Rural Urban Connections: Opioids

Composed of a collaboration of agencies and organizations from across Minnesota, the Rural Urban Connections: Opioids project team is currently developing ways that communities in Minnesota can work together to address the opioid epidemic.  

In December 2023, UROC hosted a Critical Conversation based on the work of the team and the idea that rural, suburban, and urban communities share many of the same assets and challenges, even though the context and geography might be different. Watch the video. 

The rich conversations developed as a part of this project are continuing through the University of Minnesota Extension's Department of Community Development.