The Center for Disease Control and Prevention, April 3rd 2015 Sometimes, the prescription becomes the problem. Each day, 44 people die from prescription opioid overdose. It’s time we all get involved. Challenge assumptions about prescription opioids, and patient...
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Roundtable on Obesity Solutions
The Institute of Medicine The Roundtable on Obesity Solutions presents a perspective series about disparities and inequities in physical activity. Within in the larger dialog about the role that physical activity has in the prevention and treatment of overweight and...
Marijuana Talk Kit: What you need to know to talk with your teen about marijuana
Partnership for Drug-Free Kids Marijuana — legal or otherwise — is a hot topic. It’s more important than ever for parents to protect their kids’ health and development by addressing this issue early and often. That’s why we created this talk kit. We want to help...
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 accidental drug overdoses so far in 2015, with a majority...
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 is commonly laced in heroin, causing...
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 prevent the onset of problems behavior. The first paper "Developing a Business Plan for...
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), Tourette syndrome, behavior disorders, mood...
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 in an organization is to incorporate race equity and inclusion at every...
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 professionals, and other...
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 2012 because of illness or injury; another 12.7 million students of the same age...