This section includes opioid overdose response and prevention strategies developed by community stakeholders in Genesee County, Michigan, from the following sectors: Public Health, Public Safety, Treatment Providers, and Community Outreach Organizations. Strategies were developed using near real-time suspected opioid overdose data from the System for Opioid Overdose Surveillance (SOS). Click on the applicable box below to read about the experiences and recommendations from stakeholders working within that sector.
Public Health Response
This section details how strategies such as improved coordination amongst organizations, implementation of anonymous overdose reporting platforms, and dissemination of policy briefings can enhance opioid overdose response and prevention efforts among public health stakeholders.
Public Safety Response
A section that provides insight into how sharing fatal and non-fatal overdose data across police units, collaboration with community organizations, and engagement with youth populations can strengthen the opioid overdose response and prevention efforts among public safety stakeholders.
Treatment Provider Response
This section covers how strategies such as collaborating with other treatment organizations, creation of mobile care units, and implementation of pop-up naloxone clinics in the community can strength opioid overdose response and prevention efforts among treatment provider stakeholders.
Community Outreach Response
A section that discusses how strategies such as increasing community outreach, strengthening collaboration among organizations, and educating the community on alternatives to opioids for pain management can enhance opioid overdose response and prevention efforts among outreach stakeholders.