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JoAnn Fraley serves as the Harm Reduction Program Coordinator for the Kentucky River District Health Department. She is a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University with a bachelor’s degree in Corrections and Juvenile Justice. Mrs. Fraley is currently directing a one-stop resource center for anybody in addiction or recovery called The Hub in Lee County. The Hub meets people where they are in their journey and assists them in breaking down barriers that are preventing them from self-sufficiency and sobriety. Before coming to KRDHD in February of 2022, she was employed with Operation UNITE as a Program Director of the Rural Health Opioid Project (RHOP)—a position she held for 3 years. Mrs. Fraley’s prior experience includes a 7-year stint with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, with the last five years working as a Child Protection Social Service Clinician.
Mrs. Fraley enjoys staying busy and helping people in her community. She is an advocate for recovery in the 7 counties she serves in the Kentucky River District. She serves on the Specialty Court Team for Drug Courts in Lee, Owsley, and Estill counties. She has developed a Rapid Response Team for Overdoses, assisted with a Leave Behind Program for Emergency Responders, and is on a Statewide Homeless Steering Committee and the Recovery Community Committee. She is a native Lee Countian and has a large loving family with helping hearts that support her ambitions and goals for change in their community. Mrs. Fraley is a strong woman of faith and exhibits the love of Christ through her passion for helping people. She believes that every single person can do good things and that when we all pull together, show love, and not judgement, good things happen!
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