Decision Support Tools
Iowa’s Prescription Monitoring Program
As part of the Public Science Collaborative’s substance use work, PSC developed this dashboard to visualize prescription opioid sales across Iowa, using Morphine Milligram Equivalents (MME) to highlight volume trends by location and population size. The dashboard allows users to assess, for example, whether pharmacies are overly concentrated in urban places or if sale rates…
National Learning Community Network
The Public Science Collaborative collaborated with University of Virginia’s Biocomplexity Institute to develop the website, data tools, and underlying data to advance economic mobility via the Community Learning through Data Discovery process. This process is made up of community-based research where the community participates in asking and answering the questions that drive information gathering and…
Waterloo Safe Neighborhoods Initiative: Gun Violence Dashboard
This data dashboard visualizes gun violence in Waterloo and community factors that are associated with gun violence, including alcohol outlet clusters.
Data Science for the Public Good Program
The Data Science for the Public Good (DSPG) Young Scholars program provides an opportunity for students interested in research to be a part of a solution focused team using data to inform real public policy decisions. Over the course of a summer, students will learn methods of programming, statistical analysis, and data tools. These skills…
Advancing Substance Use Recovery in Iowa
This research was funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). It was designed to identify areas for growth within Iowa’s recovery resources and communities as well as to provide information to the Iowa Department of Public Health. After a thorough data analysis conducted on existing resources, decisions can be made regarding…
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