The document describes resources from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to help rural communities address substance use disorders, including the Rural Community Toolbox. The Toolbox is a clearinghouse of federal funding, technical assistance, and other information. It also includes the Community Assessment Tool to help communities understand factors related to addiction, and the Rural Community Action Guide to help communities develop plans to address substance use disorders. The document provides examples and screenshots of these tools.

1. OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL
POLICY
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Mobility, Economic Resilience, and Substance Use DisorderWorkshop Series
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2. O F F I C E O F N A T I O N A L D R U G C O N T R O L P O L I C Y
HELPING COMMUNTIES
IDENTIFY RESOURCES
RURAL COMMUNITY TOOLBOX
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3. O F F I C E O F N A T I O N A L D R U G C O N T R O L P O L I C Y
Rural Community
Toolbox
 The Rural Community Toolbox is a
clearinghouse for funding, technical
assistance, and other information
from 17 federal departments and
agencies to support local action in
rural America.
 In addition to funding and technical
assistance, the Toolbox includes a
library of current information
resources from federal Departments
and agencies on 46 key topics
related to drug addiction in rural
America.
 It also houses the Community
Assessment Tool and the Rural
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4. O F F I C E O F N A T I O N A L D R U G C O N T R O L P O L I C Y
Rural Community Toolbox
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5. O F F I C E O F N A T I O N A L D R U G C O N T R O L P O L I C Y
Rural Community Toolbox
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6. O F F I C E O F N A T I O N A L D R U G C O N T R O L P O L I C Y
Rural Community Toolbox
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7. O F F I C E O F N A T I O N A L D R U G C O N T R O L P O L I C Y
HELPING COMMUNITIES
UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM
COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT TOOL
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8. Community Assessment Tool
O F F I C E O F N A T I O N A L D R U G C O N T R O L P O L I C Y
• Help community leaders
understand the relationship
between the downstream and
upstream factors.
• Use the tool to guide
discussion about community
vulnerabilities and how to
create an environment where
addiction is less likely to
take root.
• Help drive policy and local
investment decisions.
• Support/strengthen intrinsic
community functions that are also
critical for absorbing, rebounding
from, and adapting to risk factors.
• Help guide federal agencies towards
a consistent framework for thinking
about rural communities as they
create funding opportunities.
• Promote the identification and
sharing of relevant data, and
facilitate the collection of new
data needed to fill critical
information gaps.
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9. Community Assessment Tool
Background and Data Source
O F F I C E O F N A T I O N A L D R U G C O N T R O L P O L I C Y
Background:
• NORC Walsh Center developed the
Appalachian Overdose Mapping Tool for
the Appalachian Regional Commission
(ARC) - 13 states
Data Source
• CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) National
Vital Statistics System (NVSS) Multiple Cause of Death File
• U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey
• Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and
Wages
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10. Community Assessment Tool
Dashboard close-up
O F F I C E O F N A T I O N A L D R U G C O N T R O L P O L I C Y
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11. Community Assessment Tool
Side panel close-up
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12. Community Assessment Tool
O F F I C E O F N A T I O N A L D R U G C O N T R O L P O L I C Y
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13. Change Over Time: Michigan
Prescription Opioids vs All Drugs
2009-2013 2014 - 2018
All Drugs
O F F I C E O F N A T I O N A L D R U G C O N T R O L P O L I C Y
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Prescription Opioids
2009-2013 2014 - 2018

14. Change Over Time
O F F I C E O F N A T I O N A L D R U G C O N T R O L P O L I C Y
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15. Change Over Time
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O F F I C E O F N A T I O N A L D R U G C O N T R O L P O L I C Y

16. Change Over Time
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17. Broadband Access: Connectivity
O F F I C E O F N A T I O N A L D R U G C O N T R O L P O L I C Y
IN Broadband
access rate
92.9%
More connected
Less connected
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18. Community Assessment Tool
View County Details
O F F I C E O F N A T I O N A L D R U G C O N T R O L P O L I C Y
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19. O F F I C E O F N A T I O N A L D R U G C O N T R O L P O L I C Y
Demographics Fact Sheet
Users can email
and print single
page fact sheets
containing
county-level
overdose
information,
along with
information on
correlational
factors.
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20. Behavioral Health Resources Fact
Sheet
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21. O F F I C E O F N A T I O N A L D R U G C O N T R O L P O L I C Y
HELPING COMMUNITIES TAKE
ACTION
RURAL COMMUNITY ACTION GUIDE
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22. Rural Community Action Guide
O F F I C E O F N A T I O N A L D R U G C O N T R O L P O L I C Y
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23. Rural Community Action Guide
O F F I C E O F N A T I O N A L D R U G C O N T R O L P O L I C Y
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24. Rural Community Action Guide
O F F I C E O F N A T I O N A L D R U G C O N T R O L P O L I C Y
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25. Rural Community Action Guide
O F F I C E O F N A T I O N A L D R U G C O N T R O L P O L I C Y
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26. Thank you!
Betty-Ann Bryce
Special Advisor for Rural Affairs
National Opioids and Synthetics Coordination
Group
ONDCP
Betty-Ann.M.Bryce2@ondcp.eop.gov
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