NDEWS sites and Community Epidemiology Workgroup (CEWG) sites have joined our NDEWS Early Warning Network as sentinel sites. These 17 sites collect and submit indicator data on an ongoing basis, as well as submit annual site reports.
NDEWS Sentinel Sites
| Sentinel site | Geographic coverage | Sentinel Site Director | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta, GA | Atlanta Metro Area | Matthew W. Myers, MPA | Assistant Chief of Police, Peachtree City Police Department |
| Chicago, IL | Chicago Metro Area | Lawrence J Ouellet, PhD | Community Outreach Intervention Projects, University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Denver, CO | Denver Metro Area | Devika Bhatia, MD | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus |
| Detroit, MI | Wayne County | Cynthia Arfken, PhD | Professor, Psychiatry, Wayne State University |
| Duluth, MN | Minnesota | Nate Wright, MPH | Epidemiologist, Syndromic Surveillance & Drug Overdose Epidemiology Unit, Injury & Violence Prevention Section, Minnesota Department of Health |
| Florida | State of Florida | Bruce A. Goldberger, PhD | Professor and Chief of Forensic Medicine Division, Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine |
| Kentucky | State of Kentucky | Dana Quesinberry, JD, DrPH | Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Management and Policy at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health |
| Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles County | Mary-Lynn Brecht, PhD | Professor, University of California, Los Angeles School of Nursing |
| New York City, NY | New York City | Alex Harocopos, PhD, MSc | Director of Qualitative Research, Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention, Care and Treatment |
| Philadelphia, PA | Philadelphia County | Jewell Johnson, MPH and Dana Higgins, MPH | City of Philadelphia – Department of Public Health |
| Phoenix, AZ | Phoenix Metro | James K. Cunningham, PhD | Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine, University of Arizona |
| San Diego, CA | San Diego County | Eileen V. Pitpitan, PhD | Associate Professor, School of Social Work, San Diego State University; Co-Director, San Diego Center for Alcohol and Drug Studies |
| San Francisco, CA | San Francisco County | Phillip O Coffin, MD, MIA | Director, Center on Substance Use and Health, San Francisco Department of Public Health / University of California, San Francisco |
| Seattle/King County, WA | King County | Caleb Banta-Green, PhD, MPH, MSW | Research Scientist, Addictions, Drug and Alcohol Institute, Affiliate Associate Professor, University of Washington |
| St. Louis, MO | Greater St. Louis Area | Heidi Israel, PhD, FNP, LCSW, CCRG | Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Research, St. Louis University |
| Texas | State of Texas | Jane Maxwell, PhD | Research Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work |
| Washington, DC | Baltimore–Washington Metro Area | Lisa Wiederlight, MPP | Chief performance officer for the Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Program |