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Fentanyl blamed for most of R.I.’s 51 overdose deaths so far in 2015

The Providence Journal, March 17,  2015 Illicitly obtained drug accounts for 74% of fatalities, outstripping deaths from prescription painkillers. State health officials on reported that 51 people have died of

DEA Issues Nationwide Alert on Fentanyl as Threat to Health and Public Safety

The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), March 18, 2015 The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a nationwide alert about the dangers of fentanyl and fentanyl analogues/compounds. Fentanyl

Improving Access to Children’s Mental Health Care: Lessons from a Study of Eleven States

The Center for Health and Health Care In Schools, 2013 This is the second in a series of studies that report on strategies to sustain children’s mental health services and

Children’s Mental Health – New Report

Center for Disease Control and Prevention, May 2013 The term childhood mental disorder means all mental disorders that can be diagnosed and begin in childhood (for example, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),

Transgender Youth and Health Disparity

Community Commons According to the Missouri Health Equity Collaboration (MOHEC) site, “Transgender is an umbrella term used to describe people whose gender identity (sense of themselves as male or female) or

Embracing Equity: 7 Steps to Advance and Embed Race Equity and Inclusion Within Your Organization

Annie E. Casey Foundation, January 2015 Advancing race equity and inclusion can sometimes seem daunting and often leaves many wondering how and where to start. One way to achieve social change

Racial Equity Resources

National Collaborative for Health Equity The mission of the National Collaborative is to promote health equity by catalyzing collaboration among racial equity advocates, grassroots and community-based organizations, researchers, public health

CASAT Workforce Development for Substance Abuse Professionals

Center for the Application of Substance Abuse Technologies The Center for the Application of Substance Abuse Technologies (CASAT) in the Division of Health Sciences (DHS) at the University of Nevada,

Public Health Implications of Raising the Minimum Age of Legal Access to Tobacco Products

Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, 2015 Smoking rates in the United States have declined substantially since the release of Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to

A School Nurse’s Guide to Kids’ Health and Safety

RNtoBSN According to statistics published by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), 15.6 million children and adolescents, aged 5 to 17, missed one or two days of school in