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Now Available: View the Meeting Summary and Slides from the Partnering to Prevent Hypoglycemia Listening Session!

On November 1, 2017, ODPHP held a free public listening session titled Partnering to Prevent Hypoglycemia in Washington, DC. Participants included federal partners, public and private health professionals, organizations, and consumer representatives.Keynote speakers included:Don Wright, MD, MPH, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health and Director of ODPHP, U...

Close Up on Pathways to Safer Opioid Use: A Provider's Perspective

Dr. Kristin Anderson

Prescription opioid-related deaths are considered to be one of the leading preventable public health problems in the United States. To help the health care community address this critical issue, the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) developed the Pathways to Safer Opioid Use training...