04/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Milbank Memorial Fund. Published: 4/2019. This seven-page document is a case study of the Community Healthcare Network, a federally qualified health center in New York City, that examines two important dimensions of the opioid epidemic: the phenomenon of adolescents becoming addicted to opioids at home by trying a family member’s prescription; and the importance of providing medication-assisted treatment in primary care settings with integrated behavioral health services. (PDF)
03/27/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Published: 3/27/2019. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Emergency Partners Information Connection (EPIC) and the Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention discussed the United States opioid crisis in this 58-minute webinar. It covered the background and impact of the opioid crisis, detailed three waves of the rise in opioid overdose deaths, shared resources and outreach materials organizations can use, and discussed community-level approaches to prevention and response. (Video or Multimedia)
03/01/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). Published: 3/2019. This two-page document offers guidance on how to talk with children about deportation or separation. It guides family members, caregivers, and providers on how to speak to children about these issues, including if it is appropriate to talk to children about such things and how to use analogies to explain the ideas of deportation and separation. (PDF)
03/01/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Published: 3/2019. This 35-minute course for front-line practitioners, part of a three-part series on public health emergency law, defines public health legal preparedness, and outlines the roles of agencies' attorneys. It identifies the basics of state and federal emergency declarations, and the use of mutual aid agreements and the military. (Video or Multimedia)
05/01/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 5/2018. This 13-page case study describes activities undertaken in Ethiopia from 2013-2018 as part of the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID)-funded project on “Building adaptation to climate change in health in least developed countries (LDCs) through resilient water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH),” the aim of which was to assist countries to respond to the health risks as a consequence of climate variability and change, through improved and more resilient health and WASH adaptation. The report was published with the Government of Ethiopia. (PDF)
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