Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health has been awarded a grant from Franklin County Public Health to support the Franklin County Overdose Data to Action Project. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $148,000.00 in grant monies to fund the Franklin County Overdose Data to Action Project grant program for the period of November 1, 2019 through August 31, 2020.
In April of 2019, the Franklin County Coroner’s Office (FCCO) released preliminary overdose death statistics for 2018. Opioid-related deaths accounted for almost 92% of overdose deaths in 2018. Fueling this was fentanyl, which accounted for 79% of all overdose deaths. In the same period for 2017, opiates accounted for 87.8% and fentanyl accounted for 61% of overdose deaths. Regarding race and ethnicity, 22% of those who died of overdose were African American, an increase of 2% from 2017. Hispanics also saw an increase in overdose deaths from 1% in 2017 to 3% in 2018. The Caucasian population saw a decrease in overdose deaths from 78% in 2017 to 74% in 2018.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so a delay in services does not occur due to the start date November 1, 2019.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Franklin County Overdose Data to Action Project Grant is fully funded ($148,000.00) by Franklin County Public Health and does not require a City match.
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To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept a grant from Franklin County Public Health for the Franklin County Overdose Data to Action Project Grant in the amount of $148,000.00; to authorize the appropriation of $148,000.00 to the Health Department in the Health Department’s Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($148,000.00)
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WHEREAS, $148,000.00 in grant funds have been made available through the Franklin County Overdose Data to Action Project Grant for the period of November 1, 2019 through August 31, 2020; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to accept and appropriate these funds from Franklin County Publ...
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