OD2A: Evaluation
OD2A-funded jurisdictions work to monitor and evaluate their surveillance and prevention efforts. Jurisdictions work collaboratively with CDC to evaluate the implementation and impact of each of the OD2A strategies. The evaluation of these efforts is essential to ensure program fidelity, efficacy, and efficiency.
Evaluation Profiles
The following OD2A evaluation profiles can be tailored to the evaluation needs of programs and initiatives to ensure they are implemented effectively for desired outcomes. The profiles contain guidance on the types of evaluation questions, indicators, data sources, and data collection methods that can be used to evaluate the specified topics and activities. State and local health departments, community-based organizations, medical and healthcare professionals, and program managers can use these profiles to determine how well programs and initiatives are being implemented and the effectiveness on desired outcomes.
Technical Assistance to Disproportionately Affected Communities pdf icon[PDF – 5 MB]
Health departments provide technical assistance to stakeholders to enhance their capacity to understand and interpret local overdose trends and burden; identify populations or communities most impacted; and select and coordinate implementation of appropriate evidence/practice-based interventions to respond to their community’s needs.
Academic Detailing pdf icon[PDF – 3 MB]
Academic detailing (AD) is a form of clinician education that uses a one-on-one interactive technique to deliver unbiased, evidence-based information to clinicians with the goal of affecting behavior change.
Linkage to Care Initiatives pdf icon[PDF – 4 MB]
Linkage to care is a coordinated system and practice of assisting individuals with accessing care or services related to problematic opioid use.
Implementing an Overdose Communication Campaign pdf icon[PDF – 3 MB]
Overdose communication campaigns can focus on raising awareness and educating the public about the drug overdose epidemic, including prescription drug misuse and illicit drug use, and reducing stigma associated with opioid use disorder (OUD).
Naloxone Distribution Programs pdf icon[PDF – 7 MB]
Targeted naloxone distribution is an evidence-based strategy recommended by CDC. Naloxone is an opioid antagonist that reverses the potentially fatal effects of an opioid overdose if administered in a timely manner.
Overdose Fatality Reviews pdf icon[PDF – 7 MB]
Overdose fatality reviews (OFRs) systematically collect and use data from overdose decedents to identify factors at the individual, community, and population level associated with fatal overdoses.
Public Health Surveillance with PDMP Data and Public Dissemination of Results pdf icon[PDF – 6 MB]
Public health surveillance is a key public health activity that informs policy changes, guides program interventions, sharpens public communication, and helps agencies assess research investments.
PDMP Data Use to Inform Clinical Practice and Improve Patient Safety pdf icon[PDF – 8 MB]
PDMPs are electronic databases that contain information on controlled substance prescriptions dispensed by pharmacies and clinicians.
The OD2A evaluation team works to support OD2A-funded jurisdictions in their evaluation efforts by providing individualized technical assistance and creating overdose prevention evaluation resources. Some examples of these resources include success stories, which are OD2A jurisdiction-identified successes in surveillance and prevention.
