P-1913

RX Task Force - Narcan Funding

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Project Description

Country: USA

Location: Steamboat Springs, CO

Total Budget: $1,501

Areas of Focus: Disease prevention and treatment, Economic and community development

Activity Type: Health: General

Summary: Purchase of Narcan medication doses that will be provided to local Emergency Services and Schools.


The Rotary Club of Steamboat Springs is requesting funding of from District 5440 in order to help support a public health crisis related to the use and addiction to opioids. Funds from this request would be used to help train, educate and save lives within our Community over the next 12 months.

NARCAN® (naloxone HCl) Nasal Spray is the first and only FDA-approved nasal form of naloxone for the emergency treatment of a known or suspected opioid overdose. NARCAN® Nasal Spray counteracts the life-threatening effects of opioid overdose.

Opiate narcotic abuse is becoming an epidemic within the Community of Steamboat Springs and Routt County. Because of this alarming increase in opioid use in Routt County we are proposing funding of our grant request to accomplish the following:

• Purchase of 80 double dose packs of Narcan. The cost of each double dose is $75.00. There is also a possibility of teaming up with local law enforcement agencies such as the Routt County Sheriff's office in order to get a reduced price on each dose.

• Continued opioid awareness seminars hosted by local Rotarians and administered by Rx Task Force.

• Rotarian newsletter communications regarding upcoming Narcan trainings and other Rx Task Force education and outreach events.

• Support and funding to further develop our Community Harm Reduction programs in the Yampa Valley.

The RX Task Force, that was formed with the intent of helping to educate the community of the risks associated with opioid use and help to lower and prevent the number of local overdoses associated with opioid use. If funded this grant will go directly to getting the lifesaving antidote into the hands of local emergency responders as well as trained community members. The use of Narcan and the ability to train members of our community on how to identify an overdose and how to administer the life saving antidote will help to save lives within our community. Addiction always creates interpersonal problems for all family members: conflict between partners, distancing from family, clashing with children, deep emotional trauma, and significant adverse health outcomes including unintentional death. Imagine for a moment, the social related impacts on employment, housing, education and economic viability for Northwest Colorado as more and more families fall into the affliction of an opioid addiction. Addiction is a TEAM sport and eventually all friends and family are called into play whether they want to or not. Several opioid overdose victims in our region left behind successful businesses, partners, children and friends that now flounder in the void of grief and loss. Addiction clearly destroys all aspects of a person's life and eventually impacts the entire family in ways that are unlike other common chronic diseases. Disproportionately, it would seem that our Routt County rural area has seen a dramatic increase of four times the overdose death rate when compared to 2013 Colorado Dept. of Health and Environment data. We graciously request funding as part of the Centennial Grant Program in order to save lives and improve the quality of life for many families within Steamboat Springs and Routt County.

Project Contact Person

District: 5440

Rotary Club of: Steamboat Springs

Primary Contact: Steve Sehnert

Email: swsehnert@msn.com

Project Status

Dropped
This project has been "Dropped". Check the history log entries to see why it was dropped.

Project listed for the 2017-18 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing

Existing Contributions Towards This Project

Date

Cash

DDF

Total

Steamboat Springs (5440)

29-Sep-17

$500

$1,000

$1,500

Steamboat Springs (5440)

29-Sep-17

$1

-

$1

Total

$501

$1,000

$1,501

DDF contributions in grey are pending approval of the corresponding district committee.

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[30-Sep-17]
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History Log Entries

29-Sep-17

System Entry

System Entry: Creation of project page.

29-Sep-17

System Entry

System Entry: Pledge of $1 by Steve Sehnert of the Rotary Club of Steamboat Springs, District 5440.

30-Sep-17

by Steve Sehnert

System Entry: Project sent for club signatures.

30-Sep-17

by Steve Sehnert

System Entry: Project sent for club signatures.

21-Nov-17

by Randall J Looper

Steve,

Both you and Steve H still need to sign off on this project. Starting 12/1 the District is going to award what funds we have left on a first completed first awarded basis. Since all you need is signatures can you get this completed prior to 12/1.

2-Dec-17

by Randall J Looper

All the District funds for 2017 - 2018 have been distributed. If you would like to submit this project for the 2018 - 2019 grant cycle please edit the year to 2018-2019.

9-May-18

by Jim Epstein

System Entry: Project dropped by Jim Epstein.

Reason for dropping: This project is no longer being pursued

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