To: Dale K. Weighill, Governmental Operations Committee Chairperson
From: Marlene Collick, Deputy Director of Community Corrections
title
RE: Approval of a resolution recognizing International Overdose Awareness Day in Genesee County
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Approval request for Genesee County to become part of the global movement by participating in International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31st.
BACKGROUND:
Overdose continues to be a public health crisis across the United States, taking the lives of over 100,000 individuals annually, with Genesee County tragically impacted by this ongoing epidemic. International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) brings a global community together to act on overdose.
DISCUSSION:
Recognizing International Overdose Awareness Day allows us to remember those we have lost to an overdose, acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind, and renew our commitment to end overdose and related harms.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
NONE
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
NONE
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
NONE
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
NONE
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
Acknowledging Overdose Awareness Day raises awareness of overdose, which is one of the world's worst public health crises and stimulates action and discussion about evidence-based overdose prevention and drug policy.
resolution
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
WHEREAS, overdose continues to be a public health crisis across the United States, taking the lives of over 100,000 individuals annually, with Genesee County tragically impacted by this ongoing epidemic; and
WHEREAS, the day of August 31st is recognized globally as International Overdose Awareness Day, a time to honor lives lost to overdose, reduce the stigma of substance use disorder, and promote evidence-based strategies for prevention, treatment, and recovery; and
WHEREAS...
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