American Journal of Public Health
American Journal of Public Health
5 years ago

Development of a Statewide, Publicly Accessible Drug Overdose Surveillance and Information System.

Goyer J, Green TC, Yedinak JL, Alexander-Scott N, Koziol JA, Marshall BDL
In response to Rhode Island's overdose epidemic, we developed a collaborative, statewide online "dashboard" to provide the public with timely overdose surveillance data. The Web site- www.PreventOverdoseRI.org (PORI)-offers user-friendly data visualizations, plain language education, and interactive resource maps. Development of the site has improved overdose data sharing and transparency in Rhode Island. Preliminary results suggest a successful site launch. Future research will evaluate the effectiveness of PORI in terms of informing strategic initiatives to reduce overdoses in affected communities. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print September 21, 2017: e1-e4. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2017.304007).

Publisher URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28933938

DOI: PubMed:28933938

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