Wright County Government: Destigmatizing Substance Use Disorders August 12th

Press release from the Wright County Government:

July 13, 2021

"In Other Words" Combatting Stigma and Transforming Culture Through Language Change

Dr. Alëna A. Balasanova has presented and published nationally and internationally on addiction psychiatry education and destigmatizing substance use disorders; in 2020, Dr. Balasanova was awarded the American Medical Association Foundation Award for Health Education.

This FREE event is cosponsored by the Mentorship, Education, and Drug Awareness (MEADA) Coalition of Wright County and Wright County Health and Human Services and is made possible from Drug-Free Communities grant funding.

August 12th, 2021

3:00-4:30 p.m. for Professionals

7:00-8:30 p.m. for Community Members

Buffalo High School - Performing Arts Center877 Bison Boulevard - Buffalo, MN 55313

For more information, view the event flyer, or email Lori.Blaukat@co.wright.mn.us.

This press release was produced by the Wright County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.