Question 1

What do students do in the organization?

Accepted Answer

During the semester, students work together in their action teams to develop educational modules on topics relating to opioids for their respective communities. During breaks, they present these educational modules as seminars, share these modules with community partners, and format them so they are easily adapatable to any other community.
 
Not only do they help communities in combating the opioid crisis, they are recieving first-hand experience in public health interventions.
 
Students also have the opportutnity to participate in a multitude of other projects, including those that involve advocacy, overdose response training, and developing new technologies to face the opioid crisis.

Question 2

Whats to the expected time commitment to the organization?

Accepted Answer

You can typically expect a commitment of about an hour a week during action team meetings, where you will work with other students on educational modules.
 
If you choose to play a more active role in the organization, we welcome you to help in other projects we are involved in.

Question 3

Can I join if I don't live in Maryland?

Accepted Answer

Yes absolutely! The opioid epidemic is not only centered in MD so we can use all the help we can get.

Question 4

How do I sign up to become a member?

Accepted Answer

It's easy to get involved! Go to our STUDENTS page, where you will find our signup form. Once you fill out the form, you will be invited to join the organization officially.

Question 5

Can I join CORA if i’m not a UMD student?

Accepted Answer

Yes absolutely! In order to serve the most amount of communties and maintain the same level of high-quality material coming from CORA, we invite you to start your own chapter at your university or high school. Email us at cora.umd@gmail.com to learn more.

Question 6

Can I start a chapter at my university or high school?

Accepted Answer

Yes! Please contact us at cora.umd@gmail.com (mailto:cora.umd@gmail.com)to get started.

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