TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: October 17, 2017
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Tammy Moss Chandler
PHONE:
463-7774
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Anne Molgaard
PHONE:
463-7885
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Adoption of Resolution Authorizing Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) Public Health to Sign a Naloxone Distribution Project Grant; and Retroactive Approval to Apply for and Approval of Grant Agreement with California Department of Public Health (CDPH) in the Amount of $11,970 for Fiscal Years (FY) 2017-18 and 2018-19
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Adopt Resolution authorizing HHSA Public Health to sign a Naloxone Distribution Project Grant; and retroactively approve application for and approval of Grant Agreement with CDPH in the amount of $11,970 for FY 2017-18 and 2018-19; authorize Chair to sign same; and authorize Mendocino County Health and Human Services Agency Director or designee to sign any future amendments to the Agreement that do not affect the annual maximum amount.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
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SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The Opioid epidemic has seriously hit Mendocino County. Mendocino County ranks as 7th in the State for deaths related to opioid use and 12th in the State for overdoses. This grant will provide the opportunity to prevent deaths in Mendocino County by providing Narcan, a drug that counters opioid overdoses. Narcan will be distributed to people who take opioids, and to their friends and families at no cost. Distribution will take place through Mendocino County AIDS/Viral Hepatitis Network's (MCHAVN) Needle Exchange Program, as is required by the State. Four hundred and twenty (420) doses of Narcan will be available to Mendocino County in two (2) shipments between June 1, 2017 and September 30, 2018. Narcan doses will be distributed to the public no later than June 30, 2019.
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