Clallam County Public Health proposed a $25,000 contract to produce an opioid gaps analysis and public-facing dashboard aimed at informing allocation of local opioid settlement dollars and measuring program progress.

Epidemiologist Madonna Lanxi told commissioners that the study would provide a 10-year retrospective of overdose data (dating from implementation of the state's overdose notifiable-condition rule in 2015), a community partner survey mapping prevention and treatment services by ZIP code, and an alignment analysis with state-approved settlement uses. The report would include a traditional written report and a public dashboard that staff said would allow ongoing progress updates and metric tracking.

Madonna said deliverables and tasks include staff time, survey development and analysis, report drafting and presentation preparation; estimated timeline is 12 to 16 weeks for the initial product. Commissioners asked whether $25,000 was sufficient; Madonna said using in-house epidemiology and staff resources made the project feasible at that price and that mid-course funding requests could be brought back if needed.

Commissioners and advisory-board representatives framed the work as a decision-making tool: commissioners said they want the county to better quantify where settlement dollars can be used, which interventions lead to treatment entries, and how to measure access to care in rural areas. Staff said the public dashboard would aim to show service availability and access barriers such as distance and transportation.

The Board agreed to consider the funding request at the regular meeting; staff said the Behavioral Health Advisory Board and Board of Health had requested stronger data in this area and that the report is intended to provide a baseline for future funding decisions and metrics.