Also called: OFR Coordinator, Overdose Death Review Coordinator
Runs a county team that studies each overdose death in detail to find missed chances to save lives and recommend changes.
She pulls records for three people who died last month: jail release dates, ER visits, pharmacy fills. At the monthly meeting, police, doctors and treatment providers walk through each life story, and she notices that two had just left jail, so the team recommends handing out naloxone at every jail release.
Estimate; mostly health department jobs funded by CDC overdose grants.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 5 years after high school. Bachelor's in public health, social work or criminal justice; many have a master's (MPH or MSW).
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Public Health, Social Work, Epidemiology, Criminal Justice.
Growing faster than average. Many states have created review teams since 2018; growth depends on federal grants.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI can match records across jails, hospitals and pharmacies; leading sensitive case reviews and pushing for change stays human.
Classes: Statistics, Health science, Government, English.
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