Behind Nevada’s overdose statistics are clear patterns of inequity shaped by where people live, work, and access care—patterns this webinar will help you uncover and act on. We will explore the intersection of health equity and opioid and stimulant misuse in Nevada, grounding participants in both data and context. Using Nevada-specific epidemiological trends, this session will guide participants through identifying and interpreting disparities across populations and regions, while examining the broader social, structural, and environmental factors that shape these patterns.
Through guided discussion and reflection, the session will emphasize interpretation of data beyond surface-level trends and connect these insights to equity-informed prevention strategies. The session will close by connecting these insights to real-world prevention efforts, offering practical ways to center health equity in everyday prevention work.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Interpret patterns of disparities across demographic and geographic populations within the Nevada landscape.
- Generate a hypothesis about contributing social, structural, and contextual factors.
- Apply a health equity lens to prevention strategies, including partnerships, policy, and protective factors.
- Synthesize insights to develop at least one equity-oriented action step into your work.
Presented By:
- Audeaneh Saberi, MPH, is a Project Coordinator for Workforce Development at the Center for the Application of Substance Abuse Technologies (CASAT) in the School of Public Health at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). She supports prevention professionals across regional and state initiatives, including the Pacific Southwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) and the Nevada Opioid Center of Excellence (NOCE), through training, technical assistance, and workforce development. With a background in epidemiology and biostatistics, Audeaneh brings experience in program evaluation, data analysis, and translating research into actionable strategies. She is passionate about advancing primary prevention and strengthening community-based approaches to address substance misuse and improve population health outcomes. Audeaneh holds a Master of Public Health from Boston University and earned both a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience from University of Colorado Boulder.
- Britany Wiele, CPS, is a Senior Project Coordinator for Workforce Development at the Center for the Application of Substance Abuse Technologies (CASAT) in the School of Public Health at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). In this role, she serves as a Training and Technical Assistance Specialist for SAMHSA’s Pacific Southwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center, strengthening the prevention workforce across HHS Region 9. She also provides prevention-focused technical assistance through the Nevada Opioid Center of Excellence and advances UNR’s campus-based prevention priorities as a project coordinator for the Strategic Prevention Framework–Partnerships for Success (SPF-PFS) grant. As a Certified Prevention Specialist, Britany brings extensive experience in community collaboration and implementation of the Strategic Prevention Framework. Prior to joining CASAT, she led prevention initiatives at Join Together Northern Nevada, where she developed youth and adult programming, implemented evidence-based strategies, and fostered cross-sector partnerships.
Funding for this activity was made possible in whole or in part by the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Director’s Office through the Fund for a Resilient Nevada, established in Nevada Revised Statutes 433.712 through 433.744. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in our courses are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Nevada Opioid Center of Excellence or its funders.