Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness NPC
Project Summary
Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness intends to increase overdose response for Native Americans and to address immediate unmet needs in rural areas through improving and enhancing access to, capacity for, and sustainability of prevention, treatment, and recovery services for substance use disorder (SUD). WPHW will increase our overdose response through training and professional development of staff, strengthening partnerships to enhance the system of care; enhancing our capacity to respond to mobile crisis activations, improving our capacity to provide and accessibility for telehealth, as well as building capacity to incorporate community-based screenings.
Intended Audience
Age
Race/Ethnicity
Health Status
Health Access
Economic
Special Populations
Activities
Community-Based Screenings
Providing community-based screenings for SUD/OUD and related infectious disease
Harm Reduction
Purchasing and distributing naloxone, fentanyl test strips or other relevant supplies within the target rural service area
Healthcare Access
Assisting uninsured individuals with SUD/OUD in the target rural service area with obtaining health insurance and accessing SUD/OUD treatment and other behavioral health and social services
Infectious Disease Services
Establishing services to reduce transmission of infectious diseases, such as, but not limited to, hepatitis A and B vaccinations, pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV, hepatitis C treatment, etc.
Mobile Healthcare Delivery
Enhancing capacity to provide mobile crisis intervention services for individuals with SUD/OUD in the target rural service area
Peer Recovery Supports
Training peer recovery support specialists and coordinating placements in local SUD/OUD service delivery sites, such as emergency departments, primary care, jails/prisons, behavioral health care clinics, etc.
Recovery Community Organization
Establishing a recovery community organization
Social Services
Establishing social services to support individuals in recovery, such as childcare services during doctor’s appointments, transportation to treatment and counseling, connections to recovery friendly employment opportunities, etc.
SUD/OUD Care Delivery Sites
Establishing, improving, or expanding physical SUD/OUD care delivery sites, including through, but not limited to, conducting minor renovations, purchasing a mobile unit for providing/expanding access to treatment, etc.
Supportive Housing
Establishing a recovery home or other supportive housing program
Telehealth
Improving capacity for and access to telehealth treatment services for SUD/OUD
Training: Behavioral & Non-Behavioral Health Providers
Offering certification, formalized training programs, and/or professional mentorship to enhance providers' ability to care for individuals with SUD/OUD, such as, Peer Recovery Coach certification, Medication Assisted Treatment waiver training, and Project ECHO