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A Community-Based Approach to the Opioid Crisis

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Real Help–Real Hope: Where Do We Go From Here?

A Community-Based Approach to the Opioid Crisis

Summary:
This keynote presentation, delivered at the Opioid Treatment Providers of Georgia conference, highlights the need for a comprehensive, public health–centered response to the opioid crisis. It emphasizes how social, environmental, and structural factors—such as poverty, racial inequities, and limited healthcare access—shape opioid-related harms, and critiques punitive policies in favor of community-driven, evidence-based solutions.

Key Details:


Short description:	This presentation critiques the criminalization-focused “War on Drugs” and outlines a public health framework for addressing the opioid crisis, emphasizing prevention, harm reduction, structural analysis, and equity-focused solutions for Georgia and beyond.
Lead developer:	Dr. Gia Elise Barboza-Salerno
Further reading:	Download the presentation slides for full details.
Main data source(s):	Opioid-related mortality, overdose surveillance, Naloxone distribution, treatment access data, regulatory frameworks, and structural vulnerability indicators for Georgia and the United States.
Coverage:	Georgia, with comparisons to national opioid trends.
Citation:	Barboza-Salerno, G.E. (2024). Real Help–Real Hope: Where Do We Go From Here? A Community-Based Approach to the Opioid Crisis. Presented at the Opioid Treatment Providers of Georgia Annual Conference, November 11, 2024.

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Examining the Interplay Between the Natural and Socio-physical Environment Using Machine Learning Algorithms

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Our work on the socio-physical and natural enviornment was presented at the ISPCAN 2024 international conference.

No previous research has comprehensively examined how different aspects of the sociophysical and built environments increase child abuse and neglect (CAN) risk. Characteristics of the built and natural environment are underexplored in research on CAN. Five categories of environmental determinants of child well-being include: (i) urban design, (ii) contaminants, (iii) the parenting environment, (iv) socio-economic conditions, and (v) climate change1

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Utilizing AI-Driven Technology and Geospatial Analysis to Explore Landscape Morphology, Social Vulnerability, and Child Neglect in Los Angeles

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Our work on Utilizing AI-Driven Technology and Geospatial Analysis to Explore Landscape Morphology, Social Vulnerability, and Child Neglect in Los Angeles will be presented at ISUF 2025 in Torino, Italy.

No previous research has comprehensively examined how different aspects of the sociophysical and built environments increase child abuse and neglect (CAN) risk. Characteristics of the built and natural environment are underexplored in research on CAN. Five categories of environmental determinants of child well-being include: (i) urban design, (ii) contaminants, (iii) the parenting environment, (iv) socio-economic conditions, and (v) climate change.