203: Support for Syringe Services

An episode of the Public Health Review Morning Edition podcast, hosted by ASTHO, titled "203: Support for Syringe Services" was published on June 21, 2022 and runs 5 minutes.

June 21, 2022 ·5m · Public Health Review Morning Edition

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Summary

Dr. Denise Johnson, Pennsylvania's Acting Secretary of Health, explains how a statewide law permitting syringe services would give cover and funding to local programs trying to battle the opioid epidemic; Laura Edison, an epidemiologist in the Georgia Department of Public Health, says her state has tackled the overdose problem on several fronts; and ASTHO President Dr. Nirav Shah is this year's winner of Maine's Caregiver of the Year award presented by the Maine Hospital Association. Bangor Daily News: Nirav Shah named Maine Caregiver of the Year

Episode Description

Dr. Denise Johnson, Pennsylvania's Acting Secretary of Health, explains how a statewide law permitting syringe services would give cover and funding to local programs trying to battle the opioid epidemic; Laura Edison, an epidemiologist in the Georgia Department of Public Health, says her state has tackled the overdose problem on several fronts; and ASTHO President Dr. Nirav Shah is this year's winner of Maine's Caregiver of the Year award presented by the Maine Hospital Association.

Bangor Daily News: Nirav Shah named Maine Caregiver of the Year

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