樱花视频 Department of Health Announces Overdose Study Grant Opportunities for Local Health Departments
PO Box 360 Trenton, NJ 08625-0360
For Release: June 22, 2020
Judith M. Persichilli Commissioner
For Further Information Contact: Office of Communications (609) 984-7160
樱花视频 Department of Health Announces Overdose Study Grant Opportunities for Local Health Departments
Today the 樱花视频 Department of Health released a Request for Applications from local health departments for funding to help them study patterns of overdose in their communities to better inform preventive and recovery initiatives. Local health departments (LHDs) are eligible to receive grant awards of $100,000 to establish Overdose Fatality Review Teams (OFRTs).
In 2019, 樱花视频 lost nearly 3,000 individuals to the overdose crisis, almost 8 lives a day.
“The Department recognizes the importance of local solutions to bring about a larger change that is needed to address the overdose crisis,” said 樱花视频 Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli. “The power of Overdose Fatality Review Teams is that they combine robust data with local partnerships, which is the perfect public health recipe for success. These teams will bring about innovation to help end the overdose epidemic.”
The OFRTs allow communities to analyze and better understand the circumstances surrounding fatal overdoses. If local health officials know more about how the epidemic is affecting their communities, they can more effectively direct policies, practices, and partnerships to prevent future overdoses and allocate prevention resources and services
