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Baltimore health commissioner talks to Congress about opioid addiction

Dec 8th, 2015

Baltimore Health Commissioner Dr.

Lead paint: Despite progress, hundreds of Maryland children still poisoned

Dec 5th, 2015

There's a huge hole in the kitchen ceiling of the rowhouse Olivia Griffin rents in West Baltimore.

Q&A: Baltimore's recent violence a 'call to action' to address health disparities

Dec 5th, 2015

Since January, Dr. Leana Wen has served as Baltimore's health commissioner, heading an agency with a $130 million budget and 1,000 employees.

Baltimore City Commemorates World Aids Day, Joins Fast-Track Cities Initiative to End the AIDS Epidemic

Dec 1st, 2015

BALTIMORE, MD (December 1, 2015)– In recognition of 2015 World AIDS Day, representatives across Baltimore City today honored those we have lost to AIDS and recommitted citywide efforts to ending the epidemic in Baltimore City. Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen and Baltimore City Health Department representatives joined federal officials in Washington D.C. today to announce that Baltimore has joined the Fast-Track Cities Initiative, a declaration to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic in cities across the world.

Launched on World AIDS Day 2014 in Paris, the Fast-Track Cities Initiative leverages existing HIV programs and resources in high HIV incidence cities around the world to strengthen their AIDS responses and accelerate the scale-up of prevention, testing, and treatment services for HIV and comorbid diseases, including tuberculosis.

Baltimore City Health Department: December Digest

Dec 1st, 2015

Baltimore City Health Department Digest - December 2015

Dr. Patrick Chaulk Joins WYPR to Discuss World AIDS Day

Nov 25th, 2015

Being diagnosed HIV-positive is no longer the death sentence it once was, but getting treatment to everyone who’s infected, and curbing the spread of the disease are still major challenges in cities like Baltimore. Despite declines in the total number of new AIDS cases in the city, HIV infection rates among certain groups are on the rise.

Baltimore City establishes drop boxes for unwanted prescription drugs

Nov 23rd, 2015

The Baltimore City Health Department, Behavioral Health System Baltimore, and the Baltimore Police Department today announced the establishment of nine new prescription return boxes— one at each Ba

Thousands of drug users are rescuing one another with antidote naloxone

Nov 22nd, 2015

Deep into a three-day heroin binge at a local hotel, Samantha told the newbie he was shooting too much.

Dr. Leana Wen Advocates for ‘Healthy And Just’ Communities at Aspen Institute Summit on Inequality and Opportunity

Nov 19th, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 19, 2015)– Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen today spoke before over 300 policy makers, thought leaders, social entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and community advocates at the Aspen Institute Summit on Inequality & Opportunity, a one-day gathering in Washington, DC, dedicated to nonpartisan dialogue about the widening opportunity gap in the United States.

The Summit began with a half-day public program, capped off by remarks from Vice President Joe Biden, followed by an afternoon of policy roundtable discussions.

Baltimore City Health Officials Establish Permanent Drop Boxes For Disposal of Unwanted Prescription Drugs

Nov 16th, 2015

BALTIMORE, MD (November 16, 2015)– The Baltimore City Health Department, Behavioral Health System Baltimore, and the Baltimore Police Department today announced the establishment of nine new prescription return boxes— one at each Baltimore City police precinct station— to allow individuals to return any expired or unused medication, including prescription opioids, such as Percocet, OxyContin or Vicodin, with no questions asked.

The prescription return boxes will be accessible at all times and are the only locations in the city where Baltimoreans can safely and anonymously dispose of opioids and other prescription drugs, which remain a significant source of addiction in Baltimore.

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