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Testimony to Democratic Platform Committee: The Case for Investing In The Public’s Health (Huffington Post)

Jul 6th, 2016

Good afternoon, Chairman Cummings and members of the 

Feds to Boost Opioid Treatment Options, but Seek Far More Funding

Jul 6th, 2016

Federal regulators will nearly triple the number of patients doctors can treat with the most common drug to treat opioid addiction and plan to push Congress Wednesday to approve about $1 billion in

We Have the Power to Save Lives (Afro)

Jul 6th, 2016

Most Americans already grasp this truth, but it bears repeating.  Our families will not be as safe from gun violence as they should be until our National Days of Action for Gun Violence Protection

Baltimore City Health Commissioner Commends New HHS Actions to Combat Opioid Abuse, Calls for Additional Action Amid Epidemic

Jul 5th, 2016

BALTIMORE, MD (July 6, 2016)–Today, Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen issued the following statement in response to several new actions announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to combat the nation’s opioid epidemic, including issuing a Buprenorphine Final Rule that allows practitioners who have had a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine for up to 100 patients for a year or more, to now obtain a waiver to treat up to 275 patients:

Baltimore City Health Department Releases Opioid Overdose Infographic

Jul 5th, 2016

Today, the Baltimore City Health Department released an infographic on opioid-related deaths in Baltimore City from 2011 through 2015.

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Bmore Healthy Newsletter: Friday, July 1, 2016

Jul 1st, 2016

Note from Commissioner

Dear Community Partner,

Baltimore Takes a Broader View of Public Health (Governing)

Jul 1st, 2016

Leana Wen, just back from a trip to Israel, is jet-lagged. But Baltimore’s health commissioner doesn’t have time to be tired.

Federal Government Allowing More Prescriptions for Heroin Drug (ABC2)

Jul 1st, 2016

In the battle against heroin addiction, medical professionals may have a new tool that's more effective than methadone, the current method used to treat the disease.

Local and National Leaders Call for Action to Prevent Gun Violence

Jun 30th, 2016

Gun violence is a public health epidemic that can be prevented. Federal, state and city leaders delivered that message during a press conference convened by Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence on Wednesday. Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen joined U.S. Representatives Elijah Cummings, Dutch Ruppersburger, John Sarbanes, and Chris Van Hollen, along with Baltimore City Police Commissioner Davis and community advocates to discuss the historic Congressional sit-in and called for action to prevent future gun violence.

Dr. Leana Wen Calls for Action to Prevent Gun Violence

Baltimore City Health Commissioner Highlights Efforts to Treat Violence as a Public Health Issue at National Youth Violence Prevention Summit

Jun 29th, 2016

BALTIMORE, MD (June 29, 2016)– Today, Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen joined senior Justice Department officials, police chiefs, school leaders and youth from more than 30 cities to discuss Baltimore’s strategy for reducing youth violence during the Fifth National Summit on Preventing Youth Violence. 

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