Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011 This document provides basic facts on prescription painkiller overdose in the U.S. and CDC policy recommendations to prevent it.
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Opioid Overdose Prevention and Naloxone Distribution in Rhode Island
Michael A. Yokell, ScB, Traci C. Green, MSc, PhD, Sarah Bowman, MPH, Michelle McKenzie, MPH, and Josiah D. Rich, MD, MPH, 2011 This public access manuscript published in 2011 presents an overview and evaluation of a pilot overdose prevention program in Rhode Island....
Opioid Overdose: Preventing and reducing opioid overdose mortality
UN Office on Drugs and Crime and World Health Organization, 2013 This discussion paper outlines the facts about opioid overdose (responsible for 70000 to 100,000 deaths worldwide each year), the actions that can be taken to prevent and treat (reverse) opioid overdose...
Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs-2014
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014 This evidence-based guide help states plan and establish effective tobacco control programs to prevent and reduce tobacco use. This document updates Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs—2007. This...
Prevention Status Report 2013: Tobacco Use, RI
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014 This report highlights the status of select policies and practices that can help Rhode Island prevent or reduce smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke. These policies and practices include increasing state cigarette...
Prevention Status Report 2013: Prescription Drug Overdose, Rhode Island
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014 Deaths from prescription drug overdoses, particularly overdoses of prescription painkillers, have skyrocketed over the past decade. CDC and other agencies are working to identify and evaluate interventions to reduce...
Prevention Status Report 2013: Excessive Alcohol Use, Rhode Island
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014 This Prevention Status Reports highlight the status of Rhode Island policies and practices surrounding alcohol use and access, including: alcohol excise taxes, commercial host (dram shop) liability, and regulation of...
Public Health Toolkits
Health Resources in Action These toolkits aim to aid community health assessment, community health improvement planning, and health impact assessments.
Preventing Suicide: A Toolkit for High School Students
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration This publication assists high schools and school districts in designing and implementing strategies to prevent suicide and promote behavioral health. It includes tools to implement a multi-faceted suicide...
Family Checkup: Positive Parenting Prevents Drug Abuse
National Institute on Drug Abuse This guide outlines practices that make for positive “family checkups”. Topics addressed include communication, encouragement, negotiation, setting limits, supervision, and knowing your child’s friends.