Program 1: Reducing Drug Use Overdose Rates in New York City.*
In June 2022, the New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reported that a person dies from a drug overdose in NYC every three hours (NYC Health 2022). With high rates of overdose deaths in NYC and the increasing risk of dangerous opioids contributing to these overdoses, there is a need to establish protective mechanisms for this vulnerable population.
Overdose prevention centers (OPCs) are like syringe service programs in that they provide safe spaces for sterile needle exchanges, harm reduction services, and health care referrals. However, OPCs have the added service of being a supervised injection site. These sites are overseen by health care professionals to help reverse overdoses when needed. Though OPCs have been implemented in other countries globally with success, these sites have remained under consideration in the United States (US).
In November of 2021, the nation’s first OPC site (privately funded) was opened in NYC in two Manhattan neighborhoods. With recent increases in opioid-related overdose deaths across the nation, supervised injection sites have the potential to save lives and get people who inject drugs (PWIDs) connected to necessary health care services. The goal of the program is to reduce overdose deaths in the two Manhattan neighborhoods by 15% in the first year of program implementation. Additionally, the program aims to conduct health care assessments on 40% of PWIDs that utilize the services of the center. By engaging with a vulnerable population in a meaningful way, the OPC site hopes to establish a positive rapport among the community and among the NYC Health Department to garner further financial support and scaling of services to additional neighborhoods.
*Based on a real program but the goals were constructed for the purposes of this assignment.
Instructions: Read Program 1 above, then complete the methods section and study design section addressing each component, some information is provided below
Methods:
Sampling and elgibility – how many participants will complete the evaluation, and how will they be identified (randomly, systematically, convenience, purposive)
Program Description: This section includes program objectives, provides a detailed description of program components (intervention activities), as well as the program’s strategies, content, implementers, and setting(s).
Objectives (SMART): The narrative should begin with the program’s long-term health objective, intermediate behavioral objective(s) and immediate short-term objectives (at least 2)
Logic Model Completed in its entirety (use template provided)
Study Design:
Design a quasi-experimental design (be sure to include design notation and a description of the design)
Include rationale for the chosen design and address:
Threats to validity and if/how they will be addressed
Anticipated challenges
Recommended solutions to meet those challenges
Correct grammar, professional formatting, and proofreading of paper
Paper is complete, clear, comprehensive and follows instructions/includes all sections noted in syllabus; paper flow is logical and intuitive.
Paper is appropriately and adequately cited and referenced in APA 7th edition citations.
No more than 2 pages not including the logic model
Paper Clarity and Formatting:
Requirements: 2 full pages from top to bottom Times New Roman Size 12 Font Double-Spaced APA Format Excluding the Title and Reference Pages,
Please be sure to use in-text citations.
Please be sure to use credible or scholarly sources published within the last 5 years.