Department: Public Health Services
Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton - Interim Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): FY25_ OD2A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Public Health Services for approval to request an amendment to an agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to realign budget category amounts for the Overdose Data to Action: Limiting Overdose Collaborative Actions grant.
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Background and Discussion:
This grant relates to an application that was authorized by Commissioners Court on 5/14/19. The grant project focuses on prevention and surveillance strategies, whereby surveillance data related to mortality, clinical, and related data will be linked to support prevention activities centered around care, education, harm reduction and coalition-building.
Expected Impact:
These funds will maintain adequate and specialized staff for the ongoing design, development, and distribution of educational materials on harm reduction, and overdose prevention, the education and distribution of Naloxone to reverse overdoses in the Harris County community and the service provisions for Substance Use Disorder and behavioral health and supportive services. Approval ensures uninterrupted staffing to support grant activities. The OD2A: LOCAL initiative is designed to empower cities, counties, and territories to use data to tailor prevention strategies, specifically targeting groups disproportionately affected by the overdose epidemic, those at the highest risk, and historically underserved populations.
Alternative Options:
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Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
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