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Opioid Crisis Learning Session 9-24-18

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Publication date: 
09/2018

The nation’s opioid crisis did not result overnight. A “perfect storm” has been brewing and sweeping our nation for decades and Pennsylvania is being hit hard. Currently, the state possesses the fourth-highest rate of drug overdose. On average, 13 Pennsylvanians die each day and more than half of the drug overdoses occur due to opioid misuse.  Stakeholders are working diligently to combat this crisis, but resources are limited, data and systems remain fragmented, and policies are outdated.

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Keystone Policy Series: Health Policy Advocacy

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Publication date: 
02/2017

This Keystone Policy call involved a discussion about Health Policy.  Ann Torregrossa, Executive Director of PHFC, provided an update on PHFC’s priorities and initiatives for 2017.  Ann Marie Healy, Executive Director of First Hospital Foundation, described the foundation's recent strategic planning process.  She and her board arrived at a new focus that puts policy advocacy at the forefront of the foundation’s work.

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