Data to Action: The Intersection of Public Health and Public Safety in Overdose Response

Sunday, October 15, 2023

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM PST

Location: Room: 5AB

Submitter and Speaker(s)

Mallory O'Brien, PhD, MS

Associate Scientist
Johns Hopkins, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Shorewood, Wisconsin, United States

Speaker(s)

Shaun Doyne

Drug Intel Officer
North Central High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Sonia Berdahl

Public Health Advisor
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Jason Piotrowski

Captain
New Jersey State Police
West Trenton, New Jersey, United States

Drug overdose deaths in the United States continue to rise and effect every community. The primary drugs leading to deaths have shifted to illicitly manufactured fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. Partnerships between public safety and public health are critical to bridge knowledge and service for effective intervention strategies. The implementation of the Public Health and Safety Team framework using a data-driven process known as SOS—shared understanding, optimized capacity, and shared accountability—developed by the CDC, uses information sharing tools like the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program, dashboards, and overdose fatality review; while integrating the HIDTA/CDC Overdose Response Strategy turning data into actionable responses to the overdose crisis.