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Baltimore City Health Commissioner Commends New HHS Actions to Combat Opioid Abuse, Calls for Additional Action Amid Epidemic

Jul 5th, 2016

BALTIMORE, MD (July 6, 2016)–Today, Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen issued the following statement in response to several new actions announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to combat the nation’s opioid epidemic, including issuing a Buprenorphine Final Rule that allows practitioners who have had a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine for up to 100 patients for a year or more, to now obtain a waiver to treat up to 275 patients:

Baltimore City Health Department Releases Opioid Overdose Infographic

Jul 5th, 2016

Today, the Baltimore City Health Department released an infographic on opioid-related deaths in Baltimore City from 2011 through 2015.

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Bmore Healthy Newsletter: Friday, July 1, 2016

Jul 1st, 2016

Note from Commissioner

Dear Community Partner,

Baltimore Takes a Broader View of Public Health (Governing)

Jul 1st, 2016

Leana Wen, just back from a trip to Israel, is jet-lagged. But Baltimore’s health commissioner doesn’t have time to be tired.

Federal Government Allowing More Prescriptions for Heroin Drug (ABC2)

Jul 1st, 2016

In the battle against heroin addiction, medical professionals may have a new tool that's more effective than methadone, the current method used to treat the disease.

Local and National Leaders Call for Action to Prevent Gun Violence

Jun 30th, 2016

Gun violence is a public health epidemic that can be prevented. Federal, state and city leaders delivered that message during a press conference convened by Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence on Wednesday. Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen joined U.S. Representatives Elijah Cummings, Dutch Ruppersburger, John Sarbanes, and Chris Van Hollen, along with Baltimore City Police Commissioner Davis and community advocates to discuss the historic Congressional sit-in and called for action to prevent future gun violence.

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Baltimore City Health Commissioner Highlights Efforts to Treat Violence as a Public Health Issue at National Youth Violence Prevention Summit

Jun 29th, 2016

BALTIMORE, MD (June 29, 2016)– Today, Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen joined senior Justice Department officials, police chiefs, school leaders and youth from more than 30 cities to discuss Baltimore’s strategy for reducing youth violence during the Fifth National Summit on Preventing Youth Violence. 

#RIP Lor Scoota, Baltimore Rapper Who Tried to Stop Violence (ABC)

Jun 29th, 2016

The news tore across Twitter: A beloved Baltimore rapper was gunned dow

House Democrats Push for Gun Control to Home Districts (Baltimore Sun)

Jun 29th, 2016

Hoping to build on the attention they captured with a sit-in on the floor of the House of Representatives last week, Democratic lawmakers in Baltimore and across the country vowed

Baltimore City Health Commissioner Presses Congress for Comprehensive Resources to Combat Zika Virus

Jun 28th, 2016

BALTIMORE, MD (June 28, 2016) – Today, Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen issued the following statement in response to the Senate’s decision to block a Zika funding bill that placed restrictions on Planned Parenthood.

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