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Online J Public Health InformOnline J Public Health InformOJPHIOnline Journal of Public Health Informatics1947-2579University of Illinois at Chicago Library ojphi-10-e19210.5210/ojphi.v10i1.8985ISDS 2018 Conference AbstractsUsing Drug Overdose Syndromic Surveillance Data to Impact Local
Public Health Action Billman Mandy *Dotson Kayley Indiana State Department of Health,
Indianapolis, IN, USA* Mandy Billman E-mail: abillman@isdh.in.gov30 5 2018 2018 10 1 e192ISDS Annual Conference Proceedings 2018. This is an Open Access
article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons
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all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium,
provided the original work is properly cited.Keywords 
OpioidDrug OverdoseSyndromic SurveillanceLocal Public Health ResponseED data
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Objective
The overall objective of this session is to discuss opportunities to use drug
overdose syndromic surveillance (SyS) data to encourage action among local public
health partners. After this roundtable discussion, participants will be able to:
-Identify opportunities to promote use of drug overdose SyS data to their health
partners. -Plan for potential drug overdose public health interventions. -Develop
relationships with roundtable attendees to continue the conversation and sharing of
ideas about use of drug overdose SyS data.

Introduction
Since 2008, drug overdose deaths exceeded the number of motor vehicle traffic-related
deaths in Indiana and the gap continues to widen1. As the opioid crisis
rages on in the United States the federal government is providing funding
opportunities to states, but it often takes years for best practices to be
developed, shared, and published. Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) has
developed a standard process for monitoring and alerting local health partners of
increases in drug overdoses captured in Indiana’s syndromic surveillance
system (ESSENCE). ISDH is launching a pilot project to encourage local partners to
start a conversation about overdose response capabilities and planning efforts in
their community. Other states have published articles about drug overdose syndromic
surveillance (SyS) data being used to inform local public health action, however,
the local overdose response activity details were vague 2,3. With the
opioid crisis continuing to spiral out of control in the United States, it is
imperative to work together as local, state, and national partners to find potential
solutions to this crisis.
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http://www.in.gov/isdh/files/2017_SER_Drug_Deaths_Indiana.
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