Public Health Dashboards in Overdose Prevention: The Rhode Island Approach to Public Health Data Literacy, Partnerships, and Action

• DOI: 10.2196/51671
• Publication Date: 2024-01-09T10:42:15Z
• Authors: Jesse Yedinak; Maxwell S Krieger; Raynald Joseph; Stacey Levin; Sarah Edwards; Dennis A Bailer; Jonathan Goyer; Colleen Daley Ndoye; Cathy Schultz; Jennifer Koziol; Rachael Elmaleh; Benjamin D Hallowell; Todd Hampson; Ellen Duong; Abdullah Shihipar; William C Goedel; Brandon DL Marshall
• Keywords: Dashboard; Health Literacy; Data Sharing; Relevance; Community Engagement

As the field of public health rises to demands real-time surveillance and rapid data-sharing needs in a postpandemic world, it is time examine our approaches dissemination accessibility such data. Distinct challenges exist when working develop shared language narratives based on It requires that we assess understanding data literacy, revisit approach communication engagement, continuously evaluate impact relevance. Key stakeholders cocreators are critical this process include people with lived experience, community organizations, governmental partners, research institutions. In viewpoint paper, offer an instructive tools used, assessed, adapted across 3 unique overdose dashboard projects Rhode Island, United States. We calling model “Rhode Island Approach Public Health Data Literacy, Partnerships, Action.” This reflects iterative lessons learned about improvement dashboards through collaboration strong partnerships members, state agencies, academic team. will highlight key accessible engaging allow developers self-assess their goals for engagement these by desired audiences users.