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Addressing The Opioid Epidemic as a Public Health Problem
Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported over 70,000 deaths in the United States from drug overdoses (Ahmad et al., 2019). These preventable deaths exceeded those from suicides, influenza, and pneumonia and were about half of accidental fatalities in the U.S. In epidemiology, we speak of a triangle with the points being a host, agent, and environment. In this case, its agent is not a microbe, but a human-and the environment can be a home, a classroom, a gym, or a park. The costs of this epidemic are in the billions in dollars and in millions in human lives affected by the disease. While anecdotes are heart-wrenching, politicians, corporations, and yes, health care organizations are driven by the bottom line: how much will it cost to slow down this epidemic? Where are the pressure points-host, agent, environment-where interventions can have the most effect? Who needs to be at the table to discuss local, state, federal, and international policies and programs? Just saying "No" isn't an answer to this problem. As health care managers, we are obligated to use our critical thinking skills and to follow the data, not our emotions.
1. Use the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) data in the References for the three (3) most recent years, and mention table of all U.S. (national level) drug related overdose deaths for the following: All Drug Overdose Deaths, All Opioid Overdose Deaths, and Opioid Overdose Deaths as a Percent of All Drug Overdose Deaths. , provide an interpretation of the data for the last three years.
2. Use the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) data for the three (3) most recent years, and mention a table using your state's data for all drug related overdose deaths for the following: All Drug Overdose Deaths, All Opioid Overdose Deaths, and Opioid Overdose Deaths as a Percent of All Drug Overdose Deaths. provide an interpretation for the data for your state for the last three years. How do state's data compare with the U.S. (national level) data?
3. Provide three (3) reasons for why your state level data in Part B may or may not be different from national level data. Provide rationales for assessment, along with appropriate references. Based on your answers to Part B, what kind of interventions do you think would be most effective for your state?
4. Health care professionals are not immune to the disease of addiction. If you have an employee who is addicted to opioids, what should HR do? What are the disciplinary steps? What resources can they offer to these employees? Who is responsible for the costs of these services? What policies and procedures changes would you recommend to the VP of HR?
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