Using data to empower communities

Keeping communities safe requires collaboration. Working with the Governor’s Office of Youth, Faith and Family, the Substance Abuse Epidemiology Work Group (EPI Work Group) is launching a series of trainings that will help government officials, healthcare workers and all community stakeholders who work on issues related to substance abuse better use the vast data resources to guide program planning, implementation and evaluation.

“It is important to really get a sense of why data are vital, how to use data and apply that knowledge to the needs in your agency,” said Wendy Wolfersteig, member (former chair) of the EPI Work Group and director of evaluation and partner contracts with the Arizona State University Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center.

The initial launch event will be held in Phoenix, with subsequent training sessions throughout the state. 

February 25, 2016
8 a.m. – noon
Mercado Building C, Room 145
502 E. Monroe
Arizona State University, Downtown Phoenix campus

Space is limited to 100 registrants
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Keynote speakers:

Bill Montgomery, Maricopa County Attorney and chair, Arizona Substance Abuse Partnership

John Vivian, Ph.D., chair, Arizona Substance Abuse Epidemiology Work Group

Wendy Wolfersteig, Ph.D., director, ASU Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center (SIRC) - Evaluation

Since its start in 2004, the EPI Work Group has provided ongoing support to the Arizona Substance Abuse Partnership on both existing and emerging substance abuse issues. The group has played a key role in facilitating community access and use of data—bringing together Arizona’s substance abuse and crime data and helping to facilitate decision making.

The goal is to help guide communities and officials on local prevention priorities with information based on patterns of substance abuse to reduce negative outcomes.