| Title | Description | Type | Year Added | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accessing Data the Minnesota Way! |
“Substance Use in MN (SUMN)” is a public data warehouse that provides information on 81 indicators of ATOD consumption and consequences. |
Grantee Stories | 2011 | |
| Basic Epidemiology (2nd edition) |
Published by the World Health Organization, this book was written with a view to strengthening education, training and research in the field of public health. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Community Tool Box |
The Community Tool Box website contains numerous tools and resources designed to help practitioners support community health and development. There are sections on leadership, strategic... |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Criteria for Analyzing Assessment Data |
This document offers criteria prevention practitioners can use to analyze their assessment data including magnitude, impact, changeability, concentrated occurrence, and consumption/consequence. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2010 | |
| Data-Based Planning for Effective Prevention: State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroups |
This document presents the core expectations of the State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroups, multiagency groups charged with collecting, analyzing, and disseminating substance abuse data. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Data-driven Decision-making in South Carolina |
Steve Burritt describes lessons learned from the State's assessment process. |
Video | 2012 | |
| Epidemiological Workgroup Technical Assistance Toolkit |
This toolkit contains tools and materials designed to support the work of State Epidemiological Workgroups. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2011 | |
| Examining Data: The Value of Comparisons |
This tip sheet explores the value of looking at comparison data. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Feasibility Toolkit |
This toolkit is designed to help practitioners assess fit between the specific implementation requirements of an EBI and population needs, organizational capacity, and community conditions. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2010 | |
| National Prevention Data Sources and Databases |
This document provides an overview of national (and in some cases state and local) prevention data sources and databases containing consequence and consumption data. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2010 | |
| Needs Assessment and Cultural Competence: Questions to Ask |
This document includes a set of questions prevention practitioners can use to assess the inclusivenes and cultural relevance of their assessment processes. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2010 | |
| New Jersey Shores Up Its Data on Older Adults and Substance Abuse |
For several decades, New Jersey, like other states, has focused most of its substance abuse prevention efforts on young people. But recently an unexpected population has emerged with its own set... |
Grantee Stories | 2012 | |
| Online Epidemiology Courses and Related Resources |
This document contains links to a variety of online epidemiology resources offered through government and private agencies and schools of public health. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2013 | |
| Other Sources of Data Related to Non-medical Use of Prescription Drugs |
This chart includes four data sources: the National Forensic Laboratory Information System, the Automation of Reports and Consolidated Orders System, the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, and... |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Prescription Drug Abuse in the Workplace |
This fact sheet reviews the safety of prescription drugs, the extent of the problem and those affected in the workplace, and opportunities for prevention and treatment |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Preventing Prescription Abuse in the Workplace Prescription Drug Abuse Webinar |
This webinar provides an overview of the prescription drug abuse epidemic, including its history, at-risk social groups, and the psycho-pharmacology. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Prevention Data Sources at the Local and State Level |
This resource includes an annotated list of local and State data sources, including county- and community-level data. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2010 | |
| Prevention in Alaska: Seeing the Whole Picture |
L. Diane Casto describes the benefits of implementing a comprehensive approach to preventing substance abuse and related behavioral health problems. |
Video | 2012 | |
| Prevention in Massachusetts: Following the Data |
Steve Keel describes the process the state followed to identify unintended opioid overdose as its prevention priority. |
Video | 2012 | |
| Prevention in Michigan: Sharing Data Across Systems |
Larry Scott, Prevention Manager for Michigan's Department of Community Health, describes the benefits of collaborating effectively across the State's multiple data systems, and the role of... |
Video | 2012 | |
| SAMHSA Contract Collaboration Supports Epidemiological Workgroups |
Two SAMHSA contractors—the Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) and the State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW) contract—are working closely to ensure that... |
T/TA Spotlight | 2012 | |
| SAMHSA Launches Master Trainer Development Program in Pacific Islands |
SAMHSA launched the first Master Trainer Development Program in the Pacific Jurisdictions, a new initiative to prepare 18 trainers and instructors from the islands to deliver behavioral health... |
T/TA Spotlight | 2012 | |
| SAMHSA’s CAPT Collaborates with Tribes to Strengthen Data Collection Efforts |
SAMHSA’s CAPT has been instrumental in helping tribes collect the data needed to guide their prevention efforts and in establishing safeguards for protecting these data from misuse. |
T/TA Spotlight | 2012 | |
| SAMHSA’s CAPT Facilitates Workshop on Adverse Childhood Experiences Research |
To build awareness of Adverse Childhood Experiences research and its relevance to substance abuse prevention, the CAPT’s West Resource Team (RT) facilitated a two-day workshop in May entitled ... |
T/TA Spotlight | 2012 | |
| Sample Epidemiological Profile Outline |
This document provides a sample outline that State Epidemiological Workgroups can use to develop their epidemiological profiles. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2010 |
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