoing daily.
Key Prevention Strategies
Safer Prescribing
Opioids are important medications and have necessary reasons for use. Our coalition is working to ensure local providers adopt and implement guidelines to protect patients, help prescribers understand the importance of safer prescribing and pain management education.

SAfe Disposal
Our coalition actively tracks the volume of take back drugs by law enforcement that is being sent for destruction by the DEA, is working to provide knowledge to the community on safe disposal sites, expand the number of disposal sites within the county, and provides free TakeAway Envelopes for medication disposal.
Medication Assisted Treatment
(MAT)
As a county with limited medical resources our coalition is working with neighboring agencies to provide immediate resources and is moving towards increasing the number of MAT providers in the county and to establish a referral system to meet the local needs.

Naloxone
Our coalition has secured grants for immediate training and distribution of naloxone to emergency responders, local agencies, organizations, and community members to provide life saving measures to the if needed.
Outreach
Our coalition strives to provide educational information to the local community to promote safe disposal, decrease opioid misuse. We give presentations to youth, organizations, businesses, agencies, Spanish speaking community members, parents, caregivers, and anyone wanting information.
Stakeholders
AmeriCorps
Board of Supervisors
Board of Education
Bright Future Recovery
California Department of Public Health
California Health Care Foundation
California Opioid Safety Network
Center for Care Innovations
Community FoodBank of Hollister
Community Foundation of San Benito County
County of San Benito Probation
Emergency Medical Services
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital Pharmacy
Integrated Waste Management
Local Health Care Providers
Health Trust
Hollister Police Department
Hollister School District
H.O.M.E.
Migrant Center
Local Public Health Pharmacists Work Group
SafeKids
San Benito County Behavioral Health
San Benito County Human Health & Services Agency
San Benito County Office of Education
San Benito County Probation
San Benito County Public Health Services
San Benito County Sheriff’s Office
San Benito Health Foundation
San Benito High School
Sun Street Centers
Valley Health Associates
Whole Person Care