Public Health Out Loud

Overdose Prevention by the Numbers: How Improving Data Collection Helps Save Lives


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In this episode of Public Health Out Loud, RIDOH's Dr. Philip Chan sits down with colleagues Nathaniel Fuchs and Sarah Edwards.  Nathaniel is an epidemiologist who works with data about non-fatal opioid overdoses. Sarah Edwards is from RIDOH’s Drug Overdose Prevention Program, and her focus is on working with communities. Together, they explain how the Department’s enhanced data tracking system identifies upticks in drug overdoses that allow Rhode Island communities to respond in real time.  

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Public Health Out LoudBy Dr. Philip Chan, Rhode Island Department of Health

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