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In-Person Workshop and Live Webcast: Strategies for Promoting the Safe Use and...
The Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy is hosting a public workshop titled, “Strategies for Promoting the Safe Use and...
Jan 29, 2018 | Katie Dwyer
National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week 2018: Shatter the Myths about Drugs and Alcohol
On January 22-28, the National Institute on Drug Abuse and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse will be hosting their annual National...
Jan 15, 2018 | Andrea Grenadier
New Updates: amfAR Opioid & Health Indicators Database
amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, launched an Opioid & Health Indicators database in June 2017 to be used as a tool that...
Jan 11, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Public Health Policy: What to Watch in 2018
NACCHO’s government affairs team has provided a forecast of what to expect in public health policy in 2018. The decisions made in...
Jan 08, 2018 | NacchoVoice
Watch Now: The Impact of the Opioid Epidemic on City and Local Health Departments
As the opioid epidemic remains prevalent across the United States, local and city health departments are seeing a correlated increase...
Jan 08, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Study: Increase in Hepatitis C Infections Linked to Worsening Opioid Crisis
New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that the recent steep increase in cases of acute...
Jan 03, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The Opioid Epidemic in 2018: Where Do We Go from Here?
By Ian Goldstein, Government Affairs Specialist, NACCHO The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 91 people...
Dec 13, 2017 | NacchoVoice
Commentary: The Hidden Health Crisis of the Opioid Epidemic
Representatives from the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) and Harvard Law School Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation...
Dec 11, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Report: Eliminating Opioid Overdoses, Deaths, and Substance Use Disorders Exceeds...
Altarum recently released a report assessing the potential societal benefit of eliminating opioid overdoses, death, and substance use...
Nov 21, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
In-Person Workshop and Live Webcast: Strategies for Promoting the Safe Use and Appropriate Prescribing of Prescription OpioidsThe Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy is hosting a public workshop titled, “Strategies for Promoting the Safe Use and Appropriate Prescribing of Prescription Opioids,” which will take place on, February 15, 2018, from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm at the National Press Club, located at 529 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20045. The current opioid […] Jan 29, 2018 | Katie Dwyer |
National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week 2018: Shatter the Myths about Drugs and AlcoholOn January 22-28, the National Institute on Drug Abuse and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse will be hosting their annual National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week (NDAFW)! Taking part in National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week is a great opportunity for your local health department to reach teens and shatter the myths about drug abuse […] Jan 15, 2018 | Andrea Grenadier |
New Updates: amfAR Opioid & Health Indicators DatabaseamfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, launched an Opioid & Health Indicators database in June 2017 to be used as a tool that can provide a window into the opioid epidemic unfolding across the United States. The database now includes new features and content. For the first time, users can now compare data on opioid use, drug-related mortality, HIV, […] Jan 11, 2018 | Kim Rodgers |
Public Health Policy: What to Watch in 2018NACCHO’s government affairs team has provided a forecast of what to expect in public health policy in 2018. The decisions made in Washington this year will have a major impact on local health departments and on the public’s health. As always, NACCHO members and staff will work together this year to be the voice of […] Jan 08, 2018 | NacchoVoice |
Watch Now: The Impact of the Opioid Epidemic on City and Local Health DepartmentsAs the opioid epidemic remains prevalent across the United States, local and city health departments are seeing a correlated increase in opioid use and the diagnosis of infectious diseases, especially hepatitis C. Last year at the 2017 NACCHO Annual Conference, OraSure Technologies hosted a session welcoming members from various health departments to discuss how they […] Jan 08, 2018 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Study: Increase in Hepatitis C Infections Linked to Worsening Opioid CrisisNew research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that the recent steep increase in cases of acute hepatitis C virus infection is associated with increases in opioid injection. The study examines data from CDC’s hepatitis surveillance system and from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s national database that tracks […] Jan 03, 2018 | Kim Rodgers |
The Opioid Epidemic in 2018: Where Do We Go from Here?By Ian Goldstein, Government Affairs Specialist, NACCHO The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 91 people die daily due to an opioid overdose. The Trump Administration has declared curbing the opioid epidemic a major priority. In March 2017, the White House created the Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Epidemic, […] Dec 13, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
Commentary: The Hidden Health Crisis of the Opioid EpidemicRepresentatives from the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) and Harvard Law School Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) recently penned an article about the link between hepatitis C and the opioid epidemic. Per the article, the unprecedented rate of injection drug use in our country has created a new generation of hepatitis C patients […] Dec 11, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Report: Eliminating Opioid Overdoses, Deaths, and Substance Use Disorders Exceeds $95 Billion per YearAltarum recently released a report assessing the potential societal benefit of eliminating opioid overdoses, death, and substance use disorders, and found that the benefit would have exceeded $95 billion dollars in 2016. Part of that benefit comes from a $9.2 billion reduction in indirect healthcare costs, which includes the costs associated with the increased risk and treatment […] Nov 21, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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