Key points
The CDC Injury Center prioritizes funding for the prevention of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), overdose, and suicide. This page shows how funds were appropriated in the state of Hawaii in FY22.
Overdose prevention funding - Hawaii
There were 106,699 drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2021 (32.4 deaths per 100,000 standard population), a 16% increase from 2020.1
Total overdose prevention funding in Hawaii
- Hawaii State Award: $2,988,741
- Overdose Response Strategy: $74,500*
*average award amount
Examples of how Hawaii is working to prevent overdose
Public safety overdose training
Historically, not all public safety officials received training on overdose prevention strategies. Now in Hawaii, police officers, correctional officers, parole officers, and intervention service providers receive training statewide on how to identify a suspected overdose and administer naloxone on the scene.
Increased drug surveillance and reporting
Hawaii takes a collaborative approach to enhancing its surveillance efforts. Data are now available on Hawaii’s statewide dashboard, which has increased partnerships and helped communicate significant drug and overdose related trends. This capacity building will also increase the state’s ability to conduct non-fatal overdose surveillance in the future.
- Spencer MR, Miniño AM, Warner M. Drug overdose deaths in the United States, 2001–2021. NCHS Data Brief, no 457. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2022. DOI: https://dx.doi. org/10.15620/cdc:122556
- NVSS – Drug Overdose Deaths