scholarly journals Examining the spatial risk environment tied to the opioid crisis through a unique public health, EMS, and academic research collaborative: Lowell, Massachusetts, 2008–2018

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 101591
Author(s):  
Thomas J. Stopka ◽  
Erin Jacque ◽  
Jon Kelley ◽  
Lainnie Emond ◽  
Kerran Vigroux ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Risk Environment ◽  
Opioid Crisis ◽  
Spatial Risk

Opioid Crisis Response and Resilience: Results and Perspectives from a Multi-Agency Tabletop Exercise at the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Siedschlag ◽  
Tiangeng Lu ◽  
Andrea Jerković ◽  
Weston Kensinger
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Crisis Response ◽  
Community Response ◽  
First Responder ◽  
Management Agency ◽  
Opioid Crisis ◽  
State And Local

Abstract This article presents and discusses, in the new context of COVID-19, findings from a tabletop exercise on response and resilience in the ongoing opioid crisis in Pennsylvania. The exercise was organized by [identifying information removed] and held at the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA), in further collaboration with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security, the Pennsylvania Department of Health, and with the participation of several additional agencies and institutions. It addressed first-responder and whole-community response and resilience to the ongoing opioid crisis. More than 50 experts participated in the one-day program that involved state and local agencies, first-responder organizations, as well as academia in a discussion about effectuating comprehensive response to overdose incidents. Participant experts represented a wide array of backgrounds, including state and local law enforcement agencies; emergency medical technicians; public health and health care professionals; and scholars from the fields of law, security studies, public policy, and public health, among other relevant areas. Participants addressed specific challenges, including resource sharing among responders; capacity-building for long-term recovery; effective integration of non-traditional partners, such as spontaneous volunteers and donors; and public education and outreach to improve prevention. The exercise aimed to strengthen the whole-community approach to emergency response.

The Role of Public Health in Schools during the Opioid Crisis

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 195-198
Author(s):  
Martell L Teasley
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Opioid Crisis

scholarly journals Public Health Policies in the Akyem Abuakwa of Ghana (1850-1957)

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-157
Author(s):  
Samuel Adu Gyamfi ◽  
Phinehas Asiamah ◽  
Benjamin Dompreh Darkwa ◽  
Lucky Tomdi
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Health Policies ◽  
Historical Study ◽  
Colonial Era ◽  
Public Health Policies ◽  
Health History ◽  
Documentary Sources ◽  
The People ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Akyem Abuakwa is one of the largest states of the Akan ethnic group in Ghana. Notwithstanding its size and important contribution to Ghana’s development, historians have paid little attention in doing academic research on the health history of the people. Using a qualitative method of research, this paper does a historical study on public health policies in Akyem Abuakwa from the 1850s to 1957. We utilised documentary and non-documentary sources to discuss the various public health policies implemented in Akyem Abuakwa from the pre-colonial era to the colonial era. We examined the impact of the policies on the people of Akyem Abuakwa and the various challenges faced by the British colonial administration in their quest to implement public health policies.

Public Health Risk Environment for Bulgarian SMEs (Guest Houses and Family Hotels) in the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 77-102
Author(s):  
Teodora Kiryakova-Dineva ◽  
Ruska Bozhkova
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Risk Environment ◽  
The South ◽  
Public Health Risk ◽  
The Public ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The World

At a time of the global health pandemic, the most affected areas are economy and social life. Along with the practical limitations of travel, regarding personal security reasons and the objective risks for the environment, the world of tourism has changed. However, under the circumstances, some small accommodation units have managed to survive, like the Seamen between Scylla and Charybdis – the mythical situation. The purpose of this chapter is to delve into the public health risk environment for Bulgarian SMEs in tourism (guest houses and family hotels) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The extent of the analysis includes hotels and guest houses in the south-western part of Bulgaria that managed to keep operating despite the global pandemic situation.

scholarly journals Democratizing innovation through grass-roots entrepreneurship: lessons from efforts to address the opioid epidemic in the United States

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. e002079
Author(s):  
Shriya Srinivasan ◽  
Khalil B. Ramadi ◽  
Andrea Ippolito ◽  
Rifat Atun
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
The United States ◽  
Opioid Epidemic ◽  
Socioeconomic Indicators ◽  
Opioid Crisis ◽  
Health Initiatives ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Healthcare Innovation ◽  
Depressed Regions

The nationwide opioid epidemic has substantially impacted economically-depressed regions in the USA. Eastern Appalachia has some of the lowest socioeconomic indicators in the USA and has suffered the highest rate of opioid-related fatality in 2016. Despite devoting considerable federal and state resources towards public health initiatives, the region continued to experience one of the highest death rates and sought alternative approaches to address the opioid crisis. Here, we describe a community-based co-creation initiative that convened diverse sectors and utilised design thinking principles to generate sustainable public health ventures towards addressing the opioid crisis. Participants of diverse backgrounds came together to attack key challenges and developed and implemented solutions, including a mobile application for naloxone delivery and exercise programs for high schools to promote healthy habits. Grassroots innovation efforts catalysed by the event strengthened community engagement and facilitated a sense of agency among participants. Through specific examples of initiatives that were launched, we provide evidence to encourage and highlight the value of healthcare innovation efforts in low-resource settings.

Stigma and the public health agenda for the opioid crisis in America

2018 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
pp. 44-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick W. Corrigan ◽  
Katherine Nieweglowski
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
The Public ◽  
Opioid Crisis ◽  
Health Agenda

scholarly journals Responding to the Opioid Epidemic: Educational Competencies for Pain and Substance Use Disorder from the Medical Schools of the University of California

Pain Medicine ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Servis ◽  
Scott M Fishman ◽  
Mark S Wallace ◽  
Stephen G Henry ◽  
Doug Ziedonis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Substance Use Disorder ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
University Of California ◽  
Drug Misuse ◽  
Opioid Epidemic ◽  
Current Crisis ◽  
Opioid Crisis ◽  
The University

Abstract Objective The University of California (UC) leadership sought to develop a robust educational response to the epidemic of opioid-related deaths. Because the contributors to this current crisis are multifactorial, a comprehensive response requires educating future physicians about safe and effective management of pain, safer opioid prescribing, and identification and treatment of substance use disorder (SUD). Methods The six UC medical schools appointed an opioid crisis workgroup to develop educational strategies and a coordinated response to the opioid epidemic. The workgroup had diverse specialty and disciplinary representation. This workgroup focused on developing a foundational set of educational competencies for adoption across all UC medical schools that address pain, SUD, and public health concerns related to the opioid crisis. Results The UC pain and SUD competencies were either newly created or adapted from existing competencies that addressed pain, SUD, and opioid and other prescription drug misuse. The final competencies covered three domains: pain, SUD, and public health issues related to the opioid crisis. Conclusions The authors present a novel set of educational competencies as a response to the opioid crisis. These competencies emphasize the subject areas that are fundamental to the opioid crisis: pain management, the safe use of opioids, and understanding and treating SUD.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document