The Principles Quick Guide to Monitoring Opioid Settlement Spending - The Principles for the Use of Funds From the Opioid Litigation are nationally recognized

The Principles Quick Guide to Monitoring Opioid Settlement Spending The Principles for the Use of Funds From the Opioid Litigation are nationally recognized guidance for states, counties, and cities receiving money from the lawsuits against entities that contributed to the opioid epidemic. [...] The Principles for the Use of Funds From the How can counties use indicators? Opioid Litigation encourage governments to use data to determine areas of need (Principle Counties can use indicators to count the outputs of 5) and direct funding to programs supported their opioid settlement investments. [...] For example, under the priority area of ‘expand access to naloxone,’ a county could: • Fund community-based organizations to purchase and distribute the medication, • Directly purchase naloxone for the health department to distribute, or • Invest in a campaign to educate the public about the use and availability of the medication. [...] In this way, the indicators will act as a foundation for the county to report the outputs of their investments and set up for future evaluation of outcomes and impacts. [...] Scan the QR code to access the Opioid Settlement Principles Resource and Indicators This resource was created through a collaboration between the National Association of Counties with support from Arnold Ventures, and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health with support from the Bloomberg Philanthropies Overdose Prevention Initiative.