Friday, September 25, 2020

Reporting on EMS Opioid Data

 Great article in The Hartford Courant about the first year's worth of data from the SWORD project, which collects EMS reports of opioid overdoses.

First report on Connecticut’s real-time, opioid overdose tracking system reveals higher number of cases in Hartford County

I was also interviewed by the local FOX news channel about the project.

UConn Health: Opioid data reporting project is saving lives

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(The long hair and mustache are my COVID look.  One of these days I will get back to the barber.)

Thanks to the Hartford Courant and Fox 61 for reporting on this important project and issue.