142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Mobilizing State Action to Prevent Prescription Opioid Misuse, Abuse & Overdose

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Oral
Session Objectives: Discuss how the ASTHO President’s Challenge mobilized action to address prescription drug misuse, abuse, and overdose using a comprehensive public health approach. Identify three types of policies and/or programs that state health agencies pledged to conduct. Describe promising state strategies or outcomes reported by state health officials
Moderator:
Linda Joy Frazier, MA, RN, MCHES

8:30am
Mobilizing State Action to Prevent Prescription Opioid Misuse, Abuse and Overdose
Elizabeth Walker Romero, MS, Paul Jarris, MD, Terry Cline, PhD and Grant Baldwin, PhD, MPH

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Organized by: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
Endorsed by: Injury Control and Emergency Health Services

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)