Changing the Narrative works to reduce stigma in media representations of drug use and addiction. Created by the Health in Justice Action Lab at Northeastern University, the website provide evidence-based information to counter common myths about drug use and addiction Continue reading
Resource Tag: Health Equity
Ohio Addiction Policy Detailed Scorecard
This detailed policy scorecard accompanies the Health Policy Institute of Ohio’s report evaluating the state of Ohio’s efforts to adopt evidence-based practices to address addiction in the law enforcement and criminal justice systems. Continue reading
Ohio Addiction Policy Inventory and Scorecard – Executive Summary
This 4-pager provides an executive summary of the Health Policy Institute of Ohio’s 2019 report on how the state has implemented evidence-based practices to address addiction in the law enforcement and criminal justice systems. Continue reading
Ohio Addiction Policy Inventory and Scorecard
This 2019 report evaluates the state of Ohio’s efforts to adopt evidence-based practices to address addiction in the law enforcement and criminal justice systems. The report reviews state-level policy Continue reading
Indian Health Services – Maternal Health
The Indian Health Services maternal health page contains information on caring for American Indian/Alaska Native women during pregnancy and the postpartum period. It includes links to culturally-specific guides for treating substance use disorder in pregnancy and neonatal abstinence syndrome. Continue reading
The Strong African American Families Program Improves Lives of Rural African American Youth
This 6 minute video explains the National Institute of Health’s Strong African American Families Program (SAAF). SAAF was developed by Dr. Gene Brody and his team at the University of Georgia, is a prevention program targeted at 10- to 14-year-old rural African American youths and their families. Continue reading
Covid-19 Health Literacy Project
The Covid-19 Health Literacy Project of Harvard Medical School published Covid-19 fact sheets in 30+ languages. Continue reading
Online Museum of African American Addictions, Treatment, and Recovery
The Online Museum of African American Addictions, Treatment and Recovery was created by Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC, to serve as a central location for information about addictions, treatment, and recovery among African Americans. Continue reading
Public Libraries Respond to the Opioid Crisis with Their Communities – Case Studies
The Public Library Association and OCLC, a global library cooperative, researched the efforts undertaken by 8 public libraries to address the impact of the opioid crisis in their communities. This report provides case study of analysis of the 8 libraries including: Continue reading
Public Libraries Respond to the Opioid Crisis with Their Communities – Summary Report
The Public Library Association and OCLC, a global library cooperative, prepared a report on the efforts undertaken by 8 public libraries to address the impact of the opioid crisis in their communities. This summary report provides an overview of these 8 initiatives, describes the challenges libraries faced in implementing Continue reading