County to expand school prevention program with opioid-settlement funds, adds public-educator position

Chair Burrell presented an action request to add one full-time public health educator to expand prevention education in schools funded through the county's opioid-settlement plan. The packet references the approved opioid-settlement spending plan and two board resolutions cited in the discussion. Health department staff described the Botfin Life Skills curriculum as evidence-based and commonly used nationally for substance-use prevention.