Strategic Planning Tools, Resources, and Considerations for Overdose Data to Action-Funded Jurisdictions
January 31, 2022
ASTHO, through support from CDC's Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) award, provided technical assistance to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to engage state and local health agency staff in a strategic planning process around local OD2A initiatives. Four virtual strategic planning trainings were planned by Burnight Facilitated Resources, ASTHO, and Nebraska to introduce virtual engagement techniques, tools for each strategic planning process step, and specific considerations for the OD2A award. This resource is a compilation of the tools and resources shared with Nebraska through this technical assistance.
The technical assistance provided in Nebraska was designed to address OD2A Strategy 5: State and Local Integration. One way to integrate and align state and local overdose prevention and surveillance efforts is for state health departments to support local health departments in creating and implementing a strategic plan around these initiatives. These strategic plans can be tailored to specific needs and dynamics at the local level, providing opportunity to develop plans that focus on key priorities and consider local resources and expertise.
This resource maps the tools introduced through the strategic planning technical assistance in Nebraska onto each of the steps followed during the series.