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File #: RES 19-123    Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
In control: President and Board of Trustees
On agenda: 4/15/2019 Final action: 4/15/2019
Title: A Resolution Authorizing the Submission of a Grant Application with the Illinois Department of Public Health for the Local Health Department Overdoses Surveillance and Response Project Grant with an Anticipated Funding Amount of $70,000
Attachments: 1. Resolution IDPH Grant, 2. Local Health Department Overdoses Surveillance and Response Project-memo to Cara, 3. NOFO-LHD-Overdoses Surveillance & Response Project

Submitted By                     

Mike Charley, Public Health Director

 

Reviewed By

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Agenda Item Title

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A Resolution Authorizing the Submission of a Grant Application with the Illinois Department of Public Health for the Local Health Department Overdoses Surveillance and Response Project Grant with an Anticipated Funding Amount of $70,000

 

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Overview

Overview

The Local Health Department Overdoses Surveillance and Response Project will support the Village of Oak Park Health Department in the development of local response plans for opioid overdose and associated infectious disease morbidity and mortality based on near real-time surveillance.  The anticipated funding is $70,000.

 

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Staff Recommendation

Approve the Resolution

 

Fiscal Impact

The base award for this one year grant is $60,000 with the potential to also receive an additional $10,000 in supplemental funding for planning for reducing the risk of Hepatitis and HIV infections attributed to opioid use and overdose risk behaviors.

 

Background

The Local Health Department Overdoses Surveillance and Response Project will support the Village of Oak Park Health Department in the development of local response plans for opioid overdose and associated infectious disease morbidity and mortality based on near real-time surveillance.  The anticipated award amount is $70,000. 

 

At this time the Health Department believes that this grant presents several benefits and ties well with already existing grants. Local Health Department Overdoses Surveillance and Response Project is used for the development of local response plans for opioid overdose and associated infectious disease morbidity and mortality based on near real-time surveillance. This project is funded through Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Public Health Emergency Response and the main focus will be to support our health department and the community by preparing the Village to respond to recent increase in opioid overdoses and associated infectious diseases based on real time surveillance.

Cook County has been recorded as one of the highest burdened areas for opioid overdose in 2018. As one of the few certified health departments in Cook County, the Village is a real asset not just to our community but to the county level as well. The funds from this grant are to be used to create a response plan with specific public health interventions at the sub-county level within at least one community with a state-certified health department and for the prevention of infectious disease transmission that is tailored to the local community needs and resources which fits in perfectly with our goals.

This new opportunity ties well with our current grants and projects:

 

•                     I-NEDSS - Infectious Disease Reporting, Cities Readiness Initiative, and Public Health Emergency Preparedness

•                     Base awards for this grant will be $60,000 with a possible additional $10,000 for jurisdictions to include planning for reducing the risk of Hepatitis and HIV infections attributed to opioid use and overdose risk behaviors.

•                     This grant ties well with the goals of the IPLAN (By 2022, establish reporting system for illicit opioid availability within Oak Park and River Forest).

 

Attached is the Uniform Notice of Funding Opportunity for Village Board review and a memo submitted to Cara Pavlicek dated 03/29/2019.

 

Alternatives

The Village Board can request to discuss this grant opportunity, request more information and/or not approve the resolution.

 

Previous Board Action

N/A

 

Citizen Advisory Commission Action

N/A

 

Anticipated Future Actions/Commitments

The Health Department will continue to research, seek out and recommend new grant opportunities to the Village Manager and Village Board that will benefit the Village fiscally and will enhance the public health of Village residents.

 

Intergovernmental Cooperation Opportunities

The Village of Oak Park is currently participating in the Oak Park River Forest Opioid Task force.  This grant will support the Village of Oak Park in collaborating with the members of the task force in development of local response plan for opioid overdose.  Members of the task force include the Oak Park Township, Village of River Forest, Mental Health Board of Oak Park Township, Oak Park Library, Oak Park hospitals, PCC Wellness Center and various local mental/behavioral health agencies.

 

Performance Management (MAP) Alignment

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