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Baltimore City Health Commissioner Issues Statement Following Maine Governor’s Veto for Naloxone Expansion

Apr 21st, 2016

BALTIMORE, MD (April, 21, 2016) – Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen today issued the following statement in response to Maine Governor Paul LePage’s decision to veto L.D. 1547, a bill that would allow pharmacists to dispense naloxone without a prescription to individuals at risk of experiencing an opioid-related drug overdose:

Baltimore City Health Commissioner Highlights Health Programs as Catalyst for Social Change during W. Montague Cobb Lecture in Health Policy

Apr 20th, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 20, 2016) – Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen today joined students, faculty, and community members at the Howard University College of Medicine for the fourth annual Dr. W. Montague Cobb Lectureship in Health Policy.

The lecture honors Dr. W. Montague Cobb, a 1929 graduate of the Howard University College of Medicine who was the first African American to earn a Ph.D in anthropology and a pioneering civil rights leader who championed the elimination of racial barriers to health care. During today’s lecture, Dr. Wen spoke about the vital role public health can play in combating systemic health disparities:

Baltimore City Health Commissioner Urges Expanded Access to Opioid Overdose Antidote Naloxone at Congressional Briefing

Apr 15th, 2016

BALTIMORE, MD (April 15, 2016) – Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen today joined Congressional leaders and experts for a briefing hosted by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), to educate members and staff about efforts being implemented in Baltimore to combat the opioid abuse epidemic and urging Congress to introduce policies that will expand access to naloxone, a medication that completely reverses the effect of an opioid overdose.

Bmore Healthy Newsletter: April 15

Apr 15th, 2016

Message from the Commissioner:

The fed's new 'war on drugs': Obama proposes $1.1 billion to expand care for opioid addicts

Apr 14th, 2016

Amid a prescription opioid abuse and heroin use epidemic largely fueled by overprescribing among doctors, President Obama has suggested allocating $1.1 billion to expand affected individuals’ acces

Free school meals for city children make positive learning impact

Apr 12th, 2016

Health experts make the case that school-age children who eat a balanced meal have a better chance of becoming successful in the classroom.

Bmore Health Newsletter: April 8

Apr 8th, 2016

Message from the Commissioner:

Baltimore City Health Department Hosts U.S. Surgeon General to Highlight Innovative Efforts to Combat Opioid Epidemic

Apr 6th, 2016

BALTIMORE, MD (April 5, 2016) – Baltimore City Health Department officials today welcomed U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, to Baltimore as he kicked off a public engagement tour to facilitate a nationwide discussion on the prescription drug crisis in America.

From Corner to Cul-de-sac: Mapping the new approach to the heroin crisis

Apr 6th, 2016

 It was early December and Baltimore was bracing for the first verdict in the 

Surgeon general: Baltimore leading on issue of addiction

Apr 5th, 2016

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy stopped Tuesday in Baltimore as part of a national campaign over opioid addiction reaching epidemic status.

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