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RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE (PLANNING) - PROJECT ABSTRACT SUMMARY RURAL COASTAL WASHINGTON SUD SERVICE SYSTEM ACTION PLAN APPLICANT ORGANIZATION: HOPE HARBORS (501(C)(3)) — MILL CREEK, WA TARGET RURAL SERVICE AREA: GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY AND PACIFIC COUNTY, WASHINGTON (BOTH HRSA-DESIGNATED RURAL) PROJECT DESCRIPTION HOPE HARBORS, A WASHINGTON 501(C)(3), WILL LEAD A TWO-YEAR RCORP-PLANNING PROJECT TO BUILD A COMMITTED RURAL SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) NETWORK, COMPLETE A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY NEEDS-AND-ASSETS ASSESSMENT, AND PRODUCE A PRACTICAL RURAL COASTAL WASHINGTON SUD SERVICE SYSTEM ACTION PLAN FOR GRAYS HARBOR AND PACIFIC COUNTIES. THIS WILL BE DONE WITH THE PARTNERSHIP OF SONARA HEALTH AND WILL BE TEMPLATIZED TO ALLOW EXPANSION TO OTHER RURAL COMMUNITIES. THE PROJECT ANCHORS ON EXISTING OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAM (OTP) AND LEVERAGING THE TECHNOLOGY PARTNER SONARA HEALTH, WHOSE PHYSICIAN-FOUNDED PLATFORM HAS DEMONSTRATED MEASURABLE GAINS IN TREATMENT ADHERENCE AND ACCESS TO CARE ACROSS 80+ OTPS IN 17 STATES. THE ACTION PLAN WE WILL CREATE HAVE A PROVEN REDUCTION OF ILLICIT OPIOD USE OF NEARLY 20% AND AN INCREASE IN ADHERENCE TO TREATMENT OF 22%. RCORP-PLANNING FUNDS WILL SUPPORT PLANNING, NETWORK DEVELOPMENT, ASSESSMENT, AND PROVIDER-PREPARATION ACTIVITIES ONLY; NO FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR DIRECT SERVICE DELIVERY. THE ACTION PLAN WILL CHART HOW THE NETWORK CAN SAFELY EXPAND TAKE-HOME MEDICATION FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (MOUD), REDUCE THE DAILY-DOSING TRAVEL BURDEN THAT DRIVES DROP-OUT IN THESE GEOGRAPHICALLY ISOLATED COUNTIES, AND LAY THE GROUNDWORK TO REDUCE OVERDOSE DEATHS AND AVOIDABLE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS AMONG RESIDENTS. TARGET RURAL SERVICE AREA – YEAR ONE GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY AND PACIFIC COUNTY ARE RURAL, COASTAL COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON WITH A COMBINED POPULATION OF ROUGHLY 100,000. GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY RECORDED THE HIGHEST OVERDOSE DEATH RATE IN WASHINGTON STATE IN 2024 (APPROXIMATELY 64 PER 100,000). THE REGION IS SERVED BY A SINGLE OTP IN ABERDEEN, CREATING LONG TRAVEL DISTANCES AND A STRUCTURAL ACCESS BARRIER FOR RESIDENTS SEEKING CONSISTENT MOUD, PARTICULARLY THOSE IN PACIFIC COUNTY AND OUTLYING COMMUNITIES. WE HAVE AN ACTION PLAN THAT ENABLES ACCESS TO CARE WITHOUT DAILY VISITS TO THE OTP. FOCUS AREAS OF COMMUNITY SUD NEEDS • OPIOID MISUSE AND OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD), INCLUDING FENTANYL, WITH ATTENTION TO ALCOHOL AND CO-OCCURRING MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS. HOPE HARBORS | HRSA-26-036 | PROJECT ABSTRACT SUMMARY | PAGE 1 • RETENTION, ADHERENCE, AND CONTINUITY OF MOUD/METHADONE TREATMENT IN A SINGLE- OTP, HIGH-TRAVEL-BURDEN RURAL REGION. • WORKFORCE CAPACITY AND PROVIDER PREPARATION TO SAFELY EXPAND TAKE-HOME DOSING AND TELEHEALTH-ENABLED CARE. • SUD DATA INFRASTRUCTURE AND A SHARED, MULTI-STAKEHOLDER ACTION PLAN TO GUIDE FUTURE SERVICE EXPANSION. TYPES OF NETWORK PARTNERS • OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAM / MOUD PROVIDER (GRAYS HARBOR COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT CENTER). • COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES. • EMERGENCY SERVICES / EMS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. • RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND PEOPLE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE. • PHARMACIES, PRIMARY CARE/FQHC, AND A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TECHNOLOGY PARTNER (SONARA HEALTH). HOPE HARBORS | HRSA-26-036 | PROJECT ABSTRACT SUMMARY | PAGE 2

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