About Franklin County CARES and Community Partners

The Franklin County Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Evaluation System (CARES) was developed by Franklin County Public Health (FCPH) using the Conduent Healthy Communities Institute Platform, in collaboration with various community agencies and stakeholders, in response to the growing opioid epidemic and its impact on our local community in Franklin County. The development of CARES was made possible by funding through the Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) grant received by FCPH from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Overdose Prevention (DOP), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC).

Franklin County CARES provides a publicly available one-stop resource for data on addiction, recovery, and the overall health environment of Franklin County, offering data on Franklin County demographics and health behaviors alongside data from OD2A partners. These data provide insight into the risk factors, health outcomes, social determinants of health, and prevention and outreach efforts related to overdose and addiction in the community. The CARES platform enables users to assess data within specific jurisdictions in Franklin County, enabling timely and targeted assessment of the health status of specific geographic areas. CARES also provides access to a database of funding opportunities, promising practices, and community health resources to assist FCPH, community partners, and community members in finding the resources needed to address substance use disorder and other health-related issues in the community.