Public Health Surveillance

Lee County Substance Use Monitoring System screen capture

Lee County Substance Use Monitoring System

As part of the Public Science Collaborative’s substance use monitoring work, this dashboard helps visualize the landscape of substance use in Lee County by supporting stakeholders in designing data-driven interventions to improve community health and safety—especially by reducing opioid overdoses and related harms. This system includes in-depth insights, a data map of substance use retailers […]

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Lee County Substance Use Monitoring System screen capture

Systems to Prevent Underage Drinking in Council Bluffs, Sioux City, and Waterloo

Systems to Prevent Underage Drinking in Council Bluffs, Sioux City, and Waterloo As part of the Public Science Collaborative’s Alcohol Research Initiative, these dashboards help visualize the landscape of alcohol retailers in Iowa communities and support local coalitions in designing data-driven interventions to improve community health and safety—especially by reducing underage drinking. Explore the dashboards:

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Jackson, Jones, and Dubuque County Substance Use Monitoring System

Jackson, Jones, and Dubuque County Substance Use Monitoring System Explore the Dashboard As part of the Public Science Collaborative’s substance use monitoring work, this dashboard helps visualize the landscape of substance use in Jackson, Jones, and Dubuque by supporting stakeholders in designing data-driven interventions to improve community health and safety. 

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Iowa Alcohol Insights Platform

The Iowa Alcohol Insights Platform contains information about alcohol establishments, school locations, and alcohol-related car crashes in Iowa. Iowa communities can use this map to see if they have alcohol risk factors such as clusters of establishments or OWI car crashes. Community leaders and action groups can also assess the proximity of alcohol establishments to

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Iowa’s Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) Platform

The Public Science Collaborative conducted background research, prototyping, user listening sessions, and system design to prepare Iowa’s Department of Health and Human Services for building the statewide Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) Platform. The dashboards on the state’s platform display information on substance use disorder treatment admissions, substance involved deaths, and hospitalizations and emergency department

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Health & Safety in the Burlington Downtown District

The Public Science Collaborative facilitated a workshop in Burlington to design strategies aimed at improving community health and safety while furthering downtown redevelopment. A diverse group, including representatives of the business community, city government, local non-profits, the health sector, public health, community safety, and ISU Extension gathered to discuss community strengths, opportunities, and actionable solutions

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