Friday, April 26, 2024
4/26/2024
The South Dakota Department of Health (SD DOH) Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) project purpose is to decrease the number of fatal and non-fatal drug overdoses that occur in South Dakota (SD) over the 3-year project period. Of the 74 drug overdose deaths in 2017, almost half of them were opioid related. Another drug of concern within SD is methamphetamine which was involved in 22 of the 74 drug related deaths. The SD DOH has internal capacity to collect, analyze and disseminate syndromic data, State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting (SUDOR) data and enhance tracking of illicit drug supply in SD. But it is going to take collaboration with healthcare facilities, medical examiners/coroners, and law enforcement to collect quality and more timely data. All of which will inform prevention strategies at the national, state, regional and local level. The South Dakota Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) has been an effective tool for prescribers to assist them with implementing safe prescribing practices. Through OD2A enhancements to the PDMP will continue to further assist prescribers, along with training from their own professional state organization. These prescribers will also be educated on a suite of alternatives for pain management that are available within various communities in SD to further assist their patients. Through OD2A the SD DOH will also support community coalitions through partnering with various organizations that have been supporting this work, like South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations, Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board, and Sioux Falls Health Department. The SD DOH will also build off previous relationships to support community response efforts, first by setting up data sharing between SD DOH, local law enforcement and local EMS and then developing a protocol that works for that community. The SD DOH, in partnership with the Department of Social Services will continue to monitor state-wide efforts through the Statewide Prescription Drug Advisory Committee and Statewide Opioid Abuse Strategic Plan. As well as continue to educate the public on the dangers of prescription drugs and other illicit drugs through mass media communication efforts.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
