The Southern Virginia Higher Education will host an American Red Cross blood drive Tuesday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The blood drive will be held in the SVHEC’s Center of Nursing Excellence located within the 820 Bruce Street Building. The need for donors remains high, and everyone eligible to give is encouraged to do so.
To make a donation appointment register online at www.redcrossblood.org/give or call 1-800-RED CROSS.
SVHEC’s Center of Nursing Excellence and Southside Area Health Education will partner with the Southside Behavioral Health and the Southside Wellness Coalition to offer a free Rapid REVIVE! training Thursday in honor of International Overdose Awareness Day.
REVIVE! is the Opioid Overdose and Naloxone Education program for the Commonwealth of Virginia, and provides free training on how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose emergency using naloxone. Naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, is a prescription medication that temporarily reverses an opioid overdose by blocking the effects of opioids. If given in time, naloxone can save someone’s life by temporarily reversing the overdose and allowing the affected person to breathe again.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin recently highlighted REVIVE! training as a critical tool in Virginia’s fight against the fentanyl and opioid crisis.
Rapid REVIVE! will take place in the SVHEC’s parking lot from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Training will take place in 15-minute intervals so individuals are not required to stay for the entire event to receive training. Anyone 18 and older may participate in the training, and those who complete it will receive a free dose of Narcan while supplies last. Registrations are strongly encouraged, but walk-ups will be welcomed.
To register visit www.southsidebh.org/revive.