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How the MAT-LINK project is shedding light on the opioid epidemic
The opioid epidemic has been a little less in the news lately—undoubtedly because the ongoing pandemic has given us more pressing and urgent public health concerns to focus on—but yet, it’s still raging on in the United States. In 2018, 10.3 million Americans misused prescription opioids, and 2 million had an opioid use disorder (OUD) according to the CDC. Early research is indicating that opioid use disorder may even be worsening in the face of the pandemic—both due to social and economic stressors, and an already overtaxed healthcare system that has even fewer resources than before the pandemic to cope with the opioid epidemic.

In the midst of this crisis, OUD among pregnant women seems to be on the rise; however, not many data exist on how many pregnant women and new mothers struggle with OUD, and what child health outcomes of these pregnancies look like. For this reason, CDC funded PHII to develop MAT-LINK, a surveillance network of clinical sites that will provide important data to public health to help answer some outstanding questions on maternal, infant and child health outcomes following treatment for OUD during pregnancy.

The video below provides some background on the MAT-LINK project, as well as some perspectives from some of the participating clinical sites. You can also learn more about this project on the MAT-LINK website.

Exploring data modernization in action with ‘DMI Stories from the Field’
Senior Informatics Analyst Sarah Shaw explains how “DMI Stories from the Field” illustrate what successful data modernization for states and jurisdictions looks like in practice.
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PHII bids farewell to Sabanur Cavdar
PHII expresses our gratitude for the Humphrey Fellow Sabanur Cavdar's contributions to our work.
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A path forward to build back better for public health infrastructure
PHII Director Vivian Singletary discusses using an equity lens to rethink a vision for US public health data and infrastructure.
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Reflections on the year 2022 and looking toward to 2023
Showing creativity in how we recruit and train our workforce could create a pipeline of skilled, talented people who come to public health and stay there.
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New hope for the future of public health
Vivian reflects on what new ONC funding could mean for public health
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Looking back to look ahead: my lucky 7 for 2021
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Informatics for Everyone
This video series describes informatics from three key perspectives: practitioners, program managers and senior leaders.
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The Claire Loe Memorial Library
A dedication to a friend and colleague.
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Looking back on five years of success
As 2018 comes to a close, it is worth reflecting on the progress we've made over the years.
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