Ethan Healey is not your typical 20-year-old.

The graduate of Henderson High School and current student at West Chester University deploys his myriad talents not in the interest of himself, but in the service of others.

Consequently, Healey received the first Chester County Association of Township Officials (CCATO) President’s Award for Meritorious Service at the organization’s Fall Conference at the Mendenhall Inn last week.

The CCATO award goes to an individual who or an organization that performs an outstanding service for the residents of Chester County. Healey is the Project Manager for the Narcan program and Law Enforcement Liaison at Good Fellowship Ambulance & EMS Training Institute. In that role, he worked to make Narcan available to every police vehicle in the county, and trained officers in the administration of the anti-opioid overdose medication.

Healey also worked with legislators to make Narcan generally available without prescription and assure that individuals administering Narcan are protected by Good Samaritan laws.

“Ethan’s determination to make Narcan available throughout Chester County has resulted in more than 90 cases since January 2015 where the administration of Narcan has reversed the effect of a potentially deadly opioid overdose,” said Ernie Holling, President of CCATO. “His focus is now on educating and deploying Narcan in schools throughout the county, to increase awareness, and potentially to save even more lives.

“His hard work and commitment makes him a very worthy recipient of this first CCATO President’s Award.”

Healey is a Telecommunications Officer with the West Goshen Police Department and member of the Board of Directors at Good Fellowship. He achieved certification as a Pennsylvania State Emergency Medical Technician Instructor in 2014, following certification as an EMT when he was 16.

Additionally, providing certificates of Special Recognition for Mr. Healey’s contributions to the people of Chester County were:

• Senator Pat Toomey on behalf of the United States Senate
• Representative Ryan Costello on behalf of the United States House of Representatives
• State Senator Andy Dinniman on behalf of the Pennsylvania Senate
• State Representative Dan Truitt on behalf of the Pennsylvania General Assembly
• Director Robert Kagel on behalf of the Chester County Commissioners