The Office of Disease Surveillance was awarded a four-year grant to train first responders and certain other community partners in the recognition and treatment of an opioid overdose. The grant also requires the office to assist with referrals to drug addiction treatment resources.

Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) supports jurisdictions in collecting high quality, comprehensive, and timely data on nonfatal and fatal overdoses and in using those data to inform prevention and response efforts. OD2A focuses on understanding and tracking the complex and changing nature of the drug overdose epidemic and highlights the need for seamless integration of data into prevention strategies.

CDC launched the multiyear Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) cooperative agreement in September 2019 with 66 recipients (referred to as jurisdictions) comprising state, territorial, county, and city health departments. In 2019, the Southern Nevada Health District was selected as one of 17 local jurisdictions to receive CDC funding as part of their new innovative Overdose Data to Action initiative.

In September 2017 the Office of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma System (OEMSTS) was awarded a First Responders-Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Grants (Short Title: FR-CARA), a four-year grant to train first responders and certain other community partners in the recognition and treatment of an opioid overdose. The grant also requires the office to assist with referrals to drug addiction treatment resources.