This section includes opioid overdose response and prevention strategies developed by community stakeholders in Washtenaw 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
How strategies such as targeted messaging, education and training, and coordinated community naloxone trainings can enhance opioid overdose response and prevention efforts among public health stakeholders.
Public Safety Response
How strategies such as targeted patrol and building community relationships can strengthen opioid overdose response and prevention efforts among public safety stakeholders.
Treatment Provider Response
How strategies such as coordinated response and strategic outreach can enhance opioid overdose response and prevention efforts among treatment providers.
Community Outreach Response
How strategies such as expansion of harm reduction efforts and assertive outreach can support opioid overdose response and prevention efforts among community outreach and prevention stakeholders.