Focus Areas for SEOW: Health Disparities, Opioid Use, COVID-19 Impacts, Legalization, Emerging Trends

SEOW Member SEOW Member Feedback Survey Feedback Survey State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup August 20th, 2020

Please rate the following subject matter areas in terms of your preference for focus areas/topics for the SEOW: Subject matter areas ranked by overall preference 1. Health Disparities and Substance Use 2. Opioid Use 3. Long term impacts of COVID-19 on Substance Use for Youth and Adults 4. Impacts of Legalization on Use 5. Emerging Trends in Vaping

Health Disparities and Substance Use

Opioid Use

Long Term Impacts of COVID-19 on Substance Use for Youth and Adults

The Impacts of Marijuana Legalization on Use

Emerging Trends in Vaping

What products/reports/data resources/analysis What products/reports/data resources/analysis could the SEOW offer that would fill a gap not could the SEOW offer that would fill a gap not currently available in Illinois communities? currently available in Illinois communities? Out of school youth substance use Contributing factors, youth substance use, and parental substance use ACEs, PCEs, and recommendations for agencies Updating iQuery with IYS data and other indicators, adding county level data to the Tableau framework Differences among the races, some have disparity, some have resilience, would be a good topic. Also gambling addiction is an often forgotten issue. Topical White papers based on data from member agencies Quarterly 'SEOW news briefs with summaries of the latest available data and studies A data visualization tool integrating data across agencies. Build marketing, dissemination, broader awareness of the group and the resources we make available.

How could the work of the SEOW more generally How could the work of the SEOW more generally better meet your needs as a representative of better meet your needs as a representative of your agency? your agency? Look at the substance use-criminal justice involvement connection more frequently Maintenance of the existing SEOW web site as a means of aggregating information, reports, etc. and disseminating that information publicly. Discuss the intersection with criminal justice. Be the integrating workgroup for how to answer substance use questions with existing Illinois data. Having the group provide feedback on products and reports we develop. Provide more regular updates of data and studies that may be available across agencies. Get agencies involved in posting to the blog as data/studies become available. Also, expand the 'data warehouse' capabilities of the SEOW website.

If you could take the SEOW in a new direction, what If you could take the SEOW in a new direction, what would that be? (Suggestions should fit within the would that be? (Suggestions should fit within the SEOW Mission and Goals) SEOW Mission and Goals) Examine crime as an epidemic more (particularly in Cook County/Chicago where violent crime, gun crime, and murder is a large problem) Not sure this is a new direction, but facilitating sharing among entities engaged in substance abuse work. Proactively releasing information, for example by making presentations, to potential consumers of these data for their use in program development and policy-making, e.g., other state agencies, particularly HFS. Focus on data analysis that benefits members I like the ideas listed above (health disparities, COVID-19, etc.) Work towards better data integration using data from across agencies. Seek a grant or dedicated funding source to specifically support the work and products of the SEOW/support a SEOW staff, or gain stronger commitment from member agencies to provide direct support for the work of the SEOW with small-ish staff or dollar contributions.

Please comment on how well you feel the name Please comment on how well you feel the name State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup and State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup and the acronym SEOW fit the work of our group? the acronym SEOW fit the work of our group? Feels good, tackles issues and seems to update with the times Well Don't we need substances or drugs mentioned? That seems to be the focus but not reflected in the name. Name does not fit purpose Very well A better name and acronym would help; I don't have suggestions now. I feel it sounds over-broad. If we seek to continue to fulfill a substance abuse-related niche -and I think we should - I do not feel this name reflects this. 3/9 say name fits well. 6/9 say name could use updating, specifically to reflect substance use.

Are there other agencies, organizations or people we Are there other agencies, organizations or people we should consider involving? should consider involving? Illinois State Police HFS IDPH, particularly Jennifer Epstein ISBE DCFS Division of Family and Community Services Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission CORE survey unit at EIU Illinois Liquor Control Commission Secretary of State (for their connection to Driver Licensing, which is critical to alcohol, tobacco and marijuana purchases).