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Iowa to get $9 million to fight opioid crisis
The White Home on Friday stated the Iowa Division of Well being and Human Providers would obtain $9 million in a state opioid response cash, as a part of the $1.5 billion it introduced in nationwide funding to assist fight the nation’s opioids epidemic.
A White Home official stated the grant funding is being distributed as quickly attainable, by means of the Substance Abuse and Psychological Well being Providers Administration, an arm of the Division of Well being and Human Providers, however no timeline has been set.
The grants are to struggle towards “the devastating impression the overdose epidemic has had on this nation — reaching giant cities, small cities, tribal lands, and each group in between,” the White Home stated in an announcement Friday.
“Addressing the opioid disaster in our state is a high precedence for Iowa HHS,” Iowa Division of Well being and Human Providers spokesperson Sarah Ekstrand responded in an e mail. “These funds will guarantee we will proceed to develop and construct upon the programming, preventions and providers we’ve put in place.”
The funding would complement present efforts began with earlier federal grants and handle rising priorities throughout the state to answer the opioid disaster, in line with info offered by the White Home.
The Biden administration estimates 1,100 Iowans will obtain remedy and/or restoration help providers through the two years of the grant funding, with a further 11,000 people within the state receiving prevention and/or hurt discount providers.
“The main focus of this venture is to extend group capability for a profitable native response to the opioid and stimulant crises,” the White Home stated in its assertion.
Rod Courtney of CRUSH of Iowa, a Cedar Rapids based mostly not-for-profit that gives help, sources, schooling and referrals for people with substance use problems, known as Friday’s White Home announcement “encouraging” — specifically, a deliberate $104 million funding to increase prevention providers for substance use dysfunction in rural communities.
The federal funding additionally will permit states to extend investments in overdose schooling, peer-support specialists in emergency departments and different methods Courtney stated may help save lives in hard-hit communities.
“Personally, I believe that will be a recreation changer,” he stated of the funding to assist create new websites to supply medication-assisted remedy for opioid use dysfunction in rural communities, “as a result of it brings the price of care down and accessibility up.”
CRUSH of Iowa opened a peer-led restoration group middle in Cedar Rapids in June. The drop-in middle makes use of a peer-centered strategy that promotes restoration by means of help teams and providers, advocacy, outreach and remedy and useful resource referrals.
“That’s simply an enormous piece of it,” Courtney stated of elevated investments in peer-support specialists and coaches.
“For any individual that devoted their life to combating the opioid epidemic, it’s hopeful. It’s encouraging,” Courtney stated.
“I very a lot stay up for see what else comes out of this.”
Rod Courtney speaks throughout an opioid symposium at Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids in 2018. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Cedar Rapids-based Space Substance Abuse Council has participated within the State Opioid Response Grant since 2019.
ASAC supplies substance use and playing dysfunction prevention, remedy and restoration applications in Linn, Jackson, Jones, Clinton, Benton, Delaware and Dubuque counties.
“We’ll proceed to take action using the funds that we’ll proceed to obtain in helping us within the remedy of our sufferers,” ASAC Medical Director Cassandra Collins stated in an announcement.
“ASAC helps and is appreciative of any funding that assists in combating the opioid epidemic which can be sufferers in Iowa are dealing with. We’ll proceed to serve our sufferers to hopefully scale back opioid overdoses and help their restoration.”
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“We’ll proceed to take action using the funds that we’ll proceed to obtain in helping us within the remedy of our sufferers,” ASAC Medical Director Cassandra Collins. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
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Dry weather forecasted to stick around in Iowa – KIWA Radio
IARN – While the temperatures have been enjoyable lately, the lack of rainfall has been anything but. After experiencing the driest September on record, drought and fire dangers have increased. Justin Glisan, state climatologist for Iowa, said that the drought monitor has been repopulated with zones of abnormally dry conditions.
Read more at Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network.
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Iowa Tied for Sixth at Fighting Irish Classic
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Iowa men’s golf team finished two rounds of play at the Fighting Irish Classic on Sunday. The Hawkeyes currently sit in sixth place out of 15 teams.
Sophomore Noah Kent and junior Gage Messingham are both leading the Hawkeyes, tied for 8th place overall. Kent shot 1-over (71) in the first round and 1-under (69) in the second round, finishing with a total score of 140. Messingham join Kent as the only other Hawkeye to go under-par today in a round.
Sophomore Max Tjoa is tied for 37th place, shooting rounds of 74 and 72, with a total score of 146. Senior Chance Rinkol posted scores of 71 and 77 in the first and second rounds, respectively, and sits tied for 51st place with a score of 148. Senior Josh Lundmark recorded rounds of 79 and 71, finishing tied for 64th place with a total score of 150.
HAWKEYE SCORECARD
6/15 | Team | +5 | +3 | 148 |
T8 | Gage Messingham | -1 | +1 | 140 |
T8 | Noah Kent | +1 | -1 | 140 |
T37 | Max Tjoa | +4 | +2 | 146 |
T51 | Chance Rinkol | +1 | +7 | 148 |
T64 | Josh Lundmark | +9 | +1 | 150 |
HEAR FROM HEAD COACH TYLER STITH
“Today was a very strong team performance with Noah and Gage leading the way. We showed a lot of grit all day but especially down the stretch. We’re in a great position heading into the final round.”
UP NEXT
The final round of the Fighting Irish Classic is set to tee off on Monday morning.
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Nebraska Volleyball Dominates Iowa in Sweep
Nebraska volleyball entered October a perfect 38-0 against Iowa all-time. That number is now 39-0.
The No. 2 Huskers (14-1, 4-0 Big Ten) swept the Hawkeyes (8-8, 2-2 Big Ten), 25-17, 25-11, 25-13. This is the eighth-straight sweep for Nebraska over Iowa and 11th-straight win since falling at SMU.
Nebraska’s offense hit a blistering .404, led by 10 kills on .400 hitting from Merritt Beason.
The story of the day was the middles, though. With Andi Jackson out again, Leyla Blackwell earned the start alongside Rebekah Allick. The pair notched nine kills each, with Blackwell hitting .692 and Allick hitting .583. They also combined for five blocks.
Bergen Reilly dished out 35 assists.
Iowa managed to hit just .155, but did have the player with a match-high for kills: Michel Urquahart at 11.
Nebraska is back in action Friday, hosting No. 10 Purdue.
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