Saturday, April 20, 2024
4/20/2024
The Mississippi State Department of Health’s (MSDH) application for CDC-RFA-CE19-1904 funding will address our state’s escalating burden of drug misuse, abuse, nonfatal and fatal overdoses through: (1) providing enhancements to syndromic surveillance activities designed to alert local healthcare of impending events; (2) disseminating reports from the review of drug overdose death certificates, medical examiner’s records and toxicology reports, and coroner reports that will target areas for education, training, and naloxone distribution strategies; (3) notifying case managers to promote linkage of mothers affected by opioid use disorder (OUD) or substance use disorder (SUD) to care; and (4) providing funding to local partners and other key partners and organizations that can assist with project implementation and ensure successful project outcomes. The MSDH will implement the following strategies: Strategy 1: Collect and Disseminate Timely ED Data on Suspected All Drug, All Opioid, Heroin, and All Stimulant Overdoses; Strategy 2: Collect and Disseminate Descriptions of Drug Overdose Death Circumstances Using Death Certificates and Medical Examiner/Coroner Data; Strategy 3: Implement Innovative Surveillance to Support NOFO Interventions (Strategy 3a—Innovative Surveillance of Linkage to Care and Strategy 3b—Innovative Surveillance: Linking Overdose Data with Risk/Protective Factor Data); Strategy 4: Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs; Strategy 5: Integration of State and Local Prevention and Response Efforts; Strategy 6: Establishing Linkages to Care; Strategy 7: Providers and Health Support Systems Support; Strategy 9: Empowering Individuals to Make Safer Choices. The MSDH will pursue the following goals for surveillance and prevention: Surveillance: (1) provide enhancements to syndromic surveillance activities designed to alert local healthcare of impending drug overdose events; (2) disseminate reports from the review of drug overdose death certificates, medical examiner’s records and toxicology reports, and coroner reports that will target areas for education, training, and naloxone distribution strategies; (3) notify case managers to promote linkage of mothers affected by opioid use disorder (OUD) or substance use disorder (SUD) to care. Prevention: (1) strengthen data collection, sharing and analysis across state agencies for enhanced communication and opportunities for data-informed interventions; (2) Reduce high-risk opioid prescribing through provider education and guidelines; (3) Increase accessibility of information and resources to reduce stigma among healthcare professionals and the general public; (4) Increase the number of first responders and community members who are trained on naloxone; (5) Increase SUD education for pregnant women and enhance care for pregnant women with SUDs through support of MSDH's maternal child health interventions and effective referral and case management.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
