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The Health and Human Services Committee approved a needs assessment study sent to them from the Opioid Task Force in February.
The Opioid Task Force was formed last year to help determine where opioid settlement funds will go, as the county has began receiving funds that will total approximately $626,000 through 2038.
The needs assessment defines activities tied to opioid prevention, treatment and recovery and provides a current inventory of Iowa County assets and service gaps....
(See the rest of this story in the April 20, 2023 Chronicle issue)