All COVID-19 Resources

Hearing the Hill

Health Policy Update,

Federal Government Affairs,

Health Equity,

COVID and Capacity,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Funding,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID Preparedness,

COVID Recovery,

COVID and Workforce,

Opioids,

Funding,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Devon Page

Hearing the Hill astho, association of state and territorial health officials, opioid crisis, covid-19 funds, public health, public health data and workforce, american rescue plan, promoting health, ...

Island Areas Public Health Policies in 2024

Health Policy Update,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Territorial Health Policy,

Guam,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Palau,

Virgin Islands,

Puerto Rico,

Opioids,

Healthcare Access,

Health Equity,

Tobacco Control,

Injury and Violence Prevention,

Jessica Bissett

Reviewing 2024 public health legislative actions in Island Areas.

Building Capacity and Dedicating Field Staff to Address Substance Use Disorders During COVID-19

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID and Mental Health,

Opioids,

Overdose Prevention,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Kentucky,

Ohio,

Nevada,

Florida,

Washington,

Blog,

Ramya Dronamraju,

Sanaa Akbarali,

Risk-Appropriate Care,

Partnership,

Women, Infant, Family Health Mental Health,

OMNI

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated barriers to care and treatment for individuals experiencing opioid use disorder. Experts estimate a record-setting 90,000 people died of a drug overdose in ...

The Epidemic of Epidemics: Opioids, Part I

Podcast,

Members,

Opioids,

Overdose Prevention,

Risk-Appropriate Care,

Rural Health,

Alaska,

Kentucky,

West Virginia,

Robert Johnson,

Connie White,

Jay Butler,

Rahul Gupta,

Syndemic-Related Infections

In the Public Health Review podcast debut, host Robert Johnson speaks with public health officials from Alaska, Kentucky, and West Virginia about the ongoing opioid epidemic in the U.S. and its ...

The Epidemic of Epidemics: Opioids, Part II

Podcast,

Opioids,

Overdose Prevention,

Risk-Appropriate Care,

Rural Health,

Funding,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Partnership,

Kentucky,

West Virginia,

Robert Johnson,

Aaron Lopata,

Christina Mullins,

Greg Corby-Lee,

Joe Markiewicz,

Syndemic-Related Infections

The second half of Public Health Review's story on the opioid epidemic explores how coalitions in Kentucky are driving prevention efforts, what public health practitioners in West Virginia are ...

COVID-19 and the Fourth Trimester

Podcast,

COVID and Special Populations,

Immunization,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Opioids,

Indiana,

Members,

Robert Johnson,

Kristina Box,

Mishka Terplan

This episode highlights COVID-19’s impact on overdose-related deaths during the postpartum period, also known as the fourth trimester. There has been a significant increase in postpartum ...

Game Changer: Pennsylvania’s Response to the Opioid Crisis

Podcast,

Members,

Opioids,

Overdose Prevention,

Pennsylvania,

Robert Johnson,

Rachel Levine,

Steven Seitchik,

Syndemic-Related Infections

In this episode, we explore Pennsylvania’s multi-pronged approach to addressing the opioid epidemic in the state and efforts to expand access to Medication Assisted Treatment.

The Importance of Public Health Surveillance in Responding to Overdoses

Podcast,

Opioids,

Overdose Prevention,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Partnership,

Members,

Vermont,

Rhode Island,

Robert Johnson,

Ewa King,

Mark Levine,

Syndemic-Related Infections

This episode discusses why there needs to be a comprehensive response in public health surveillance, in particular around the opioid epidemic. After all, without thorough data, it’s tough for ...

The Next Surge REVISITED: The Behavioral Health Crisis Following COVID-19

Podcast,

COVID and Mental Health,

COVID Recovery,

Members,

Opioids,

Overdose Prevention,

Telehealth,

Robert Johnson,

Anne Zink,

Joe Parks,

Saul Levin

This conversation was recorded in May 2020, but felt the lessons and takeaways are still very relevant as we are finally starting to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. The rates of depression, ...

How Healthcare Providers Can Reduce Stigma to Improve Care for Patients Taking Long-Term Opioid Therapy

Report,

Health Equity,

Advocacy,

Healthcare Access,

Opioids,

Overdose Prevention,

Jessica Pough

How Healthcare Providers Can Reduce Stigma to Improve Care for Patients Taking Long-Term Opioid Therapy healthcare providers, reduce stigma, opioid therapy, poor mental health, chronic pain, adverse ...