Appendix H

H: Glossary

  • Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. (AHP), the organization that was awarded the Regional Care Coordination Agency grant.
  • Build, Amplify, Support, Empower (BASE) Prevention Programs, purpose of BASE is to fund programs to establish or expand substance use prevention programming geared toward youth and emerging adults throughout Illinois not traditionally served by existing programs.
  • Community Intervention Services (CIS), community-based outreach services provided by IDHS/SUPR Opioid Treatment Program grantees billed at an hourly rate.
  • Community Outreach and Recovery Supports (CORS), will deliver support services to individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) and other substance use disorders (SUDs) experiencing homelessness or housing instability provided by peer support workers (PSWs) or persons with lived experiences (PLEs).
  • Contingency Management (CM), involves encouraging or discouraging a behavior to increase or decrease its frequency respectively.
  • Executive Order 2022-19.pdf, the Governor's order that established the OOSA, the SOSA, the IORAB, and the process for recommendation consideration.
  • Governor's Opioid Overdose Prevention Steering Committee (Steering Committee) purpose of this Committee is to guide the work of the Illinois Opioid Crisis Response Advisory Council and the Illinois Opioid Remediation Advisory Board (IORAB) serving as the liaison between its stakeholders and the Governor's Office, and overseeing the ongoing implementation of the Statewide Overdose Action Plan (SOAP).
  • Harm Reduction, is defined by the SAMHSA as a practical and transformative approach that incorporates community-driven public health strategies - including prevention, risk reduction, and health promotion - to empower PWUD and their families with the choice to live healthier, self-directed, and purpose-filled lives. Harm reduction centers the lived and living experience of PWUD, especially those in underserved communities, in these strategies and the practices that flow from them.
  • Health Disparities, preventable differences in the burden of disease or opportunities to achieve optimal health that are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations, defined by factors such as race or ethnicity, gender, education or income, disability, geographic location, or sexual orientation.
  • Historically Underserved Communities (HUC), communities that have historically been underserved due to systematic racism, bias, or other cultural issues.
  • Illinois Attorney General (AG).
  • Illinois Department of Human Services/Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery (IDHS/SUPR).
  • Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC).
  • Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH).
  • Illinois Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA), governs the process for grant funding opportunities.
  • Illinois Opioid Allocation Agreement (Allocation Agreement.pdf), governs the uses and distribution of the opioid settlement funds in Illinois.
  • Illinois Opioid Crisis Response Advisory Council (Council), exists to prevent and reduce opioid misuse and overdoses by gaining an understanding of efforts and initiatives, identifying gaps, promoting evidence-based strategies and policies, and supporting the development of a comprehensive strategic plan.
  • Illinois Opioid Remediation Advisory Board (IORAB), makes advisory recommendations to the Committee regarding the use of the 55% of settlement proceeds that are allocated to the IRF.
  • Illinois Opioid Remediation Trust Fund (IRF), the 55% of the OSF that is overseen by the IORAB.
  • Illinois Opioid Settlement website (ilopioidsettlements.com), website providing information from both OOSA and AG, and funding opportunities related to settlement funds.
  • Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program (ILPMP), is an electronic database that collects, tracks, and stores reported dispensing data on Schedule II-V controlled substances, selected drugs of interest, and other health information.
  • Intramuscular Naloxone Distribution Hub (IMNH), purpose is to improve the availability of intramuscular naloxone injection kits statewide to people who use opioids, particularly in areas disproportionately affected by the opioid crisis.
  • Medication-Assisted Recovery Mobile Health Units (MMHU), funding will increase access to medication-assisted recovery and supportive transitional services for individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) and other substance use disorders (SUDs) via mobile health units in the communities where the intended recipients live.
  • Naloxone, opioid overdose reversal agent.
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), mission is to advance science on drug use and addiction and to apply that knowledge to improve individual and public health.
  • Narcan, brand name of one formula of 4mg nasal Naloxone.
  • Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), lets the public know of grant based programmatic funding opportunities available through IRF.
  • Office of Opioid Settlement Administration (OOSA), the office within IDHS/SUPR tasked by the Governor to oversee the IRF.
  • Opioid abatement strategies, general strategies specifically listed in the allocation agreement.
  • Opioid Abatement Strategies Effectiveness Evaluator (OASEE), purpose is to research the effectiveness of implemented opioid abatement strategies on reducing opioid-related mortality and related harms.
  • Opioid Settlement Funds (OSF), the global bucket of funds agreed to in the allocation agreement which includes the IRF.
  • Opioid Training and Technical Assistance Center (OTTAC), provides training and technical assistance on OUD and IRF related issues.
  • Opioid Treatment Program (OTP), SAMHSA-certified program that engages in supervised assessment and treatment, using methadone, buprenorphine, or naltrexone, of individuals who have opioid use disorders.
  • Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), a medical illness caused by repeated misuse of opioids.
  • Recovery, a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential.
  • Regional Care Coordination Agency (RCCA), was selected by NOFO to administer the NOFOs and programs funded with IRF.
  • RCCA website (ILRCCA.com), lists funding opportunities and awardees.
  • RISE goals: Relieve multi-generational harms, Increase access to harm reduction services, Support treatment and prevention services to ensure an accessible, recovery-oriented system, and Enhance access to recovery supports.
  • Social Determinants of Health (SDoH), are the nonmedical factors that influence health outcomes including a wide set of forces and systems that shape daily life such as economic policies and systems, development agendas, social norms, social policies, and political systems.
  • State Overdose Action Plan (SOAP.pdf), formed the strategic framework for addressing the opioid and overdose epidemic in Illinois, setting a statewide goal of reducing the number of projected deaths and formulating a set of priorities and strategies to achieve this goal.
  • Statewide Opioid Settlement Administrator (SOSA), the administrator appointed by the Governor to oversee the OOSA.
  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health services Administration (SAMHSA), is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation.
  • Substance Use Disorder Advisory Council (SUD Council), mission is to assist and advise IDHS/SUPR in attaining the best possible comprehensive system of substance use prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery support services for the people of the State of Illinois.
  • Substance Use Disorder (SUD), a problematic pattern of substance use (alcohol and/or drugs) that affects health and well-being, ranges from mild to severe, and is considered a treatable health condition.
  • Supportive Services and Treatment for Accessible Recovery - Together (START) for Pregnant and Post-partum People and their families, purpose of START programs is to provide comprehensive, holistic services to support the social determinants of health (SDoH) of pregnant and postpartum people and their families, for up to 12 months after birth, focused on addressing treatment and recovery support services.
  • Warm Handoff and Recovery Support Services (WARM), funding will allow organizations to provide peer recovery support services delivered using a warm handoff model to individuals with OUD or polysubstance use disorder who are experiencing a housing transition.

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