Developing and implementing quick response teams that respond to overdoses in communities is arguably one of the most complex public health interventions being employed to address the opioid epidemic. Rather than a top down, one size fits all approach to implementing QRTs for all communities, it is necessary to consider each community as unique and […]
Health Equity Focused QRT Evaluation Profiles (Part 2)
This is the second of a series of blog posts that chronicle the implementation of core components of a health equity workplan that was created by NACCHO (National Association of County & City Health Officials) and a Colorado-based consulting firm called HEART (Health Equity and Action Research Tools & Training for Transformation). The core components […]
Health Equity Focused QRT Evaluation Profiles (Part 1)
Root Cause Analysis & Equity Review Last summer, the National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO) and a Colorado-based social enterprise and consulting firm called HEART (Health Equity and Action Research Tools & Training for Transformation) provided a health equity workshop consisting of an opening live session, several modules with videos and assorted […]