RLHPF Confrence Booklet 2020 Final - Flipbook - Page 1
Darelle Amores | Loma Linda University
Establish close
working
relationships and
mutual-aid
agreements with
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Emergency Management
Agencies (EMAs)
Emergency Medical Services
(EMS)
Medical/health/behavioral care
providers
Fire, law enforcement, and
other federal, state, local, and
tribal response organizations
Preparing for a
Health Response
protocols
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Participate in hazard
vulnerability and risk
assessments for your area(s).
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Acquire resources and surge
capacity necessary to perform
the basic missions assigned to
public health.
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Develop operation objectives of
public health emergency
response
Riverside
County
Demographics
Opioid Public Health
Response Protocols
Research
Darelle Agbayani Amores,
MPH, Epidemiology
Dashboard
preliminary data
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In terms of race,
Black Americans
had the most OD
deaths in Riverside
County.
Darelle Amores
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damores@llu.edu
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Background
Riverside County drug
overdose death numbers and
rates have dramatically
increased in recent years.
Overdose related emergency
department (ED) visits and
hospitalizations are also on
the rise.
ACE
In addition, Riverside
County residents experience
high rates of adverse
childhood experiences
(ACEs) and adverse
community experiences
(ACERs).
Surveillance
Riverside Overdose Data to
Action enhances surveillance of
overdose morbidity and
mortality in Riverside County
Data. It will help determine the
frequency of ACEs/ACERs on
overdose incidence in Riverside
County and create more
responsive and collaborative
prevention efforts to address
the upstream causes of
substance use disorders and
overdose.
“In 2016, more
than 2 million
Americans had an
addiction to
prescription or
illicit opioids” –
Whitehouse.gov
From the data and metaanalysis of the compiled
research, minority groups
have increased risk in OD
death. Appropriate protocols
such as creating an
appropriate fatality review
team and protocol strategies
is vital to limiting OD deaths.
Analysis also showed at risk
zip codes for OD and further
analysis is needed to further
to explore this.
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