Education of the Clinical Community Community Strategy Action Timeline Performance Measurable Objective Measure Indicators Supply Modify the drug 2013 and Reduce the Reduction take-back message ongoing Babies Born rate of and to include a broader Addicted newborns Diversion public exposed to Prevention Control health/education drugs by 5%. message (modeled after Lazarus message). Continue to partner 2013 and In 2012, the with strategic ongoing newborn drug partners to exposure rate implement was 24.5 per 1,000 (creating a newborns. schedule for the year). Work with University 2013 and of MD Upper ongoing Chesapeake Health System to explore developing a policy about opioid prescribing limitations for Hospital emergency department. Work in partnership January with local law 2014 enforcement to identify and establish a permanent drop-site for prescription drug returns (exploring how Carroll County has implemented this strategy).
Education of the Clinical Community Community Objective Strategy Action Timeline Performance Measure Measurable Indicators Prevention Supply Reduction and Diversion Control Modify the drug take-back message to include a broader public health/education message (modeled after Lazarus message). Continue to partner with strategic partners to implement (creating a schedule for the year). Work with University of MD Upper Chesapeake Health System to explore developing a policy about opioid prescribing limitations for Hospital emergency department. Work in partnership with local law enforcement to identify and establish a permanent drop-site for prescription drug returns (exploring how Carroll County has implemented this strategy). 2013 and ongoing 2013 and ongoing 2013 and ongoing January 2014 Babies Born Addicted Reduce the rate of newborns exposed to drugs by 5%. In 2012, the newborn drug exposure rate was 24.5 per 1,000 newborns.
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