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File #: 1910-2019    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 7/2/2019 In control: Health & Human Services Committee
On agenda: 7/22/2019 Final action: 7/25/2019
Title: To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept a grant from the Ohio Department of Health for the Integrated Naloxone Access and Infrastructure Grant in the amount of $30,000.00; to authorize the appropriation of $30,000.00 to the Health Department in the Health Department’s Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($30,000.00)
Attachments: 1. 1910-2019 Attachment
Explanation

BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health has been awarded a grant from the Ohio Department of Health to support the Integrated Naloxone Access and Infrastructure Grant, called Project DAWN. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $30,000.00 in grant monies to fund the Project DAWN Expansion grant program for the period of July 1, 2019 through September 28, 2019.

The Project DAWN Expansion Grant will eliminate social and geographic barriers that might prevent individuals from acquiring naloxone, provide overdose prevention education, and furnish naloxone.

The increased pollution of street drugs with fentanyl has caused the illicit drugs to become more deadly, putting residents who either use drugs recreationally or who are living with a substance use disorder at extreme risk of accidental overdose death. In 2018, in partnership with Columbus Division of Fire, CPH was able to reach 867 people and furnish 1,734 doses of Naloxone. The life-saving drug naloxone has been critical in reversing the dangerous effects of an overdose and saving lives.
Emergency action is requested to ensure that Columbus Public Health has the sufficient amount of these supplies and services to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of Columbus.

FISCAL IMPACT: The Integrated Naloxone Access and Infrastructure Grant is fully funded ($30,000.00) by the Ohio Department of Health and does not require a City match.

Title

To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept a grant from the Ohio Department of Health for the Integrated Naloxone Access and Infrastructure Grant in the amount of $30,000.00; to authorize the appropriation of $30,000.00 to the Health Department in the Health Department’s Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($30,000.00)

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WHEREAS, $30,000.00 in grant funds have been made available through the Ohio Department of Health for the Integrated Naloxone Access and Infrastructure Grant for the period of July 1, 2019 ...

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