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Subcommittee approves prior minutes and discusses limits of overdose data entry
Summary
The subcommittee unanimously approved the September 23, 2025 minutes and discussed concerns that overdose data entries may omit cause-of-death or substances until toxicology results are available.
A motion to approve the minutes of September 23, 2025 was made by Susan Hooker and seconded by Dr. Robert Cole; the motion carried with all present voting in favor. Present count recorded in the minutes was 10 members (one absent).
Committee members then discussed who can enter overdose-related information into the county system and highlighted that, at the time of entry, key details (cause of death, substances involved) may be unknown until toxicology results return, which can limit the usefulness of near-term surveillance data.
