#apha2017

Closed out #apha2017 by listening to 4 of the most #inspiringwomen I have ever had he privilege of listening to #ClimateChangesHealth #PublicHealthMatters

Food is better with friends #APIC #UCLA #FieldingSchool #PublicHealth #APHA2017 (at Miller Union)

Spending our last night in Atlanta at 73 floors up with a 360 degree view #atlanta #apha2017 (at The Sun Dial Restaurant, Bar & View)

Day 3 for me. I met the current U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams. I attended the APHA Awards Program. I added a few more ribbons to the badge. #APHA2017 Working day and night for public health is fun! (at American Public Health Association Annual Meeting - Atlanta, GA)

Researchers also point out that while some studies suggest prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMP) have reduced access to unnecessary prescription opioids, there is concern that these efforts may be associated with an increase in heroin use. Prelim Data: More than 200% increase in heroin poisonings following PDMP implementation in West Virginia. Researchers state that available evidence suggests a need to further examine reasons for changes in rates of prescription opioid and heroin overdose during the current epidemic. The findings from West Virginia highlight the need to tackle the public health emergency with a multifaceted approach.

Because I️ don’t take the love, support and patronage for granted. #fctalk #unapologeticallygrateful #afrofolkartbyfreedomclay #freedomclay #apha2017 #blackwomanmagic (at Atlanta, Georgia)

“Climate change is real. Man made emissions are causing it. That’s why women need to rule the world.” -Gina McCarthy, former administrator of the EPA #facts #apha2017 (at Georgia World Congress Center)

#APHA2017 climate changes health (at Georgia World Congress Center)