Target Population: Social Workers and Allied Health and Human Service Professionals
Summary Objective: The key objective of this infographic is to inform members within the healthcare community about the relationship between older adults and significant risk factors of opioid overdoses. Also, this infographic intends to provide helpful suggestions and resources to reduce the risks of older adults experiencing a drug overdose.
Summary Objective: The key objective of this infographic is to offer ideas on creating discussions with older adults about how they take care of themselves. This infographic helps generate conversations about self-care and mindfulness in order to prevent a drug overdose from occurring.
Summary Objective: The key objective of this infographic is to provide a concise guide to prevent an opioid overdose fatality. During a time of crisis, a simple and clear list of steps can help direct members of the general community in response to an opioid overdose.
Summary Objective: The key objective of this infographic is to share information about protective factors that can help in reducing the risk older adults face towards drug overdoses. This infographic proposes that utilizing supportive social networks and professionals will help in ensuring the safety of older adults who use opioids.
Summary Objective: The key objective of this infographic is to introduce a brief comprehensive look at drug overdoses, its prevalence on a national and local state level, factors that increase risks of drug overdose, signs of a drug overdose, as well as drug overdose prevention information. Also, this infographic provides a mnemonic phrase “LIVE ALOHA” to share helpful suggestions on how to minimize an individual’s risk of a drug overdose along with other drug overdose prevention resources.
Summary Objective: The key objective of this infographic is to familiarize individuals with the connection and link between substance use and mental illness and introduce standardized definitions as well as the term co-occurring disorders. The infographic also helps briefly explain why there is a link between substance use and mental illnesses. This information is helpful for the public to help destigmatize co-occurring disorders.
Summary Objective: The key objective of this infographic is to share information on the prevalence and rates of mental health and substance use in the U.S. This information is to help foster awareness in the community and visualize the link between mental health and substance use.
Target Population: Social Workers and Allied Health and Human Service Professionals
Summary Objective: The key objective of this infographic is to familiarize individuals with the connection and link between substance use and mental illness and introduce standardized definitions as well as the term co-occurring disorders. The infographic also helps briefly explain why there is a link between substance use and mental illnesses. This information is helpful for the public to help destigmatize co-occurring disorders.
Target Population: Social Workers and Allied Health and Human Service Professionals
Summary Objective: The key objective of this infographic is to help inform allied health and human service professionals the greater need to care and serve individuals with co-occurring disorders (CODs). Research in Hawai’i indicates that the state has a higher rate of individuals with CODs utilizing treatment services compared to the national average. It Is important for professionals to acknowledge the challenges and understand clients with CODs require unique treatment to provide effective care.
Summary Objective: The key objective of this infographic is to showcase data pertaining to the impacts of substance use among Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders (NHOPI). This infographic helps raise awareness of the vulnerability NHOPIs face in being affected by substance use among general community members of Hawaii.
Summary Objective: The key objective of this infographic is to showcase the substance use risk factors U.S. Immigrants face. This infographic helps describe the relationship between acculturation and acculturative stress and other related risk factors that make the U.S. Immigrants vulnerable to substance use.
Summary Objective: The key objective of this infographic is to share several complimentary Asian pain management practices that help minimize the substance use risk factor being chronic pain. In cases when opioids are prescribed to alleviate pain, individuals can consider these eastern pain management practices to help manage their pain rather than solely relying on medications that may increase their risk of an overdose.
Target Population: College Students and General Public
Summary Objective: The key objective of this infographic is to raise awareness of the impacts of substance use among college students and share collegiate recovery strategies. This infographic acknowledges the challenges students in recovery face and provides suggestions for administrative needs to cultivate a recovery-friendly campus.
Target Population: Native Hawaiians and General Public
Summary Objective: The key objective of this infographic is to highlight the prevalence of substance use among Native Hawaiians. This infographic acknowledges the risk factors such as historical oppression, generational trauma, and current barriers towards substance use treatment, and, at the same time, this infographic provides protective factors such as cultural values, practices, and norms to reduce the risks of substance use.
