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Council panel approves $638,789 grant to Matthew Walker to expand opioid treatment and outreach
Summary
The committee approved a $638,789 appropriation from Metro Public Health to Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center to expand a culturally tailored opioid education campaign, train primary-care providers in medications for opioid use disorder and formalize partnerships for peer navigation and linkage to care.
The committee approved a resolution (RS2026-2119) authorizing $638,789 from the Metropolitan Board of Health to Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center to support a culturally tailored public-education campaign, train additional primary-care providers in medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and expand peer navigation and linkage-to-care partnerships.
"One of the goals of this particular project is Matthew Walker wants to kind of get their providers trained up and to be able to do MAT," said Kristen Zack of the health department. She told the committee that contract approval would be followed by development of performance-evaluation metrics and monthly reporting to the department.
Councilmember Evans said she had asked preliminary funding questions previously and wanted to reserve process questions for the committee. Evans pressed how the health department and provider would measure progress; Zack said the contract would be a summary of work and that a more detailed evaluation tool would be developed post-approval.
The chair called the question and the resolution passed without opposition (8–0). With the vote, staff will finalize contract terms and work with the provider to set monthly performance metrics and reporting requirements.
