Public Health & Public Safety Initiatives

Initiatives

Rapid response

VDH, public safety, and national partners work to rapidly respond in communities experiencing closures of pain management clinics and loss of healthcare providers. To learn more, visit About CDC's Opioid Rapid Response Program | Overdose Prevention | 

ODMAP

VDH is working on a feasibility plan to use the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area's (HIDTA) Overdose Detection Mapping Application (ODMAP) statewide. To learn more, visit Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program - (odmap.org)

Training

VDH IVPP is working to utilize the Public Health and Safety Team (PHAST) toolkit to help local jurisdictions reduce overdose deaths by increasing collaboration and coordination among public health and public safety. To learn more, visit Home - PHAST

Intercept mapping

VDH IVPP has worked with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration GAINS Center for Behavioral Health and Transformation to conduct intercept mapping to improve linkages to harm reduction and SUD care for people coming into contact with the adult criminal justice system. To learn more, visit GAINS Center for Behavioral Health and Justice Transformation | SAMHSA

Last Updated: January 31, 2025