Data2Action Oregon Project: Supporting Data-driven Decision-Making for Substance Use Services, Policy, and Overdose Prevention

CDS uses principles and activities from Liberating Structures (LS) and Group Model Building (GMB). Each method uses semi-structured processes for engaging partners to collaborate with one another and address complex problems. Example activities and discussions include: identifying a shared vision for how data can inform decisions related to substance use service delivery and overdose prevention; identifying relevant data that should be disseminated; identifying decisions to be supported with data. Methods from human-centered design - an approach for developing products that are useful and easy to use - will be used to refine data products developed by the study team so that the data products are acceptable and useful to end users. Together, these three methods (Liberating Structures, group model building, human-centered design) will be used to engage partners to iteratively co-design products for disseminating data back to partners to inform their daily substance use service delivery.

Data products disseminate localized data from local, state, or regional-level data sources to local (i.e., county) decision makers to inform their daily decision-making. Data products in counties assigned to CDS will receive fully tailored data products, while no-CDS counties will receive standardized data products. A suite of data products will be made available to inform diverse decisions by a variety of end users. Data products will be identified and prioritized during CDS, but may include reports, policy briefs, journey maps, and technical assistance for data interpretation.