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Commission approves opioid‑abatement grant, EHE and Ryan White subrecipient contracts totaling millions
Summary
Shelby County commissioners approved state opioid‑abatement funding for naloxone/fentanyl‑strip vending machines and multiple subrecipient contracts under federal HIV grants (Ending the HIV Epidemic and Ryan White programs), with discussion focused on ZIP‑code targeting, vendor locations, and public transparency of allocation maps.
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners approved several public‑health funding items that together expand opioid‑response resources and continue county‑administered HIV services to community providers.
Item 6 authorized acceptance of $261,527 in state opioid‑abatement funds to support local opioid abatement and remediation activities; the health department said the award will fund one full‑time epidemiology position and vending machines stocked with naloxone and fentanyl test strips placed in high‑impact ZIP codes and partner locations. Lori Brooks, deputy director of the Shelby County Health Department, said…
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