Dont want to say learning too much but thinking too much about the other side. I would like to start by stating a special welcome to president bill clinton. Several policymakers are leading the way in health reform, including car was meant Elijah Cummings and both will be joining us in the program. Also any audience, our condiment, john, and representation from the senator ben cardinss office. Finally, i would like to extend an especially warm welcome to senator whom we are now protocol [applause] proud to call [applause] who we are proud to call one of our own. Thank you so much for being here. We are indeed honored to be working with the Clinton Foundation to bring us todaysummit on americas opioid debt epidemic. It is a National Crisis that needs involvement from public and private organizations and individual citizens. 100 die fromarly opioid overdose. The the past 15 years, death rate from opioid overdose has tripled. The causes are complex. Chronic pain are prescribed opioids ins
Online viewers around the world. Good morning and welcome. I ellen mckenzie, dean of the Johns Hopkins school of Public Health. I would like to start by extending a special welcome to president bill clinton. And also joining us today, several policymakers leading the way in Health Reform including congressman elijah couplings and dr. Lianna wynn who will join us here in the program. Also in the audience. Congressman john sarbanes, Antonio Hayes and representation from senator ben carsons office. I would like to extend an especially warm welcome to senator Barbara Mikulski whom we are now proud to call [ applause ] who we are proud to call one of our own. Thank you so much for being here. We are indeed honored to be working with the Clinton Foundation to bring you todays summit on one of our most important Public Health problems, americas Opioid Epidemic. This is a National Crisis that demands involvement from all levels of government, public and private organizations as well as from in
This is about 2. 5 hours. Bloomberg school of Public Health and baltimore. This is about two hours. Andadies and gentlemen, online viewers around the world, good morning and welcome. I am alan mckenzie, dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and i would like to stand by extending our special welcome to the president of clinton who you will hear from in just a few minutes. Also joining us today are several policymakers. They include congressman cummings. They will be joining us in the program to rip an audience are maryland delegate Antonio Hayes and senator ben carsons office. Finally, i would like to extend an especially warm welcome to senator murkowski who we are now proud to call [applause] who we are proud to call one of our own. Thank you so much for being here. We are indeed honored to be working with the Clinton Foundation to bring you todays summit on one of our most important locales problems americas Opioid Epidemic. It is a National Crisis which demands
Health in baltimore. This is two and a half hours. This is about two hours. Andadies and gentlemen, online viewers around the world, good morning and welcome. I am alan mckenzie, dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and i would like to stand by extending our special welcome to the president of clinton who you will hear from in just a few minutes. Also joining us today are several policymakers. They include congressman cummings. They will be joining us in the program to rip an audience are maryland delegate Antonio Hayes and senator ben carsons office. Finally, i would like to extend an especially warm welcome to senator murkowski who we are now proud to call [applause] who we are proud to call one of our own. Thank you so much for being here. We are indeed honored to be working with the Clinton Foundation to bring you todays summit on one of our most important locales problems americas Opioid Epidemic. It is a National Crisis which demands involvement from all le
I apologize for being tardy up here but i was in the back, i didnt get the memo about where i could stand and listen and show. I really admire dr. Gal vin, i wished he talked for another half hour, i might have learned something. Im grateful to all of you for the work that you do. I also want to say since ive been working on this Childhood Obesity issue for more than a decade now, i want to thank all of the privatesector companies and ive listened backstage to trishs remarks, i have been to the middle east and to asia to participate with efforts against Public Health problems there and im very grateful that there are companies that at least are trying to work themselves out of part of their jobs, giving children a healthier future. I want to thank Robert Wood Foundation for working with us and i will say more about president and ceo of pha and my good friend howard, ceo for healthier generation. But im im very glad that all of you are here and glad that in this sort of how should i say