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The Center Welcomes New Member and Community Programming Staff
The Center for Health Affairs this month welcomed two new members of its member and community programming team. As senior director of engagement and programs, Jodi Mitchell will oversee the organization’s nonprofit programs and services, including community health, emergency preparedness, finance and reimbursement, and opioid and polysubstance use.
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Healthy Northeast Ohio Publishes New Data Dashboards
Healthy Northeast Ohio, the regional population health data source, recently enhanced its offerings through the addition of two new data dashboards: the Healthy Aging Indicators dashboard and High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) dashboard.
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SDoH Innovation Hub Issues Analysis, Recommends Solutions on Behavioral Health and Gun Violence
The Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) Innovation Hub, formed by The Center for Health Affairs and powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS), with the participation of more than 40 Greater Cleveland community organizations, has completed its first phase of work, providing recommendations for achieving progress on behavioral health and firearm…
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The Center’s Northeast Ohio Hospital Opioid Consortium Hosts Education on Dental Health and Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
The November meeting of the Northeast Ohio Hospital Opioid Consortium featured guest speaker Frank Beck, DDS, FAAHD, MAGD, FICOI, DSCDA, who spoke about the impact on oral health resulting from vital therapy utilizing medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and the dangers of improper dental treatment. Dr.
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Northeast Ohio Hospitals Host Collection Sites for National Take Back Day on Oct. 28
National Take Back Day is Saturday, Oct. 28 from 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. and Northeast Ohio health systems are leading efforts by hosting collection sites across the region. An initiative of the U. S.
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U.S. Hit by “Fourth Wave” of Opioid Crisis with Rise of Polysubstance Overdoses
Researchers at the David Geffen School of Medicine at The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) recently published a study in the monthly journal Addiction that finds the proportion of U. S.
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The Center for Health Affairs Releases Clinical Opioid Education Needs Assessment
Easing regulations, providing practical actionable information, and creating human connections are just a few of the opportunities to enhance clinician education related to treating opioid and substance use disorders, according to an assessment recently released by The Center for Health Affairs.
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New RSV Treatment and Updated Vaccines for Flu and COVID-19 Expected to Arrive in September
As new COVID-19 variants spread, health officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced vaccine recommendations and the upcoming arrival of updated vaccines for COVID-19, influenza and, for the first time, a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine that can help…
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