Healthy Guilford

Healthy Guilford

Healthy Guilford is a nonprofit coalition that focuses on the prevention of medication and other substance misuse, overdose, and deaths.

Healthy Guilford (formerly GC MEDS) is a community-based nonprofit coalition that focuses on the prevention of medication and other substance misuse, overdose, and deaths through community collaboration, education, detection, and safety.

06/20/2024

TEENS…we want to hear from you!!!

Healthy Guilford Coalition is looking for teens to join us for a Focus Group discussion on issues they face in the community. Topics will include living in Guilford County, substance misuse, and other issues facing our youth. These group conversations will take approximately one hour and will be conducted virtually. This information will be used as part of Healthy Guilford Coalition’s assessment and evaluation process to determine how we can best serve teens in Guilford County. All active participants will receive a $25.00 gift card for their time.

Names and addresses will not be connected to the data collection and will only be used for the purpose of registration and receiving a gift card.

Click on the link below to register for the event by Tuesday, June 25th. Limited Space Available! You will receive a Zoom or TEAMS link via email on or before June 26th. If you have any questions, contact [email protected] or call 336-558-5649.

***Each participant must register and be actively involved in the conversation to receive a gift card. No logging in and just sitting there. 😊

Registration Link:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=OZjTQV38QUGfJgBMFg17X1ExClv-FStBj8T-sR8U4r1UNVg0WUVISVczUDNVSUs0SUxIWkw5UkpRRi4u

Photos from Teresa Baker - Recycle Lady's post 05/14/2024
05/03/2024

Tomorrow we will be hosting a medicine take back event with Pace of Triad! Come out and drop off any unused/expired medication. First 25 will receive a FREE medication lock box!

04/19/2024

Stop by TOMORROW and drop off your expired/unused medication!

04/19/2024

Stop by TOMORROW and drop off your expired/unused medication.

03/19/2024

March 17th – 23rd is National Poison Prevention Week.

It is our goal to bring awareness and provide poison prevention safety education on the safe storage and disposal of medications within the community. To fulfill this goal, Safe Kids Guilford, Healthy Guilford Coalition, The City of High Point, and the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office are partnering to provide an in-person Operation Medicine Drop in High Point on Saturday, March 23rd. So clean out those cabinets and come drop off your unused/expired medication this weekend. More information regarding this event can be found on the attached flyers. See you on Saturday!!!

The first 20 people to drop off medication, will receive a FREE gift!

Photos from Healthy Guilford's post 03/19/2024

POSTPONED- Due to the rain in the forecast, this event is being postponed. Stay tuned in for the reschedule date.

March 17th – 23rd is National Poison Prevention Week

It is our goal to bring awareness and provide poison prevention safety education on the safe storage and disposal of medications within the community. To fulfill this goal, Safe Kids Guilford, Healthy Guilford Coalition, The City of High Point, and the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office are partnering to provide an in-person Operation Medicine Drop in High Point on Saturday, March 23rd. So clean out those cabinets and come drop off your unused/expired medication this weekend. More information regarding this event can be found on the attached flyers. See you on Saturday!!!

The first 20 people to drop off medication, will receive a FREE gift!

03/14/2024

Everyone is welcome to attend, but you must register to join this event on March 16th, 2024

https://forms.office.com/r/qQ7XmbeDu3?origin=lprLink

Photos from Healthy Guilford's post 01/29/2024

Today marks the first day of CADCA! It is the 34th year. For the entire week we are in National Harbor, Maryland learning and gaining information about prevention to being back to our community.

01/11/2024

It’s that time again 🤭 Healthy Guilford Youth Coalition is looking for youth in Guilford County School. We are calling all Middle and High Schools Students.

01/08/2024

Healthy Guilford Coalition, would love to wish our Guilford county students a good luck 🍀on all of their exams this week! We just want to provide you all with a couple of tips to help prepare. Are you all for your exams this week… 🔎 Find out what your test will be like.
📃 Develop a memory for test.
🏫 Don’t stick to one study place.
📚 Organize your study place.
📵 Get distractions away.
📅 Divide studying into sessions.
☑ Set a goal.
👯 Group up with your friends.

10/06/2023

As we get ready to end mental illness week, take time and practice self-care. Get out enjoy some activities, try a new food, enjoy family time!

10/06/2023

Photos from Healthy Guilford's post 10/03/2023

Last Thursday how to Guilford had the opportunity to partner with Smith Active Adult Center hosted a Medicine take back event! We’ve collected over 100 pounds of medication! Thank you to everyone who came out and supported and dropped off medication! Special thank you to the Guilford County sheriff department!!!

09/26/2023

This Thursday! At the Smith Active Adult Center!

Photos from Healthy Guilford's post 09/25/2023

Healthy Guilford Coalition was invited to My Little Taste Buds Breaking Ground Garden event this past Saturday,September 23,2023. We assisted in providing the community with resources regarding prescription medication, medication lockboxes, and Deterra!

Photos from Healthy Guilford's post 08/31/2023

Yesterday, Healthy Guilford had the opportunity to assist in hosting a National Overdose Awareness Day event. It was such a rewarding, feeling to bring awareness to those who tragically lost their lives to drugs, and to bring awareness that this is a battle. We all continue to fight as a community.💜

08/31/2023

Today we bring awareness to National Overdose Awareness Day. A day in remembrance to our love ones who tragically lost their lives to drugs. day

08/28/2023

This Friday is the last day to turn in the application for our youth coalition ! It’s not too late!!!! Calling All students in middle school to high school! !!

08/21/2023

We are 11 days until we close application! There still is time! Calling all of !!!!!! Please see our website to fill out an application today!

08/08/2023

Happy Tuesday everyone🥳 Just a reminder the last day to turn in applications for our youth coalition is September 1,2023! Tell a any youth you know in the community 😌 share to all your networks!! !!

06/23/2023

Tomorrow at 10:00AM! At our Alcohol and Drug Services - location in ,NC. We will be debuting our HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT TRAILER! Come out! 🌺

06/15/2023

Come out today starting at 10am! Address is 2005 N. Main Street. PUBLIX parking lot!

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