Overdose, Injury, and Violence Prevention

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NACCHO’s work spans the intersecting fields of overdose, injury, and violence prevention. From mitigating adverse childhood experiences and identifying and addressing crosscutting risk and protective factors to supporting the integration of health equity in drug overdose prevention and response strategies,

NACCHO recognizes injury and violence as public health issues and draws attention to the critical role that local health departments play in protecting and improving community health and safety.

Through our work with local communities, we elevate the need to address the historic and ongoing impacts of institutional and structural oppression and racism that shape generational health disparities and support community-driven solutions.

To see our current policy statements, visit the NACCHO policy page.

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  • Communications & Public Relations
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  • Injury and Violence Prevention

RFP: Overdose and Harm Reduction: Communications and...

With support from the CDC, NACCHO is seeking a consultant to develop and...

Nov 22, 2023 | Andrea Grenadier

RFP: Overdose and Harm Reduction: Communications and...

  • Injury and Violence Prevention

NACCHO Launches Equity Considerations for Local Health...

The Legal Action Center (LAC), with the support of the National Association of...

Nov 13, 2023

NACCHO Launches Equity Considerations for Local Health...

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  • Funding Opportunity
  • Injury and Violence Prevention
  • Rural and Frontier Health
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RFP: Overdose Prevention and Response - Understanding...

NACCHO is seeking a qualified consultant to conduct a series of activities...

Oct 05, 2023 | Madeline Masog

RFP: Overdose Prevention and Response - Understanding...

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Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

NACCHO observes Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and honors local health...

Sep 01, 2023 | Hannah Loynds, Camille Adams, Katherine Palm

Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

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  • Injury and Violence Prevention

Request for Proposals: ED-Based Substance Use...

NACCHO is seeking a consultant(s) to evaluate an Emergency Department based...

Aug 17, 2023 | Madeline Masog

Request for Proposals: ED-Based Substance Use...

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  • Injury and Violence Prevention

Older Adult Fall Prevention Guide

NACCHO is pleased to announce the publication of a new guide Developing the...

Aug 16, 2023 | Hannah Loynds

Older Adult Fall Prevention Guide

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  • Injury and Violence Prevention
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Request for Proposals: Consultant to Develop...

NACCHO is seeking a consultant to develop a suite a communications materials...

May 26, 2023 | Amie Myrick

Request for Proposals: Consultant to Develop...

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  • Injury and Violence Prevention

Reflections Following Murder of Tyre Nichols and a...

Reflections from NACCHO Chief Executive Officer Lori Tremmel Freeman.

Jan 28, 2023 | NacchoVoice

Reflections Following Murder of Tyre Nichols and a...

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  • Community Health
  • COVID-19
  • Injury and Violence Prevention
  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

New Release: 2021 Overdose Prevention and Response...

This new NACCHO report summarizes data collected in Summer 2021 from a...

Dec 14, 2022 | Francis Higgins

New Release: 2021 Overdose Prevention and Response...

NACCHO's Injury & Violence Prevention (IVP) Program strengthens capacity of LHDs to effectively address the causes of injury and violence in their communities by creating learning opportunities, developing tools and resources, providing technical support, and facilitating peer exchange.

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Overdose Prevention

Learn about NACCHO's work to support a local response to overdose prevention.

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Overdose Prevention

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Intersection of Suicide, Overdose, and ACEs

Learn about the intersection between suicide, overdose, and adverse childhood experiences.

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Intersection of Suicide, Overdose, and ACEs

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Health Equity in the Response to Drug Overdose

Actionable and supplemental resources that provide guidance for health departments addressing drug overdose through the use of a health equity lens.

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Health Equity in the Response to Drug Overdose

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Older Adult Falls Prevention

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Gun Violence

NACCHO is committed to providing resources to our local health department members to help in their response to this ongoing public health crisis.

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The following policy statements demonstrate NACCHO's support for comprehensive Overdose, Injury and Violence prevention efforts at a national level

NACCHO's Child Maltreatment Prevention Policy Statement

NACCHO's Graduated Driver's License Policy Statement

NACCHO's Injury and Violence Prevention Policy Statement

NACCHO's Cannabis Use Policy Statement

NACCHO's Safety Belts Policy Statement

NACCHO's Older Adult Falls Prevention Policy Statement

NACCHO's Opioid Epidemic Policy Statement

NACCHO's Suicide Prevention Policy Statement

NACCHO's Traumatic Brain Injury Policy Statement

NACCHO's Universal Motorcycle Helmet Policy Statement

NACCHO's Youth Violence Prevention Policy Statement

With support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NACCHO is seeking a consultant to develop and disseminate effective and research informed messaging through a national anti-stigma campaign that amplifies the humanity, stories and strengths of people who use drugs to promote a narrative of support, opportunity, and shared community.

The comprehensive campaign should address social stigma and take a holistic approach to solutions for communities to support harm reduction and reduce stigma and discrimination for people who use drugs. We hope to offer an alternative to the pervasive narrative that villainizes people who use drugs, promotes criminal responses, and perpetuates the racism that has been built into the social constructs of our media and society around drug use.

Please see application requirements and full details of the project in the Requests for Proposals.

Applications must be submitted no later than December 15th, 2023, by 5:00 pm Eastern Time. Please submit your application as a PDF to NACCHO’s Overdose, Injury, and Violence Prevention team at [email protected] with the subject line, Overdose and Harm Reduction: Communications and Media Consultant application.

To learn more about Injury & Violence Prevention, share LHD resources, or inquire about NACCHO's Injury & Violence Prevention portfolio, please contact us at [email protected].

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Stacy Stanford

Senior Director, Overdose, Injury, and Violence Prevention

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Amie Myrick

Lead Program Analyst, Injury and Violence Prevention

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Anistia Rugama

Lead Analyst, OD Prevention

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Audrey Eisemann

Senior Program Analyst, Overdose, Injury, and Violence Prevention

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Bahman Naraghi

Director of Project Management, Overdose, Injury, and Violence Prevention

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Bailey McInnes

Program Analyst, Overdose Prevention

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Caroline Snyder

Director, Injury and Violence Prevention

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Camille Adams

Senior Program Analyst, Injury and Violence Prevention

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Damaris Young

Associate Project Manager, Overdose, Injury, and Violence Prevention

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Emily Winkelstein

Director, Overdose Prevention

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Francis Higgins

Senior Program Analyst, Overdose Prevention

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Gezae Berhane

Associate Project Manager, Overdose, Injury, and Violence Prevention

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Hannah Loynds

Program Analyst, Injury & Violence Prevention

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Jasmine Akuffo

Senior Program Analyst, Health Equity

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Jessica Vines

Senior Program Assistant, Overdose Prevention

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Katherine Palm

Senior Program Analyst, Injury & Violence Prevention

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Lane Davis

Senior Program Analyst, Overdose Prevention

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Madeline Masog

Program Analyst, Overdose Prevention

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Drue Foster

Program Analyst, Overdose Prevention

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