DEPARTMENT: Health
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Colleen M. Bridger, MPH, PhD
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Authorizing an Agreement with the University of Texas at San Antonio for implementation an opioid substance use evidence-based practice intervention and provider education.
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes an agreement with the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) for the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District's (Metro Health) STD/HIV Prevention Program, in an amount not to exceed $90,000.00 for the initial term and a total amount not to exceed $450,000.00 inclusive of renewals. UTSA will provide an opioid substance use evidence-based practice (EBP) intervention and community education to pharmacists and providers for a term beginning January 1, 2021 and ending August 30, 2021, with options to renew for four, one-year terms and funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Pathways to Prevention Project grant.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
As the local health district for the City of San Antonio and Bexar County, Metro Health provides HIV/STD testing, treatment and linkage to care services to community members. Opioid substance use and HIV infection have a syndemic relationship. People living with HIV (PLWH) are at risk for opioid-related complications including opioid misuse, addiction, and overdose. According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, OSU has continued to increase in Bexar County and contributes to more than 10% of HIV exposures, with 5.6% identified specifically among men who have sex with men (MSM) and people who inject drugs (PWID).
Metro Health, in collaboration with partnering organizations, will offer the Pathways to Prevention Project to the community to prevent and reduce opioid substance use, raise awareness about STDs, HIV, and Viral Hepatitis, and provide linkage to care services to at-risk, racial/ethnic mi...
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