Featured Ohio-Led HCS Publications
Communities That HEAL Intervention and Mortality Including Polysubstance Overdose Deaths: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Bridget Freisthler et al.
Across HCS states, intervention communities had 37% fewer deaths from opioids combined with psychostimulants other than cocaine compared to comparison communities. HCS intervention communities had an 8% lower total overdose death rate than comparison communities across the study, though this was not statistically significant.
The Opioid-overdose Reduction Continuum of Care Approach (ORCCA): Evidence-based practices in the HEALing Communities Study
T John Winhusen et al.
Intervention community coalitions chose a total of 618 strategy categories to adopt, which was nearly four times as many as required by the Communities that HEAL intervention.
Jail-based interventions to reduce risk for opioid-related overdose deaths: Examples of implementation within Ohio counties participating in the HEALing Communities Study
Joel Sprunger et al.
Creative flexibility, calm persistence, technical facilitation, and collaboration with community service providers helped Ohio jails implement strategies to reduce the likelihood of post-incarceration overdose and death in a high-risk population.
Lessons Learned From Developing Dashboards to Support Decision-Making for Community Opioid Response by Community Stakeholders: Mixed Methods and Multisite Study
Naleef Fareed et al.
Data dashboards are an important tool for supporting decision making in healthcare and public health. This article summarizes participants’ experiences with using the HCS dashboards.
Approaches, barriers, and facilitators in statewide initiative to combat opioid overdose: A narrative review of Ohio’s Experiences During the HEALing Communities Study
Jason McMullan et al.
Experiences from implementation of overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND) programs across multiple EMS agencies in Ohio highlight barriers, facilitators, and creative solutions to inform future prehospital harm reduction programs.
Community-Engaged Data Science (CEDS): A Case Study of Working with Communities to Use Data to Inform Change
Ramona G Olvera et al.
Having a data ambassador to guide community partners can support data-informed decision making for optimal community-based public health initiatives.
Opioid Use Disorder Among Ohio’s Medicaid Population: Prevalence Estimates From 19 Counties Using a Multiplier Method
Nathan J Doogan et al.
In the 19 counties selected to participate in HCS in Ohio, 13.6% of the population had opioid use disorder (OUD) in 2019. Men had a higher prevalence than women, with individuals aged 35-54 years having the highest prevalence.
Exploring perspectives on changing opioid prescribing practices: A qualitative study of community stakeholders in the HEALing Communities Study
Daniel M Walker et al.
Interviews with community stakeholders in all four HCS states revealed support for specific opportunities to reduce prescription opioid misuse and improve safer prescribing. These opportunities included culture change around pain expectations, awareness of safe disposal, additional provider education, and increased coverage and acceptability of non-opioid treatments.
Embedding Big Qual and Team Science into Qualitative Research: Lessons from a Large-scale, Cross-site Research Study
Ann Scheck McAlearney et al.
This article summarizes experiences of the implementation science approach in the HCS, providing practical guidance for other studies with large, experientially and disciplinarily diverse teams, and those seeking to incorporate qualitative or mixed-methods components for evaluations.
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