The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is working to address Louisiana’s opioid problem by targeting resources for treatment throughout our state with focused attention on areas where data shows the most prevalent challenges. The Bureau of Health Informatics (BHI) in the Office of Public Health (OPH) is supporting these strategies by leveraging data from multiple internal and external sources to strengthen readiness, capacity building, and program development.

The Louisiana Opioid Data and Surveillance System is a tool developed to provide access to health professionals, researchers, and decision makers to understand, analyze, and apply data to statewide opioid abuse reduction efforts. Its goal is to evaluate the impact of programmatic and policy efforts and track the behavior of what is now considered a public health epidemic nationwide.

Data within this system is interactive, and can be viewed in different formats, such as table, graphs and maps. The data displays, which have been carefully designed and reviewed by health experts and data specialists, allow various indicators to be explored geographically and over time. To request custom datasets and data visualizations, please submit a request here.

Acknowledgments: The site was funded through a partnership between the LDH Office of Public Health, Bureau of Health Informatics and the CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Cooperative Endeavor Agreement 1 NU17CE010194-01-00. The contents are those of BHI and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, CDC/HHS or the U.S. Government.