11/18/2025
🌄 Rural Health Outreach & Equity Navigation – North Carolina
ICGH is proud to lead a comprehensive initiative focused on improving health outcomes for rural residents, especially individuals facing challenges with Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Opioid Use Disorder (OUD).
This continuing project across NC —directed by Dr. Corey Richardson, CEO & Clinical Director—brings together education, stigma reduction, peer-support services, harm-reduction strategies, and strong community partnerships to create a long-term path to recovery and wellness.
✨ Key Focus Areas Include:
🔹 Education & Training for providers, first responders, and community members
🔹 Reducing stigma through outreach, events, and public awareness
🔹 Barrier & Harm Reduction with Narcan distribution and medical support
🔹 Integrated Support Services, navigation, and wraparound care
🔹 Strong stakeholder collaboration with local agencies, providers, and partners
🔹 Expanding the recovery community with peer-support specialists and local resources
This initiative addresses the unique challenges rural communities face—transportation barriers, provider shortages, limited service access—and brings evidence-informed best practices directly to the people who need them most.
ICGH Treatment Centers remains committed to improving rural health and building stronger, healthier communities across North Carolina. đź’™