Support Access to Timely and Accurate Information About the Drug Environment and Increase the Capacity of Communities to Develop Effective Responses Based on the Data
Data is an important tool in the fight to address illicit substance use and misuse. The ability to track overdose events in real time can provide public safety, behavioral health, and public health officials with information that can make their responses more effective. Concrete information and data ensure that stakeholders make informed decisions about program operations, services, and activities based on objective evidence. Using data to support program planning and quality improvement also ensures that limited resources are used effectively and efficiently. Regular monitoring and review of data on program activities provides information on how the program is doing, how well it is performing, and whether it is achieving its intended goals and objectives, as well as providing stakeholders with the tools to identify problems and develop solutions.
In 2017, the Washington/Baltimore HIDTA launched a free, user-friendly mobile tool known as the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program (ODMAP) to easily and quickly track the locations of suspected fatal and nonfatal overdoses and the administration of naloxone by first responders, to include law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel. ODMAP provides near-real-time suspected overdose data across jurisdictions to support public safety, behavioral health, and public health efforts to mobilize an immediate response to a sudden increase, or spike, in overdose events. An Application Programming Interface (API) has become a popular method for agencies to contribute data without creating additional reporting. The API allows an agency or state’s record management system to share data with ODMAP. More than 3,700 agencies participate in ODMAP, with more than 28,000 users nationwide. Building on this foundation, ODMAP has the potential to be scaled to establish a national overdose tracking system.
COSSUP supports activities that:
- Implement or expand ODMAP, a Web-based tool that tracks suspected overdoses to provide near-real-time data to support overdose response, spike alerts, data analysis, and strategic planning.
- Utilize data to enhance responses to overdoses, develop intervention strategies, or support program planning, including determining whether planned activities are on track or identifying issues to make programmatic adjustments that improve services.
COSSUP GRANTEES PRIORITIZING REAL-TIME DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND DISSEMINATION
Grantee Projects
City of Santa Fe
New Mexico
City of Santa Fe
New Mexico
Lake County
Illinois
Lake County
Illinois
City of Manchester
New Hampshire
City of Manchester
New Hampshire
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