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Introducing Public Health Vending Machines in Rural Communities: Protocol for a Study Using a Community-Based Participatory Approach

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Description
Provides a study protocol focused on creating a community-engaged approach to implementing public health vending machines (PHVMs) that distribute naloxone in rural North Carolina. Discusses the need to engage people who have experienced substance use when developing public health interventions to prevent drug overdose.
Author(s)
Meghan Guter, Lauren Harrell, Kathleen L Egan, Reese Hiatt, Lori Ann Eldridge
Citation
JMIR Research Protocols, 14
Date
09/2025
Tagged as
Community engagement and volunteerism · Illicit drug use · Planning and strategy methods and resources · Prescription drug misuse · Public health · Specialty care · Substance use and misuse · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · North Carolina