Project Overview

Data2Action Oregon is part of and supported by the NIH HEAL Initiative® as part of the HEAL Data2Action Program (R61 DA059163).

Our goal is to increase the availability of user-friendly, relevant data to inform local, daily decisions and policies that aim to connect individuals to a continuum of substance use services and prevent overdoses.

Phase 1 of this projected started in the Fall 2023. Phase 2 of this project will start in Fall 2024 and will continue until 2028.

Our Timeline

This project will incorporate the perspectives, data, and suggestions of representatives from public health, behavioral health, first responders, health payers, and advocacy groups. This will happen through group discussions, focus groups, surveys, and written feedback.

Our Collaborations

Our Co-Design Process

A co-design process will be used to co-create data products that make prioritized data available to local decision makers.

We will study the public health and service system impacts of our data products with a rigorous trial. We plan to learn more about data-driven decision making, system collaborations, and what data points are most valuable to local decision makers.

Our Evaluation and Dissemination Process

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FAQ

  • We have two types of deliverables: formal and informal.  

    Formal deliverables are those we are testing as part of our rigorous research trial. Most notably, these include data products— ways for Oregon’s county-level decision makers to interact with data related to substance use services and supports. We are co-developing user-friendly data products with county-level decision makers from public health, behavioral health, first responders, payers, and advocates. If you are part of any of these perspectives, we invite you to participate in our study so that you have access to these products beginning in 2026 — at least 3 years before the general public! 

    Click here for an infographic describing how we define data products for this project. 

    Informal deliverables are those that we are developing to support emergent, real-time needs with our local and state partners. For example, these include lists of data product ideas from our local partners that other organizations, such as the Oregon Health Administration, may want to develop in the future. We will also share reports of user-centered design principles that characterize Oregon’s county-level decision makers’ preferences. These reports could be used by a variety of agencies as they  Description text goes here

    • D2A Oregon Project representatives meet with OHA at least monthly.  

    • Leadership in several OHA divisions is in support of the project and closely following project outcomes.  

    • The D2A Oregon Project is acquiring data from OHA to put into data products. Data products will be co-developed with county-level actors responsible for decisions that impact substance use services, supports, and policies. Click here for an infographic describing how we define data products for this project. 

  • The D2A Oregon Project is funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and run by Chestnut Health Systems. The Overdose Data2Action grant is funded by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and run by the Oregon Health Administration.  

  • We are co-developing user-friendly data products with county-level decision makers from public health, behavioral health, first responders, payers, and advocates. If you are part of any of these perspectives, we invite you to participate in our study so that you have access to these products beginning in 2026 — at least 3 years before the general public! Participation may include group conversations in your community, online surveys, and/or focus groups.  

    Contact us at D2AOregon@chestnut.org to learn more or fill out your contact information here and we will be in touch!  

Join Our Project!

Are you passionate about improving substance use services and supports, and preventing overdoses? Do you make decisions about how substance use services and supports are delivered, or support those decision makers? Or maybe you have expertise in your county’s data?

We want to learn from you! Click here to share your information and our community liaison will reach out.

This work is in collaboration with numerous community partners and our research colleagues at University of California-San Diego.
Thank you!

Erika Crable (Site PI, UCSD)

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Gregory Aarons ​(Co-I, UCSD)