Kevin Winters wants Scranton to be the model across the country and the world for a community-wide public health approach to problem gambling that starts with educating young people.
“We’ve got to focus. Treatment and recovery are important conversations, but upstream early intervention, education, prevention are just as important,” he said. “And that’s where we’re lacking at the moment.”
Winters, the founder and CEO of Almond Digital Health, discussed his company’s mobile app and its mission at Scranton City Hall on Tuesday. He sat with representatives from the city’s recovery community, Geisinger, Commonwealth Health, The Wright Center, Scranton School District, United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Friendship House, WVIA and more.
