Congratulations to ASTHO alumni Rahul Gupta, MD, MPH, MBA who was sworn in as Director of ONDCP today! 👏🏻

Thank you to all the community members who weighed in on the future of Connecticut Avenue NW. We’re proud to be moving forward with a plan that will help us build a safer, more sustainable DC by removing the reversible rush-hour lanes and installing protected bikes lanes

Drug overdoses are soaring — we must revise laws that are obstacles to treatment bit.ly/30zVO3h Via Jenna Bluestein Pew Health

I should pull a George Costanza and walk out of the room right now. Wordle 206 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

The work to improve DC's bike lanes continues! In 2021, we installed a record-breaking 7.5 miles of protected bike lanes in the District + 2.5 miles of expanding the bike network with our 20x22 pledge! Check out our #views of the 2021 projects ⬇️. #VisionZeroDC #bikeDC

Great to hear of FDA Tobacco plans to ban menthol cigarettes! It was just ten short years ago I was working on that topic there. :) nytimes.com/2021/04/29/hea…

ICYMI, we've added some new content to the Opioid Principles website--a primer with evidence on the specific areas that states and localities should fund with the new dollars. opioidprinciples.jhsph.edu

The Opioid Litigation Principles site is now featuring stories the guardrails states are putting into place. Check them out here: opioidprinciples.jhsph.edu/updates/ #opioidlitigation

What was in the opioid litigation bill CT just passed? What are the rules for how NC counties can spend their litigation $? Check out updates here: opioidprinciples.jhsph.edu/updates/

Shocking result: making it easier for docs to check the PDMP means that they make it more often! Yet more reason to push ahead with integrating various IT systems... jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-…

Cuyahoga and Summit counties settled their big opioid lawsuits in 2019. They took very different approaches to spending the money...learn more here. opioidprinciples.jhsph.edu/updates/

Friends, colleagues, alumni, please help me spread the word! Applications for the National CSP are due July 15th. Training physicians/PhD nurses to advance health and healthcare for patients and communities through scholarship and action. More info here: nationalcsp.org/apply

“After the DEA loosened restrictions and permitted telehealth appointments for buprenorphine the percentage of patients who continued treatment for at least 180 days tripled… When you relax restrictions, they come to your clinic more, not less.” whyy.org/articles/phila…

We’re excited to announce The Whole Child Health Alliance! A collaboration for advancing healthcare policy, payment reform, and care delivery for children. The group aims to improve child wellbeing through policies that promote optimal health and equity. bit.ly/3tZkGgy

Today in STAT -- Harlan Krumholz, Sanket Dhruva, and I call for the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) to endorse the addition of device identifiers to claims forms to advance medical device safety. Thread👇🏾(1/7)

Just posted—why the Supreme Court’s sudden unwillingness to consider the consequences of its decisions is bad news for health With Joshua Auerbach in JAMA Health Forum jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-…

🚨 Something huge happened today. 🚨 U.S. FDA Dr. Robert M. Califf listened to harm reduction programs and made it infinitely easier to purchase #naloxone in bulk. With 100,000+ overdose deaths each year, we need BIG solutions. w/Remedy Alliance/For the People @ejwheeler9 Corey Davis 🧵 1/26