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Baltimore City Health Commissioner Commends Philadelphia City Council for Approving Soda Tax

“Philadelphia’s soda tax is a great step toward improving public health, and we commend Philadelphia’s City Council for acting in the best interest of its residents. We hope that Baltimore will follow suit by passing legislation currently before City Council that will require warning labels on advertisements and at points-of-sale for sugary drinks.”

Bmore Healthy Newsletter: Friday, June 10, 2016

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Dear Community Partner,

BCHD Celebrates Baltimore City Trauma-Informed Care Learning Community Advocates and Volunteers

Earlier this week, Dr. Wen joined representatives from city agencies and partners from across the city to celebrate the accomplishments of the Baltimore City Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) Learning Community program. For the past year, BCHD has joined with Behavioral Health System Baltimore (BHSB) to train thousands of volunteers through this organizational structure and treatment framework that involves that provides care and counseling services to victims of trauma.

BCHD Celebrates Baltimore City Trauma-Informed Care Learning Community Advocates and Volunteers

Maryland Health Officials Try To Battle Heroin Epidemic (WJZ)

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s one of the number one killers in the state of Maryland.

Health Officials Try Accommodating rather than Punishing Heroin Addicts (Baltimore Sun)

She is another harried mother, on her way to pick up her child at school on a recent afternoon but with one more errand to run — to a van parked on a Southwest Baltimore street where city health wo

Baltimore Health Committee Considers Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Warning Labels

On Tuesday, Dr. Wen joined a coalition of health advocates, parents and community leaders at city hall for a hearing on legislation that would require warning labels for sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) on advertisements, menus, and at the point-of-sale within the city. This effort, highlighted across the country including by CBS Evening NewsThe Wall Street JournalThe Baltimore Sunthe Baltimore Business Journal, and many others, aims to help Baltimore residents make more informed decisions, reduce caloric intake, encourage a healthier diet, and improve overall health.

Baltimore Health Committee Considers Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Warning Labels

As Obesity Rates Rise, Cities Declare War on Sugar (10News)

There's no delicate way to put this -- America's getting fatter. And women have taken the lead.

Public Education is a Matter of Public Health (Baltimore Sun)

Every day, in each of my classes, there is a moment, after we sit down, after the academic warm up, after stretching, jogging in place, after the fidgeting, the last sneaky check of the phone and t

Overdose Deaths in Maryland Continued Grim Spike Last Year (Baltimore Sun)

Despite increasing efforts to stem the grim tide of overdose deaths, the use of heroin and fentanyl, largely in the Baltimore region, pushed up the number of fatalities 21 percent last year in Mary

Dr. Wen Joins Leaders at the Whitehouse to Highlight Baltimore City as a Model for Social Innovation

On Monday evening, Dr. Wen joined community leaders, government officials, and nonprofit partners from across Baltimore for a White House event entitled: “The Front Lines of Social Innovation,” which highlighted how local efforts can advance innovation and address social inequality. During the event, Dr. Wen spoke about the challenges that Baltimore faces, and what BCHD has done to combat deep-rooted problems of inequality, poverty, and racism, including efforts to combat infant mortality, address opioid overdose, and expand vision care for youth.

Dr. Wen Joins Leaders at the Whitehouse to Highlight Baltimore City as a Model for Social Innovation

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