David Didden

David Didden is Medical Director of Overdose Prevention and Innovation Programs with the WV Office of Maternal, Child, and Family Health (OMCFH).  In addition to his overdose prevention work, Dave serves concurrently as Physician Director for OMCFH. He has been a clinician-leader in the state public health system for 7 years, initially as a local health officer while also working as a solo family physician in his hometown.  At the local level, he co-developed harm reduction and street medicine programs.  Now, as a senior advisor in the state health department, he is particularly interested in post-overdose response teams; community-led overdose prevention efforts, particularly for high-risk populations; street medicine; and healthcare for pregnant and parenting people with substance use disorders.

The mission of the West Virginia Office of Maternal, Child and Family Health (OMCFH) is to provide leadership to support state and community efforts to build systems of care that assure the health and well-being of all West Virginians. OMCFH is the state health department’s organizational anchor for its Title V programs. For over 80 years, the Federal Title V Maternal and Child Health program has provided a foundation for ensuring the health of the Nation’s mothers, women, children and youth, including children and youth with special health care needs and their families. OMCFH also operates the West Virginia’s Violence and Injury Prevention Program, the CDC-designated agency for the Overdose Data to Action funding agreement.