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Winnebago County review highlights programs as fatal overdoses fall 49 percent
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Jennifer Skolaski, a presenter from the Winnebago County Overdose Fatality Review (OFR), told the Oshkosh Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee that the OFR uses a confidential, multidisciplinary process to examine fatal overdose cases and recommend system-level changes to prevent future deaths.
Jennifer Skolaski, a presenter from the Winnebago County Overdose Fatality Review (OFR), told the Oshkosh Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee that the OFR uses a confidential, multidisciplinary process to examine fatal overdose cases and recommend system-level changes to prevent future deaths.
The OFR analyzes individual, organizational and systemic factors that touch each decedent’s life, Skolaski said, with a particular focus on social determinants of health and equity. "We look at all those touch points that someone had and think about what policies need to change, what programs or other interventions could there be to save someone's life," she said.
Skolaski said the review has been operating since…
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