| | | | | | | | REPORT TO SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
BOARD MEETING DATE: January 30, 2018
CATEGORY: Consent - Health and Human Services-10.
SUBJECT:
Shasta Community Health Center Naloxone Distribution Agreement |
| | | | | | | | | DEPARTMENT: | Health and Human Services Agency-Public Health
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| | | | | | | | Supervisorial District No. : All
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Brandy Isola, MPH, Public Health Branch Deputy Director, (530) 245-6861
STAFF REPORT APPROVED BY: Terri Fields Hosler, MPH, RD-Public Health Branch Director
Vote Required?
Simple Majority Vote | General Fund Impact?
No Additional General Fund Impact |
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| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign an agreement with the Shasta Community Health Center (SCHC) at no compensation to transfer up to 415 boxes of naloxone to SCHC to distribute to individuals at high risk of opioid overdose, their household members, or others at high-risk of opioid overdose for a period of two years effective date of signing. |
| | | | | | | | SUMMARY
Approval of this agreement will allow Health and Human Services Agency-Public Health Branch (HHSA-PH) to collaborate with SCHC to distribute naloxone (with an estimated value of $31,150). Naloxone is a medication designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose.
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| | | | | | | | DISCUSSION
Drug overdose deaths are the leading cause of injury death in the United States. Sixteen Shasta County residents died in 2016 and there were 37 hospitalizations of Shasta County residents in 2015 due to an opioid overdose. Also in 2016, there were an average of 1,160 opioid prescriptions dispensed per 1,000 Shasta County residents compared to an average rate of 562 prescriptions per 1,000 California residents during the same time. The California Department of Public Health has given naloxone grants to every county in California with the objective of saving lives from this national epidemic. Shasta County HHSA-PH is collaborating with Shasta Community Health Center to distribute this supply because they have offices in Redding, Anderson, and Shasta Lake, as well as the mobile Homeless Outreach to People Everywhere (HOPE) Van delivering services to more than 20,000 Shasta County residents. Shasta Community Health Center also already has an established naloxone distribution system and protocols in place. |
| | | | | | | | ALTERNATIVES
The Board could choose not to approve this agreement.
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| | | | | | | | OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
The County Administrative Office has reviewed the recommendation. County Counsel has reviewed the agreement and approved as to form. Risk Management has approved the agreement.
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| | | | | | | | FINANCING
The naloxone product associated with this agreement is being ordered and provided to Shasta County by the California Department of Public Health and no additional monies are associated with this agreement. There is no additional impact to the General Fund with the approval of the recommendation.
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