Prepare Overview

Before building an overdose anomaly surveillance protocol, it is critical to understand the local circumstances that may contribute to overdose events. Seasonal patterns or shifts in the drug supply can all serve as risk factors. By identifying these circumstances jurisdictions can build a clearer picture of key risk factors and the populations most at risk.

This section guides you through three fundamental steps

Before building an overdose anomaly surveillance protocol, it is critical to understand the local circumstances that may contribute to overdose events. Seasonal patterns or shifts in the drug supply can all serve as risk factors. By identifying these circumstances jurisdictions can build a clearer picture of key risk factors and the populations most at risk. 

This section guides you through three fundamental steps

Early Planning Steps

This section helps you create a clear response plan with defined roles, detection mechanisms, templates, and partners to effectively identify and respond to overdose anomalies.

Developing Case Definitions

This section guides public health practitioners through defining clear and comprehensive case definitions to identify overdose events as part of an anomaly investigation.

Developing a Logic Model

This section helps you draft a logic model for overdose anomaly response.

Early Planning Steps

This section helps you create a clear response plan with defined roles, detection mechanisms, templates, and partners to effectively identify and respond to overdose anomalies.

Developing Case Definitions

This section guides public health practitioners through defining clear and comprehensive case definitions to identify overdose events as part of an anomaly investigation.

Developing a Logic Model

This section helps you draft a logic model for overdose anomaly response.

Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center (GLITEC): Behind the Data, Supporting Sovereignty

The Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center (GLITEC) serves thirty-four Tribes and four Urban Indian Organizations across Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Chicago.  GLITEC provides critical backend data support while honoring Tribal data sovereignty. GLITEC’s role is to assist and empower Tribes in responding to overdose concerns while respecting each Tribes’ sovereignty and decision-making when it comes to their overdose anomaly response. While GLITEC does not initiate overdose responses, they offer response guidance, prevention, and provide resources to Tribes to reduce the risk of overdose. GLITEC further monitors trends using state syndromic surveillance data and are exploring obtaining access to Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program (ODMAP), which is a real-time overdose surveillance tool to facilitate quick response to overdoses. Some Tribes in the region currently utilize ODMAP while others are exploring the option; Tribes may share overdose data with GLITEC if they choose to do so. 

Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center (GLITEC): Behind the Data, Supporting Sovereignty

The Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center (GLITEC) serves thirty-four Tribes and four Urban Indian Organizations across Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Chicago.  GLITEC provides critical backend data support while honoring Tribal data sovereignty. GLITEC’s role is to assist and empower Tribes in responding to overdose concerns while respecting each Tribes’ sovereignty and decision-making when it comes to their overdose anomaly response. While GLITEC does not initiate overdose responses, they offer response guidance, prevention, and provide resources to Tribes to reduce the risk of overdose. GLITEC further monitors trends using state syndromic surveillance data and are exploring obtaining access to Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program (ODMAP), which is a real-time overdose surveillance tool to facilitate quick response to overdoses. Some Tribes in the region currently utilize ODMAP while others are exploring the option; Tribes may share overdose data with GLITEC if they choose to do so. 

Not sure where to start? View the resources below to guide you through the Prepare, Respond, Evaluate process.

Not sure where to start? View the resources below to guide you through the Prepare, Respond, Evaluate process.

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