Originally published: . Volume 10, No. 6. Source pages: 4.
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded Louisiana Primary Care Association (LPCA) a $200,000 grant to support rural communities fighting the opioid epidemic, according to a LPCA press release. The funding supports Community Health Centers in the treatment and prevention of opioid abuse in rural communities. LPCA was selected as one of 120 grant recipients to receive funding as part of HRSA’s Rural Communities Opioid Response planning grant process.
Recipients across 40 states will receive $200,000 for one year to formalize partnerships with local stakeholders, conduct needs assessments, and develop plans to implement and sustain substance use disorder, including opioid use disorder, prevention, treatment, and recovery interventions.
LPCA will use these funds to provide leadership and technical assistance to five rural Community Health Centers. This consortium will develop and plan the roll out of protocols that result in increased access to prevention, treatment, and recovery services in the rural communities at the highest risk of substance abuse disorder.
According to HRSA, more than 130 people a day die from opioid-
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