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Commissioners approve opioid-settlement funding for reentry peer-support position at county health department
Summary
Rockingham County commissioners voted to fund a certified peer support specialist position at the Rockingham County Division of Public Health to support medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and reentry services; the three-year request totals about $499,000 with an annual salary figure of $166,625 cited.
Rockingham County commissioners voted to approve a grant award drawn from opioid settlement funds to add a certified peer support specialist to the Rockingham County Division of Public Health to support medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and a reentry program for people leaving incarceration.
The board approved the proposal after a presentation by Lisa Ellington, who said the health department partnered with the North Carolina Formerly Incarcerated Transition Program (FIT) to implement a reentry model developed by the Transitions Clinic Network. Ellington told commissioners the role — listed in the packet as “community health worker” but recommended to be classified as a…
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