Policy Analyses and One-Pagers for Policymaker Education
Below you’ll find documents that support a better understanding of injury topics that are frequently the focus of policy discussions. These fact sheets have been developed to provide objective data about the issues. We invite you to share these documents with policymakers or others interested in better understanding these topics.
A Public Health Analysis of Michigan’s 2019-2022 Opioid Legislation
As part of Michigan’s Overdose Data to Action program, the Injury Prevention Center partnered with MDHHS to track opioid-related legislation introduced during the 2019-2020 and 2021-2022 legislative sessions and review the legislation through three analytical lenses: shared risk and protective factors, health equity, and polysubstance use. This report provides an overview of findings, helps characterize the current landscape of opioid legislation in the state, and brings future legislative opportunities to light.