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Dr. Miller said the program began in February 2019 and that the 2024 annual totals show 789 total visits (not unique people), 42 clients new to harm reduction and 136 active participants in the program. She reported an average participant age of about 40.

The program, Dr. Miller said, has distributed 292 naloxone (Narcan) kits and documented 72 overdose responses tracked in coordination with EMS through an overdose-mapping system (ODMAP). Outreach events numbered 15 during the reporting period, with 484 related encounters. The health department reported 6 referrals to substance use disorder treatment, 7 referrals to recovery support groups, 22 housing referrals, 25 food referrals and additional referrals for clothing, insurance enrollment and employment assistance; the program’s staff are trained to enroll clients in insurance on site.

“These are touch points,” Dr. Miller said, describing the program’s purpose as disease detection and connection to services. She reported that since program inception the clinic has identified five HIV cases and 224 hepatitis C cases, and that a nurse practitioner on staff can initiate hepatitis C treatment in-house. Dr. Miller said 12 participants had accepted referrals into hepatitis C treatment; she estimated that treating those cases could avoid roughly $1 million in future medical costs if treatment is completed.

Dr. Miller described operational details requested by local leaders: the program uses retractable syringes to reduce public safety risk and operates from the health department, consistent with the authorization noted in local briefing materials. She said the program partners with the University of Kentucky (which provides a staff member for the project), EMS, the Angel program, Gathering Place Mission, Amen House, Isaiah House and local recovery providers.

Council members and other officials asked about youth outreach, vaping education in schools and barriers to treatment. Dr. Miller said the work is anonymous and confidential and that each participant is tracked with a unique identifier rather than by name. She also noted that the local syringe-service staff trained on the state referral network (Connect) to coordinate wraparound services.

Officials asked whether opioid-abatement funds could support the program; Dr. Miller said those funds have been tightly specified in the past and that the health department’s personnel costs are primarily supported by a University of Kentucky staff placement.

The workshop did not include votes on the program; council and fiscal court members thanked staff for the report and discussed continuing community supports and referrals, including ongoing jail treatment pilot work and partnerships with Isaiah House and Recovery Works.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Georgetown City Council Joint Work Session | February 7, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Dr. Miller presented the syringe-service program’s annual report at a joint Georgetown-Scott County workshop, citing disease detection, naloxone distribution, overdose responses and referrals for treatment and social services.","taxTitle","Georgetown City, Scott County, Kentucky","taxId",55608,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6344898,"Regional competitiveness plan highlights talent campaign, asks Georgetown and Scott County to renew funding",1735,815000,2550000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2249995-37a6f3b680c8fa1ec823d736aefc6787&start=815&end=2550","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2249995-37a6f3b680c8fa1ec823d736aefc6787/thumbnail_815000.jpg","/articles/6344898/Georgetown-City/Scott-County/Kentucky/Regional-competitiveness-plan-highlights-talent-campaign-asks-Georgetown-and-Scott-County-to-renew-funding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6344898-51a465c05eb98065590d4da74527bfd7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771171207&Signature=HE-Of7cRIRtUH6NJD0YsbqOrrlX2688dJC8afmwjM~brG4BnTjkj9KXN6dxgvFQNvyJ-AHca2msndsRvJttYPcZUSSqh2P30dmG3g5i6j1gTrzQNS5q6iTR3hfUijt88Kmz1qqpU-P70tSdMq-ceV1XyI-4aAiCyepqCBbXYN6Y7Fh4fI59Ce4U7TgDWFnmyFwfyt9QW5rwsJvjmR~v2C8pfFZLEWx3V3Q80eDGSX5HgXCFS9njRiaMUhCEbueprwX54yVddyRNnAy9FVnuoOCvG~MAtQfr63QUBhgqWePEP6CLo7UdCq1MVDf3MkLhgnQqlZF3ze7O3S9rZPCy16A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a Georgetown City Council and Scott county fiscal court workshop, Andy Johnson, chief policy officer and regional engagement director for Commerce Lexington, updated local leaders on the regional competitiveness plan and the organization’s talent-attraction campaign.

Johnson said the plan aims “to increase jobs, good paying jobs in the region, and … to attract and retain the talent that we need to support those industries,” and presented early digital performance metrics from the campaign launched this fall.

The campaign, Johnson said, launched its digital ads on Oct. 1 and ran through January in the first phase. Commerce Lexington reported more than 1,000,000 unique impressions, about 3,500,000 total impressions, roughly 20,000 site visits to the campaign site and more than 78,000 engagements; more than 300 users clicked from the campaign to posted job listings on Indeed, Johnson said. The regional talent site is described as a 30-page “live, work, play” resource and includes a regional map, a cost-of-living calculator and a jobs board.

Jack Connor, representing Scott County United, and Mike Hockensmith, president of Scott County United, described how the regional marketing work complements local economic development efforts and site marketing. Connor said that on a per-capita funding formula both the city and county “did $25,000 each” previously and that Scott County United contributed $10,000 toward the county’s funding level; he asked leaders to consider continuing that level of support for 2025.

Johnson outlined the plan’s next steps: expanded county-specific pages, a phase 2 “community quiz” that will match prospective residents to communities in the nine-county region, continued paid social campaigns targeting alumni and past visitors, and a new metrics dashboard to show regional progress to site selectors. The plan will also continue outreach to national site selectors and industry targets and increase focus on foreign direct investment, Johnson said.

Speakers and local officials asked about housing and workforce strategy. Johnson and other presenters cited the Kentucky Housing Corporation gap analysis: Scott County’s current housing gap was reported as about 3,600 units, Fayette County’s gap about 22,000 units, and the nine-county region’s gap about 37,400 units, figures Johnson said were drawn from the corporation’s online analysis tool.

Commerce Lexington described the plan’s policy work as advocacy in Frankfort and Washington, D.C., to secure infrastructure and housing funding and to support programs such as the Kentucky Product Development Initiative, which the presentation credited with helping make more job sites shovel-ready.

Lori Saunders, representing the tourism commission, emphasized that tourism and quality-of-life marketing are part of the region’s economic pitch and said the tourism office will link to the regional resources on its site and can share photography and video assets.

No votes or formal funding decisions were taken at the workshop. Presenters asked council and fiscal court members to consider renewing local government investments at prior per-capita levels and to identify local projects to prioritize for regional advocacy.

The presenters said they will return with additional data and a metrics dashboard, and will continue to refine county pages and the talent-quiz prototype.","Commerce Lexington and regional partners updated Georgetown City Council and Scott County leaders on a yearlong talent- and job-attraction campaign, reported early digital metrics and asked local governments to consider repeat funding for the regional competitiveness plan.","actionData","errors"]

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Georgetown health officials report syringe-service program outcomes; cite disease detection, referrals and treatment linkages

Regional competitiveness plan highlights talent campaign, asks Georgetown and Scott County to renew funding