Using ODMAP data to identify hots spots, Oneida County through its Public Health Department collaborates with ACR Health & Upstate Family Health Center to expand mobile street engagement efforts to provide on-demand, same-day access to buprenorphine medication and harm reduction services for people with substance use disorder. Click here to see the story: Taking community services to the streets (spectrumlocalnews.com)
Oneida County Receives $500,000 Grant to Address Drug Overdoses
Health Department is One of Only 13 Selected Nationwide
“We are thankful to NACCHO and the CDC for awarding us with this funding that will primarily be used to expand the mobile street engagement project recently piloted in Oneida Square,” said Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. “That project provided boots on the ground, on-demand access to substance use treatment medication and exceeded our expectations, with nearly 100 people started on buprenorphine treatment in just a few weeks. The positive outcomes of this innovative public health approach strengthened our application for this competitive award, as well as our resolve to use these resources to bring this on-demand treatment model to all areas of the county.” READ MORE
Oneida County Mobile Street Engagement - Spectrum News Story
April 12, 2022