Access the Michigan Substance Use Vulnerability Index (MI-SUVI).

Access the 'Michigan Substance Use Vulnerablility Index' with misuvi

This package allows users to easily access the MI-SUVI data sets. The user can import data sets with full metrics, percentiles, Z-scores, or rankings. Data is available at both the County and Zip Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) levels.

"The MI-SUVI was created to consider the diverse factors that influence a community’s vulnerability related to substance use. The MI-SUVI is a single, standardized score that considers multiple factors that influence a community’s vulnerability related to substance use, including indicators related to substance use burden, resources, and social vulnerability." (MDHHS, 2024)

Installation

To install from CRAN:

install.packages("misuvi")

Or install from GitHub:

devtools::install_github("brendensm/misuvi")

Main Functions

• misuvi_load — Loads the MI-SUVI data set of your choice. Defaults to County metrics.
• add_geometry — Adds shape files to your MI-SUVI data.
• documentation — Launches a browser with the full technical documentation of the MI-SUVI data.
• dictionary — Provides a data frame with a more detailed name of the abbreviated variables that misuvi_load returns.

References

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. (2024). Michigan 2022 Substance Use Vulnerability Index Documentation(Version 1). https://www.michigan.gov/opioids/-/media/Project/Websites/opioids/documents/edc32Michigan-2022-SUVI-Documentation-562024.pdf?rev=3cd9b9477c194f3fb616292157918cc2.