Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) Grant The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention awarded the Allegheny County Health Department $14.5 million in funding to support work curbing the opioid overdose epidemic. This grant is the second Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) grant awarded to the Health Department. The first grant, awarded in 2019, laid the foundation for the extensive overdose prevention work of the Health Department and its partners. The 2023 grant will enable the ACHD and its partners to continue the surveillance and prevention strategies initiated during the first grant. It will also support: • Street medicine to address the physical and mental health needs of unhoused individuals, including low-barrier access to medication for opioid use disorder as well as wound care for xylazine and other needs related to changing drug supply. • Elevating grassroots community organizations’ work to distribute harm reduction education and supplies as well as facilitate linkage to care for people who use drugs in communities of color that experience the highest rates of fatal overdoses. • Work with community partners to provide real-time updates of changes in the drug supply by expanding drug testing. • Partnerships with four local providers of medication assisted treatment to collect data related to substance use disorder treatment methods, their efficacy and retention rates.
County Economic Development, Food Trust, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Just Harvest, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, Faith-Based Health Collaborative, Royally Fit, Pittsburgh Food Policy Council, Health Start Center for Urban Breastfeeding, Black Women’s Policy Center, Bethany Community Ministries, the Black Equity Coalition and Urbankind Institute. With the funding awarded by the CDC REACH Program, ACHD and its many partners plan to: • Improve breastfeeding rates by linking even more Black mothers to breastfeeding information, education and support. • Increase trail milage, access to existing trails and improve the built environment to encourage outdoor activities by continuing to partner with the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County. • Increase access to fresh fruits and vegetables using voucher programs for things like farmers markets and produce- prescription programs, creating clinical linkages to more nutritious food. • Increase vaccination rates by improving access to vaccination opportunities. The following communities are part of the Live Well Allegheny REACH Program: Clairton, Duquesne, McKeesport, North Braddock, North Versailles, Rankin and Wilkinsburg as well as the neighborhoods of Garfield, Hazelwood, the Hilltop, Homewood/Larimer, Northside and West End in the City of Pittsburgh. Allegheny REACH Program. Their evaluation can be viewed here (storymaps.arcgis.com/ stories/649859fc5ea34a47b828a904974bd551) To learn more about Live Well Allegheny REACH, visit (livewellallegheny.com/reach) The University of Pittsburgh studied the performance of first five year Live Well
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