Florida

SMA Healthcare, Inc.

SMA will provide assistance to population of focus in connecting to Putnam County Health Department for contraception and testing for infectious diseases; provide transportation for population of focus to access behavioral health and medical appointments; utilize SBIRT for early intervention for those at risk of substance use; assist women released from jail, and assist in accessing detoxification, outpatient, and residential substance use treatment programs including Medication Assisted Treatment services.

St. Johns River Rural Health Network, Inc.

The St. Johns River Rural Health Network, Inc. RCORP-NAS project proposes to increase access to SUD/OUD behavioral health care services by addressing the social determinants of health needs for rural Nassau County, Florida pregnant and postpartum persons and their families. Network partners will increase access to care through health-related payment resources and address workforce shortages for the target service population.

Pancare of Florida, Inc.

Key activities for the RCORP-Overdose Response project include purchasing and distributing naloxone within the target rural service area; offering MAT waiver training; assisting uninsured individuals with SUD/OUD in the rural service area with obtaining health insurance and accessing SUD/OUD treatment and other BH and social services; enhancing capacity to provide mobile crisis intervention services for individuals with SUD/OUD; improving capacity for and access to telehealth treatment services for SUD/OUD; providing Continuing Education Units (CEU) as well as Continuing Medical Education U

SMA Behavioral Health Services, Inc.

Our project will embed a care coordinator in the jail to work with inmates preparing for release, along with another care coordinator who will work with the hospital and respond to overdoses that come in through the hospital ED. Both care coordinators will work with individuals to connect them with ancillary services. We will also have a prevention specialist providing substance misuse education to students in the Putnam County public school system. We will also have a peer embedded in one of our local RCOs.

PanCare of Florida, Inc.

The goal of the RCORP Behavioral Health Services (RCORP-BHS) project is to improve access to and quality of SUD and other behavioral health care services in the targeted rural communities.

CDC Evaluates State-Led Surveillance of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) looked at data from six states mandated to report on neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), a condition that occurs when newborn babies experience withdrawal from drugs. A previous study of these states – Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia – indicated that the reporting helped determine the prevalence of NAS and identify communities more severely affected. The current report is based on answers to a follow-up questionnaire given to epidemiologists and birth defects program managers from the same six states.

Posted Date

01/26/22

Pancare of Florida Inc

Our mission is to provide a comprehensive system of quality health care services which is easily accessed by all persons and families within our service areas through an efficient, community-based network of caring professionals who assure the dignity and respect of each individual they serve. From the moment you walk in the door, you'll be welcomed by a caring staff in a relaxed, stress-free environment where the whole family can feel at ease. PanCare Health offers a wide range of health care services to help you achieve overall well-being.

HepVu Launches County-Level Hepatitis C-Related Mortality Data and Maps Visualizing Hepatitis C’s Impact on Americans at the Local-Level

HepVu released new interactive maps visualizing U.S. county-level Hepatitis C-related mortality, illustrating how factors such as age and geographic region affect health outcomes. Published in Hepatology, the data demonstrate that Hepatitis C-related mortality has been decreasing across the U.S. since 2013

Posted Date

03/06/21

Pancare of Florida Inc

PanCare of Florida, Inc. is collaborating with key stakeholders to conduct a needs assessment, gap analysis, and strategic plan. Our overarching goal is to develop an effective plan to reduce the impact of opioid misuse by enhancing existing prevention, treatment, and recovery services. Our planning area includes nine rural counties (Calhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, Washington), three rural census tracts (in Walton County), and the Muscogee Nation (in an additional rural census tract, also in Walton County) in the central Florida Panhandle.