Missouri Opioid Overdose and Bloodborne Infection Vulnerability Assessments
Missouri completed jurisdiction-level vulnerability assessments that identify counties at high risk for 1) opioid overdoses and 2) bloodborne infections (i.e., HIV, hepatitis C, hepatitis B) associated with nonsterile drug injection.
- The initial project published in 2020 was completed using Opioid Crisis Supplemental Funding (under CDC-RFA-TP18-1802) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP).
- The 2022 update is funded through the Overdose Data to Action grant from the CDC.
DHSS, in partnership with a facilitation team from the University of Missouri – Columbia’s Disaster and Community Crisis Center, held a series of six stakeholder meetings in 2020 to gather feedback on the vulnerability assessments. Additional meetings are being planned in 2022 to gather feedback on the update.
Stakeholders also requested that data utilized in the vulnerability assessments be made available in a sortable format.
2022 Vulnerability Assessment Data
2020 Vulnerability Assessment Data
Missouri’s work builds upon a prior national vulnerability assessment completed by the CDC, which identified 13 Missouri counties among the top vulnerable counties in the nation. Information about the 2016 national vulnerability assessment project is available at https://www.cdc.gov/pwid/vulnerable-counties-data.html
Missouri's Plan
Under the Opioid Crisis Supplemental Funding, Missouri was also tasked with developing a plan to strategically allocate prevention and intervention services and distribute findings to key stakeholders in forms that support action.
Fact Sheets
Stakeholders who contributed to this project expressed the need for easily accessible data and information on resources related to overdoses and bloodborne infections. Fact sheets for the 28 most vulnerable counties in 2022, as well as supplementary data for the 30 most vulnerable counties in 2020 can be found below.
2022 Vulnerability Assessment Fact Sheets
- Benton County
- Buchanan County
- Butler County
- Callaway County
- Crawford County
- Dent County
- Dunklin County
- Greene County
- Howell County
- Iron County
- Laclede County
- Madison County
- Mississippi County
- New Madrid County
- Pemiscot County
- Phelps County
- Randolph County
- Ripley County
- Scott County
- St. Francois County
- St. Louis City
- Stoddard County
- Stone County
- Taney County
- Texas County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Wright County
2020 Supplementary Data by County
- Barry County
- Bates County
- Benton County
- Butler County
- Crawford County
- Dent County
- Dunklin County
- Greene County
- Henry County
- Howell County
- Iron County
- Jefferson County
- Madison County
- Maries County
- Marion County
- Mississippi County
- New Madrid County
- Phelps County
- Polk County
- Pulaski County
- Ripley County
- St. Clair County
- St. Francois County
- St. Louis City
- Stone County
- Taney County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Wright County
Resources by County
- Barry County
- Bates County
- Benton County
- Butler County
- Crawford County
- Dent County
- Dunklin County
- Greene County
- Henry County
- Howell County
- Iron County
- Jefferson County
- Madison County
- Maries County
- Marion County
- Mississippi County
- New Madrid County
- Phelps County
- Polk County
- Pulaski County
- Ripley County
- St. Clair County
- St. Francois County
- St. Louis City
- Stone County
- Taney County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Wright County
For more information on the topics included in the Missouri vulnerability assessments, visit: