Adams spoke yesterday about federal efforts to combat the Opioid Epidemic. From the pew chartable trusitab this is an hour. Okay. Good afternoon. Im the executive Vice President and chief Program Officer here at the Pew Charitable trust. I am delighted to join you in welcoming our very special guest, vice admiral jerome m. Adams. No other Public Health Leader Speaks with the knowledge and expertise and moral authority that comes with being Surgeon General. And thats why when dr. Adams speaks, americans listen. Behavior changes and lives are saved. And in the very best tradition of previous Surgeon Generals who educated the american people, rallied the health care community, and changed the culture surrounding tobacco, hiv, nutrition, and other Public Health challenges, dr. Adams is now leading the fight against the epidemic of opioid misuse. Opioid overdoses were responsible for nearly 48,000 deaths in 2017 and 2 Million People in the United States suffer from opioid use disorder, whic
Member mr. Smith. Today we are here to discuss the eradication of ebola, and the medical advancements and Lessons Learned in trying to suppress this deadly disease. Ebola is one of the deadliest viral disease in the world has become a part of the Global Health landscape. The recent discovery up in a bowl of vaccine and better healthcare employee training have helped improve response times to outbreaks and decrease the ability of the virus transmitting to rural areas. However evil outbreaks are often complicated by regional conflicts, lack of trust between local communities and practitioners, and armed groups attacking and burning down treatment centers. This hearing will address the challenges and opportunities to combat the transmission of ebola, and the effort and collaboration deeded by appropriate stakeholders. I look forward to hearing more from our witnesses regarding the ebola vaccines and how they are being used in this most recent outbreak. Without objection, all members may h
[reading of land acknowledgment] as well as all people who reside in traditional territory. As guest we recognize that we benefit from bobingering and living on their homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the relative of the ramaytush ohlone. Thank you, the xhex item is approval of minutes from february 20, 2024 and there may be some corrections. Yes, first of all i apologize these are all clerical errors on my part, i usually cut and paste the Public Comment on page 11, under patrick last full line i added an l to make the hh make sense, so its llhh correction. Next page, under resolution honoring holly hammer commissioner guillermo comments, i added an e to make her here. Under that commissioner chung comments, the last line, the last word should be endeavors and that is the last im sorry, on page 3 under resolution honoring greg wagoner, third line, there is a w was missing from the word was, thank you for sending the corrections, my apologies. Thank you very much,
[reading of land acknowledgment] as well as all people who reside in traditional territory. As guest we recognize that we benefit from bobingering and living on their homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the relative of the ramaytush ohlone. Thank you, the xhex item is approval of minutes from february 20, 2024 and there may be some corrections. Yes, first of all i apologize these are all clerical errors on my part, i usually cut and paste the Public Comment on page 11, under patrick last full line i added an l to make the hh make sense, so its llhh correction. Next page, under resolution honoring holly hammer commissioner guillermo comments, i added an e to make her here. Under that commissioner chung comments, the last line, the last word should be endeavors and that is the last im sorry, on page 3 under resolution honoring greg wagoner, third line, there is a w was missing from the word was, thank you for sending the corrections, my apologies. Thank you very much,
[reading of land acknowledgment] as well as all people who reside in traditional territory. As guest we recognize that we benefit from bobingering and living on their homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the relative of the ramaytush ohlone. Thank you, the xhex item is approval of minutes from february 20, 2024 and there may be some corrections. Yes, first of all i apologize these are all clerical errors on my part, i usually cut and paste the Public Comment on page 11, under patrick last full line i added an l to make the hh make sense, so its llhh correction. Next page, under resolution honoring holly hammer commissioner guillermo comments, i added an e to make her here. Under that commissioner chung comments, the last line, the last word should be endeavors and that is the last im sorry, on page 3 under resolution honoring greg wagoner, third line, there is a w was missing from the word was, thank you for sending the corrections, my apologies. Thank you very much,