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Identifying partners is a key element to the successful execution of an overdose response plan. Because health departments can benefit from the supplemental surveillance provided by their community and agency partners, the more established the connections, the better the information will be. Additionally, when first creating a response plan in the community, there may be a list of desired partners, but establishing the necessary connections may not happen immediately. Building trust between partners may take time, and it may be a longer or more involved process to develop a fully integrated community level overdose response plan.<\/span>
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It is important to identify roles and responsibilities during an overdose response. Use this partner map<\/a> to identify current and aspirational partners and document specific actions of each during a response.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n Partner Role\u00a0 <\/th>\n \n Who\u00a0 <\/th>\n \n Responsibilities\u00a0 <\/th>\n <\/tr>\n
\n Leadership\u00a0 <\/td>\n \n State, local, tribal, or territorial health departments\u00a0 <\/td>\n \n Lead and oversee the response.\u00a0Convene stakeholders, set priorities, and activate response protocols.\u00a0 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n Surveillance\u00a0 <\/td>\n \n Epidemiologists, syndromic surveillance teams\u00a0 <\/td>\n \n Manage and analyze data and coordinate data across\u00a0system.\u00a0Detect and\u00a0monitor\u00a0anomalies.\u00a0 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n Laboratory\u00a0 <\/td>\n \n Public health laboratories, hospital labs, forensic toxicology labs\u00a0 <\/td>\n \n Conduct confirmatory testing (e.g., fentanyl analogs, xylazine).\u202f\u00a0Note:\u202fAssess lab capacity and ability to respond during an anomaly.\u00a0 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n Communications\u00a0 <\/td>\n \n Communications staff, crisis and risk communication specialists, media contacts\u00a0 <\/td>\n \n Develop and coordinate messaging for internal stakeholders, the public, and the media.\u00a0Avoid stigmatizing language; focus on toxicity, not potency.\u00a0 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n Response Measures\u00a0 <\/td>\n \n Health departments, treatment providers, harm reduction service providers, first responders\u00a0 <\/td>\n \n Implement prevention and control strategies, such as naloxone and fentanyl test strip distribution. Provide treatment and behavioral health services. <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n Wrap-around Services\u00a0 <\/td>\n \n Social service providers, housing agencies, behavioral health partners\u00a0 <\/td>\n \n Support long-term recovery through access to healthcare, housing, transportation, family services, and employment.\u00a0 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n Response Staff\u00a0 <\/td>\n \n Health departments, treatment providers, community-based overdose prevention providers, first responders <\/td>\n \n Provide staffing during response, consider\u202freaching out to CDC for an Epi-Aid or to the Opioid Rapid Response\u202fProgram<\/a> <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n Incident Command Structure\u00a0 <\/td>\n \n Health department leadership, emergency management officials\u00a0 <\/td>\n \n Develop\/adapt an incident command framework, and integrate overdose response into existing public health emergency structures. \n\nAlso consider this prepared by HHS<\/a> <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n Healthcare Providers\u00a0 <\/td>\n \n Treatment providers (clinical and behavioral health)\u00a0 <\/td>\n \n Deliver\u00a0timely\u00a0treatment and ongoing care.\u00a0 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n Regulations and Policies\u00a0 <\/td>\n \n Health department legal counsel, policymakers, insurers\u00a0 <\/td>\n \n Review and apply relevant laws and policies, including: \n\nGood Samaritan laws, Fentanyl test strip legality Naloxone access laws MOUD coverage <\/a> under Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n Public Health Response Team <\/td>\n \n Health department staff <\/td>\n \n Train staff on substance use trends, overdose prevention, and engagement strategies for people who use drugs. CDC offers training materials available on\u202fits website.\nCDC offers training materials available on\u202fits website. <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n<\/div>