GOAL

Inform the public and policymakers of the current state of the substance use epidemic and overdose crisis and the county’s response to ensure full transparency, collaborate efforts, and help drive positive change.

h DPH provides a public-facing nonfatal overdose data dashboard for stakeholders and other interested individuals to be more informed on how overdoses are affecting our communities.

h DPH maintains a website that disseminates information about the substance use and overdose crisis and our response.

h DPH releases yearly mortality briefs to increase understanding of usage patterns that lead to fatal outcomes.

h DPH updates and improves the existing website to create a strong hub of data and information related to substance use, such as progress on action plan activities, news related to upcoming initiatives, and substance use data and reports.

h DPH and partners, such as DHSS, work together to amplify existing regional data and publish more region-focused data to provide the clearest picture possible of the impacts of substance use and overdoses.

h DPH expands its available public-facing data to make existing and new data more accessible for community members and partners.

h DPH continues to expand available data as well as seek out new methods to disseminate data and get it into the hands of partners and the public who can use it for actionable change.

h DPH ensures that the website continues to be a hub for up-to-date information, resources, and interaction.