2nd Annual Juneteenth in Bismark/Rollout of QR Code

In 2022, the Black/African American population in North Dakota made up approximately 3.8% of the state’s population, according to U.S. Census data.1 However, from January to August 2024, preliminary data revealed that 10.61% of the state’s drug overdose fatalities occurred among the Black population in the state according to data collected through the ND Violent […]
Kansas PHA Receives Special Achievement in GIS Award at Esri User Conference

Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program (ODMAP) agencies can benefit from tools that enhance data use and incorporate a population health lens in decision-making. To support this work, the Kansas Overdose Response Strategy (ORS) team created a new demographics layer in ArcGIS Online, Esri’s web-based mapping software. This layer, which became an embedded ODMAP layer, includes […]