PENNSYLVANIA AGRiMED partnered with Wellington
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Posted On: 08/26/2018 4:29:46 PM
PENNSYLVANIA
AGRiMED partnered with Wellington Development, and is seeking to launch a $1 billion project in the region. Two new power plants and AGRiMED Industries will share a parcel of land that will host nearly 150 jobs at the peak of construction. We anticipate nearly 75 permanent full time jobs moving forward (inclusive of the dispensary, grow/processing center and power plant). Initially, AGRiMED allocated $40 million dollars for the first phase of the Pennsylvania facility.
Opioid Addiction Reduction Program
Over the past 15 years, more than 165,000 people in the United States have died from overdoses related to prescription opioids, and millions more have suffered adverse consequences. The misuse and abuse of prescription opioids have contributed to a steep increase in heroin and fentanyl overdoses, JAMA (2017). The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, ranks 8th in the nation for opioid death rates in the country, with the southwest region being home to 4 of the top 5 counties for opioid deaths in the Commonwealth (Armstrong #2, Cambria #3, Indiana #4, Greene #5). During this epidemic, rural communities are seeing a much faster increase in the spread of this destructive health crisis. Rural areas have seen a 385% increase in heroin use and a 285% increase in the use of pain medication. The urban areas have seen a 143% increase in heroin use and a 208% increase in the use of pain medication.
As a core element of our CIP we will establish an Opioid Addiction Reduction Program in coordination with local abuse and outreach centers and through liaison with local pain doctors and healthcare professionals. Our program will be advertised through our website and through social media outlets. Bill Zimmerman, Greene County Chairman, has lost two brothers to drug overdose. We will employ licensed social workers in each of our dispensaries. This, along with our holistic approach to healthcare can have a synergistic effect on the treatment of patients who find themselves helpless to these addictive opioids.
Community Outreach Ms. Patricia Austin RN/MSN
Ms. Patricia Austin is an advanced practice community/public health nurse, and academician with more than 20 years of experience in various health care delivery systems and health policy development.
She received her Master’s Degree in Nursing from Bowie State University with a focus in Community /Public Health Nursing and Education. She was an Eli Lilly Fellow who served as a Health Policy Analyst with the National Black Caucus of State Legislators. Ms. Austin currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer of HSC Home Care, LLC in Washington DC and HSC Health & Residential Services in Landover Maryland.
https://agrimedindustries.com/community/
AGRiMED partnered with Wellington Development, and is seeking to launch a $1 billion project in the region. Two new power plants and AGRiMED Industries will share a parcel of land that will host nearly 150 jobs at the peak of construction. We anticipate nearly 75 permanent full time jobs moving forward (inclusive of the dispensary, grow/processing center and power plant). Initially, AGRiMED allocated $40 million dollars for the first phase of the Pennsylvania facility.
Opioid Addiction Reduction Program
Over the past 15 years, more than 165,000 people in the United States have died from overdoses related to prescription opioids, and millions more have suffered adverse consequences. The misuse and abuse of prescription opioids have contributed to a steep increase in heroin and fentanyl overdoses, JAMA (2017). The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, ranks 8th in the nation for opioid death rates in the country, with the southwest region being home to 4 of the top 5 counties for opioid deaths in the Commonwealth (Armstrong #2, Cambria #3, Indiana #4, Greene #5). During this epidemic, rural communities are seeing a much faster increase in the spread of this destructive health crisis. Rural areas have seen a 385% increase in heroin use and a 285% increase in the use of pain medication. The urban areas have seen a 143% increase in heroin use and a 208% increase in the use of pain medication.
As a core element of our CIP we will establish an Opioid Addiction Reduction Program in coordination with local abuse and outreach centers and through liaison with local pain doctors and healthcare professionals. Our program will be advertised through our website and through social media outlets. Bill Zimmerman, Greene County Chairman, has lost two brothers to drug overdose. We will employ licensed social workers in each of our dispensaries. This, along with our holistic approach to healthcare can have a synergistic effect on the treatment of patients who find themselves helpless to these addictive opioids.
Community Outreach Ms. Patricia Austin RN/MSN
Ms. Patricia Austin is an advanced practice community/public health nurse, and academician with more than 20 years of experience in various health care delivery systems and health policy development.
She received her Master’s Degree in Nursing from Bowie State University with a focus in Community /Public Health Nursing and Education. She was an Eli Lilly Fellow who served as a Health Policy Analyst with the National Black Caucus of State Legislators. Ms. Austin currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer of HSC Home Care, LLC in Washington DC and HSC Health & Residential Services in Landover Maryland.
https://agrimedindustries.com/community/
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