Jun 19, 2017 - by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). ASPPH's mission is to transform public health by st
Congressional Briefing
The Opioid Epidemic: Findings from Public Health Research Experts
How did we get here?
Where are we heading?
What do we do now?
Monday, June 19, 2017 1:00 - 2:30 pm 2168 Rayburn House Office Building The leaders of public health schools in five states in the Appalachian region will discuss the complex and dynamic processes at work in the opioid crisis and share their findings on unique approaches to address the course of the epidemic. The leaders also will discuss how university-based public health experts are assisting affected communities by bringing traditional and novel epidemic control strategies to bear on the disease, including the development and evaluation of treatment options, law enforcement methods, prevention approaches, and state and local policies.
Presenting: • • • • •
Donald S Burke, MD, Dean, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh Donna Arnett, PhD, MSPH, Dean, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky Jeffrey Coben, MD, Dean, School of Public Health, West Virginia University William J. Martin II, MD, Dean, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University Robert Pack, PhD, MPH, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Public Health, East Tennessee State University
This Congressional Briefing is organized by the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), the voice of accredited academic public health, representing schools and programs accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). ASPPH’s mission is to transform public health by strengthening and promoting the education, research, service, and practice activities of its 106 members, 11,000 faculty members, and 60,000 students. For more information: Tony Mazzaschi, ASPPH Senior Director for Policy and Research,
[email protected] or 202-296-1099, ext. 132.
