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The Forum for Children’s Well-Being hosted a half-day public workshop on June 6 that explored multigenerational approaches and policy strategies to promote health and well-being. Particular attention was paid to multisector strategies that promote health equity and early relational health, using the opioid crisis as a case study.
This workshop featured two panels—the first examined multigenerational approaches preventing and mitigating adverse childhood outcomes related to parental substance use disorder, and the second explored policies aimed at preventing opioid misuse.
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Workshop
·2019
The opioid crisis is especially prevalent in rural and economically disadvantaged communities where poverty is associated with poor physical and mental wellbeing, health access is limited, opioid prescription rates are higher, and treatment programs are few. Children are one of the most vulnerable p...
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Description
A planning committee will organize and convene a half-day public workshop that will explore multigenerational approaches to preventing adverse health outcomes in children and families. Particular attention will be paid to multisector and systems level strategies that promote health equity, using the opioid crisis as a case study. Presenters and participants will engage in a discussion of strategies that have been successful in preventing adverse health outcomes in children, opportunities for introducing multigenerational approaches, and ways to integrate multiple sectors to create systems-level change. The planning committee will develop the agenda and identify meeting objectives, select appropriate speakers, and moderate the discussions. A proceedings of a workshop based on the presentations and discussions at the workshop will be prepared by a designated rapporteur in accordance with institutional guidelines.
Contributors
Sponsors
Department of Health and Human Services
Private: Non Profit
Staff
Suzanne Le Menestrel
Lead
