VRHA

Appalachian Communities Opioid Response Summit

*THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED : 

LOOK FOR RESCHEDULING OF THIS SUMMIT, as possible, FOR FALL 2020

Welcome to the ACOR Summit!

The State Rural Health Associations in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia have teamed up to gather ideas and resources for addressing the opioid crisis and other Substance Use Disorders in the Appalachian Region.  We are inviting community-level stakeholders to our capstone event, *May 12 in Huntingon, WV.

Keynote Speaker will be Lauren Sisler from ESPN.  What does a football reporter know about drug overdoses?  The Giles County, Virginia native will join us to talk about her journey from denial to acceptance to advocacy.  Check out a podcast episode featuring her on the Rural Health Voice.

Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Huntington
1001 3rd Ave  |  Huntington, WV 25701
Ph: 304.690.6716

Draft Agenda: Click here

Save your seat!  Registration is only $25 and covers breakfast and lunch at the event.  Click here to register.

Hotel rooms are available at the discounted rate of $115/night.  To reserve your room, call the hotel and ask for the “ACOR Capstone Meeting” or book through this link. You must book by April 27th to guarantee a room at that rate.

Note: To encourage a broad base of attendees, each state has been allotted a number of seats which will provide participants with complimentary registration, hotel on 5/11, and mileage to the event.  To see if you qualify for a complimentary seat, contact your state representative: