Injury & Violence Prevention INdepth

Author: Safe States Alliance. Podcast music "Reverance" by Raymond C. Mobley

Injury & Violence Prevention INdepth is a podcast brought to you by Safe States Alliance staff and members to discuss and share injury and violence prevention (IVP) topics and trends. Each episode is a conversation between host, Mighty Fine, and featured IVP professionals who are members or partners of our organization. We come together to discuss the basics of injury and violence prevention, but also the tough topics that relate to anti-racism, health equity and more.
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Hope in the Data: The CDC's Role in Preventing Overdose
Episode 7
Monday, 19 May, 2025

Send us a textIn this episode, Safe States Executive Director Sharon Gilmartin is the guest host and talks with Allison Arwady, Director of the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. To kick off the conversation, Dr. Arwady shares that the CDC has recently released 2024 provisional drug overdose death data that highlights a nearly 27% decrease in predicted deaths from the previous year's data and is seen in 48 states nationwide. Dr. Arwady credits changes in drug use, public health investments, and interventions along with community coordination and collaboration in the successful effort to reduce deaths from drug overdoses. During their conversation, they also discuss public health infrastructure, prevention strategies, and the role the CDC's Injury Center plays in these including the importance of the programs they offer.