Dear <<First Name>>,
We are fortunate to work with TA providers who are experts in their field and are producing essential content to inform the opioid safety movement. Andy Krackov, TA provider for the "How to Tell a Story With Your Data" series, co-authored, Visualizing the Opioid Epidemic. The article includes ten recommendations for improving data-driven communication about the opioid epidemic. Click below to read the article, summary, and watch an accompanying video for the article.
This month we are wrapping up Andy's TA series, and we will share some of the final data stories and visualizations that your peer Accelerator coalition members created.
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Onward,
Carmen Rita Nevarez, MD, MPH
Director, Center for Health Leadership and Practice
Vice President, External Relations and Preventive Medicine
Public Health Institute
www.californiaopioidsafetynetwork.org
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Offer
In last week's newsletter, we shared that the CDC Director recently endorsed syringe service programs (SSPs) as a vital tool for combating the opioid epidemic. James Wilson, coordinator for the Northern Sierra Opioid Safety Coalition, has firsthand experience with setting up a state-certified SSP in Plumas County, and generously offered to be a resource for any coalitions looking to start an SSP in California. If you would like to connect with James, please email Amy Max (amax@healthleadership.org).
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Please help improve the CA Opioid Surveillance Dashboard!
Do you use the dashboard? If so, gotomedia, on behalf of the California Health Care Foundation, would love to speak with you about your experience. They are conducting a research study and offering $150 for a 60-minute, online research session with those actively using the dashboard. If you are interested in participating, click this link to answer a few short questions. Based on your survey response, you maybe be contacted by, gotomedia, to determine if you qualify for the study.
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How to Start Syringe Access Programs in California (CDPH, HRC)
Webinar on June 12, 2019, 3:00-4:30 PM
The CDPH Office of AIDS and Harm Reduction Coalition (HRC) will hold a webinar with introductory information on starting syringe services programs (SSPs) and related harm reduction programming for organizations based in California. Following the webinar, CDPH and HRC will offer an ongoing, cohort-based learning collaborative through which interested groups can dive deeper and emerge with an authorized, supported SSP. Click here to learn more.
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Public Health Institute’s National Opioid Leadership Summit (limited spots remain)
June 25, 2019, in Sacramento
Join the U.S. Surgeon General and speakers from the CDC, the U.S. HHS, DOJ and many more, for a daylong, solutions-based summit. Learn about, share and collaborate on real solutions to the opioid crisis that bridge the criminal justice, health care and public health sectors, including what’s working on the local level, successful models and policies that can be tailored to fit your community, and barriers to bringing proven interventions to scale. Register now.
Opioids: The Painful Truth
June 25, 2019, in Pasadena; July 10, 2019, in Sacramento
Join the Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG) for a day of learning with speakers from the California Department of Public Health, USC, Alameda Health System, and more. See the event flyer and register now.
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Statewide Conference
August 20-22, 2019, in Long Beach
The DHCS SUD Statewide Conference is an opportunity to network and learn about the important issues and trends affecting SUD prevention, treatment, and recovery. The conference program balances valuable workshops and sessions for county leaders, SUD treatment providers, counselors, prevention groups, SUD researchers and academics, SUD policymakers and advocates, community organizations, and those in recovery. Register now.
For clinicians: The California Society of Addiction Medicine Addiction Medicine Review Course and Exam Preparation Track
September 4-7, 2019, in Anaheim
An overview of addiction medicine fundamentals to enhance clinical practice and prepare for the board exam. Earn up to 28.75 AMA/PRA Category 1 CreditsTM for the Review Course, Board Exam Preparation Track and Pre-Conference Workshops. Early bird registration closes June 13. Register now.
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For a full list of active funding opportunities and descriptions click here.
- Expansion of Practitioner Education (SAMHSA) Applications due August 2, 2019
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(New York Times)
The author calls them "Generation O: the children whose families are trapped in a relentless grip of addiction, rehab and prison." This article reports from ground zero of the opioid epidemic in southern Ohio, but to bring the issue of how children are affected by the opioid epidemic back to California, see this report from California Child Welfare Co-Investment Partnership. |
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