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Glynn County hears opioid strategic‑plan briefing; presenters seek additional year‑two grant funding to expand naloxone distribution and prevention
Summary
At a special Glynn County commissioners meeting Tuesday, Georgia Southern researchers and county public‑safety staff outlined a five‑phase opioid strategic plan and asked the board to support additional year‑two grant funding to expand naloxone (Narcan) leave‑behind kits, a grant‑funded coordinator role and prevention outreach.
At a special meeting Tuesday, Nov. 18, the Glynn County Board of Commissioners heard a presentation from county public‑safety staff and researchers from Georgia Southern University’s Institute for Health Informatics and Analytics (IHLA) on a strategic plan to reduce opioid use disorder and overdoses in the county.
Lisa Johnson, Glynn County’s public‑safety grants manager, said the work was funded in year one through a COSIP grant managed by the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council of Georgia and that the county contracted with IHLA following a competitive RFP. Johnson asked the commission to support an extension into year two to expand naloxone distribution, add technical assistance, and create a grant‑funded opioid response coordinator to help with data collection, analytics and outreach.
Dr. Jessica Swinn, an epidemiologist and director of IHLA, presented the project’s five phases — situational analysis, stakeholder engagement, development of a planning framework, an action toolkit with an implementation roadmap, and…
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