West Central Alabama Ahec

Community Project Funding/congressionally Directed Spending - Non-construction - Project Title: Southwest Alabama Opioid Response (SAOR) Expansion Project; Requested Award Amount: $300,000; Applicant Organization Name: West Central Alabama Ahec; Applicant Organization Address: 1100 South Cedar Avenue, Demopolis, Al 36732-3310; Applicant Organizational Facility Type: Community-based Organization; Project Director Name: Rosie London; Contact Phone Number: 856-425-4710; Email Address: Rosie.london@wcaahec.org; Website Address: Www.wcaahec.org; Target Population and Service Area: All Adults 18+ and Youth 14 and Older Across Congressional District 7 Counties of Choctaw, Clarke, Marengo and Sumter Counties. This Population Includes Utilizers of FQHC Facilities, Uninsured Individuals, Utilizers of Medicaid, and Members of Racial Minorities; Brief Description of Project: Expansion of Sud and Oud Evidence-based Interventions Currently Implemented Through HRSA-20-031 Programming by Deploying Community Health Workers in Non-clinical Locations Across Congressional District 7 Counties in Alabama. the Goal Is to Expand the Impact of Sud/oud Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Mechanisms by Integrating Social Safety Net Services and the Care Coordination Model in Community-based Locations Which Will Help Continue to Address Community Social Determinants of Health and Decrease Vulnerability to Negative Health Outcomes, Most Notably Sud/oud.