Rural communities opioid response-implementation - the northern michigan opioid response consortium (nmorc) expansion project will utilize a robust staffing model and key targeted resources to…

Rural communities opioid response-implementation - the northern michigan opioid response consortium (nmorc) expansion project will utilize a robust staffing model and key targeted resources to implement the core activities within the hrsa rural communities opioid response program implementation funding opportunity. All core activities are addressed and targeted at four new counties adjacent to the current nmorc region: grand traverse, benzie, leelanau and manistee counties. The nmorc expansion project will allow expansion of current nmorc resources to four new counties; grand traverse, benzie, leelanau and manistee and provide a variety of new resources to these counties which are unique and specific to the needs of these three additional counties. These four counties are adjacent to the current nmorc counties, are covered by the current nmorc member local public health departments, pre-paid inpatient health plans, and community mental health and have stark needs related to substance use disorder, and opioid use disorder. In addition, these four counties are identified by the CDC as a determined to be experiencing or at-risk of significant increases in hepatitis infection or an HIV outbreak due to injection drug use . The expansion into the two new counties will bring in 15 new members, including three new hospitals (munson medical center, munson healthcare manistee hospital, paul oliver memorial hospital), one new federally qualified health center (traverse health clinic), four prevention coalitions (leelanau county substance abuse coalition, grand traverse drug free coalition, substance free coalition of NW michigan, families against narcotics - grant traverse), a recovery home (project unity), two law enforcement partners (benzie manistee drug court, benzie county sheriffs department), a tribal partner (grand traverse band of ottawa and chippewa indians), two district health departments (grand traverse local public health, benzie leelanau district health department) and a community partner (s alvation army). A detailed listing of consortium members is provided in attachment 2. The nmorc expansion project is a unique opportunity to leverage an already existing infrastructure (nmorc) into three new counties and provide a variety of resources specific to the needs of grand traverse, benzie, leelanau and manistee counties.