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Board funds public‑health data analyst using opioid settlement, approves multi‑year payment plan
Summary
The Woodbury County Board of Supervisors approved $145,636 in opioid‑remediation settlement funding for a Siouxland District Health Department data analyst post, with additional $35,000 annual contributions from United Way and the Helios Foundation; the board voted 5‑0.
The Woodbury County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to provide $145,636 in opioid‑remediation settlement funds to the Siouxland District Health Department to create a public‑health data analyst position.
Siouxland District Health Department presenter Kevin Green told the board the position is meant to build a baseline measurement system for opioid prevalence and treatment outcomes in Woodbury County and to support the department’s community health assessment. "We do not have a distinct measurement system for the prevalence and abuse of opioids within the community and we think that is something that when you're looking at doing settlement dollars and prevention, we need…
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