Thanks to all who attended yesterday's Our Storied Health event, BrownArtsInstitute & panelists Jamie Boyle Alex Macmadu, PhD Jody Rich!

After the screening of Anonymous Sister, director Jamie Boyle's chronicle of her family's fall into opioid addiction, there was a great discussion. #NPHW

TONIGHT!

⬇️Get your free tickets now to join us and BrownArtsInstitute for a screening of 'Anonymous Sister,' Emmy Award-winning director Jamie Boyle's chronicle of her family’s collision with #opioids , and a panel discussion with Professors Alex Macmadu, PhD & Jody Rich.

HUGE congrats to Brandon!!!! 🥳

As you all know, we've been rapidly transforming the Brown School of Public Health by bringing in the best scholars working on the biggest issues facing public health

Well today, I'm excited to announce 5 (yes 5) awesome new faculty joining Brown University School of Public Health

sph.brown.edu/news/2024-01-3…

These leaders bring a skill set that enriches our community & underscores Brown University's commitment to a collaborative 21st-century approach to the public health challenges of our time.
—Dean Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH
Rebecca Hubbard Erin Fuse Brown Roslyn C Murray Alex Macmadu, PhD sph.brown.edu/news/2024-01-3…

Proud to share that effective this month, I’m an Assistant (to the) Professor at Brown SPH 🙌🏽

Excited to be part of this initiative! And grateful to live is a city where we are reimagining how to care for our community.❤️ Big announcements coming soon!

Overjoyed to share that today is the first day of my appointment as a TT Asst Prof at BUSPH! 🙌🏽

Today is also the exact 20-week mark of my pregnancy, which means that this kiddo is officially halfway cooked! ❤️

Oh! And today’s ALSO my birthday! So celebratory vibes all around!

TODAY!!! Join us at the Providence Public Library to hear from Zoë Dodd! Student poster session & reception with refreshments will begin at 3 PM, talk begins at 4:30 PM. Hope to see you there!

for the past few weeks, we have been working to put together a zine on wound care for people who use drugs - especially as xylazine presents complications for wound care. we hope that it will be useful for folks. please feel free to print and distribute widely!

Lots of people rushing into health equity research now that it is becoming fashionable have no fundamental commitment to justice and that's a big reason why so many are silent right now.

Pls read this very important perspective on harm reduction and our current overdose crisis 👇

Overdose deaths have been invoked as a reason to oppose Oregon's decriminalization law. Now a study released in JAMA Psychiatry suggests the rise in overdoses is not associated with changes to the law; one year after the implementation of decriminalization.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jamap…

Check out the following commentary by Drs. Alexandria Macmadu and Brandon D.L. Marshall, and Writer & Research Associate Abdullah Shihipar.
In Defense of Drug Decriminalization—Yes, in Oregon thenation.com/article/societ…
abdullah says CEASEFIRE NOW 🇵🇸 Alex Macmadu, PhD The Nation

for The Nation, collective members Alex Macmadu, PhD, Professor Brandon Marshall and abdullah says CEASEFIRE NOW 🇵🇸 wrote a defense of drug decriminalization in Oregon. while not perfect, the state is undergoing a bold experiment in reducing the harms of 50 years of drug war.

thenation.com/article/societ…

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Ever wondered what the PPHC is or does? we have a new website! Check it out at pphcollective.org!!

Umm… So TIL that the ICD-9 code for opioid use disorder is the area code of West Virginia (the state with the highest rates of opioid overdose in the country!) and I am completely shook

Excited to be involved with this new study led by Magdalena Cerda and Brandon Marshall (@pph_collective) and bringing together a truly amazing team, including Alex Collins, PhD, MSc, Alex Macmadu, PhD, Alex Kral, Czarina Behrends, PhD, MPH, suzan walters, Aaron Fox, MD and others

Overjoyed and honored to be a member of this research team!