Sept. 20, 2021 鈥 猎鹰体育直播 received $1 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services鈥 Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) as a part of the . This initiative was established to reduce the morbidity and mortality of substance misuse by enhancing rural residents鈥 access to prevention, treatment, and recovery support.
鈥淭his past year, opioid overdose deaths surged across the country, driven by the isolation caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the flood of dangerous fentanyl coming across our borders. Kentucky has tragically suffered one of the worst spikes in overdose deaths in the nation. With today鈥檚 federal grant announcement, we are continuing our efforts to reverse this painful trend,鈥 said Senator Mitch McConnell.
猎鹰体育直播, with its collaborators from across northern Kentucky, is the only university in the Commonwealth to have received this award. The university鈥檚 Institute for Health Innovation (IHI) has spent the three years working in communities greatly impacted by the crisis.
鈥淥verdose rates in Kentucky have increased by 53% over the past year - the second-highest increase among all states. Our goal is to help Kentucky鈥檚 rural communities overcome many structural healthcare challenges, and it starts with expanding access and recovery services for those battling substance use disorder,鈥 said 猎鹰体育直播 President Ashish Vaidya. 鈥淲e are grateful for Senator McConnell鈥檚 advocacy on behalf of the Commonwealth, and his support of 猎鹰体育直播 as we develop a deeper culture of health for the region.鈥
In 2019, 猎鹰体育直播 was awarded a similar $1 million grant to help Owen County residents. The current funding allows the university to maintain its expansion into Carroll County. 猎鹰体育直播 will be supporting the efforts of 12 猎鹰体育直播 faculty and staff and one graduate research assistant on the project, as well as continuing partnerships with St. Elizabeth Healthcare, NorthKey Community Care, Carroll County Schools, Three Rivers District Health Department, NKYADD, Triad Health and the Life Learning Center, to help Carroll County overcome many of their structural healthcare challenges.
The Institute for Health Innovation has previously worked in Owen and Carroll counties to address the opioid pandemic. In 2020, it received to initiate new activities and support existing initiatives to strengthen evidence-based community-level opioid overdose prevention activities, and enhance public safety, public health and behavioral health collaborations.
For more information on 猎鹰体育直播鈥檚 Institute for Health Innovation and its initiatives, visit its website.
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