New initiative would use Justice Department, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Indian Health Service to improve access to buprenorphine, methadone
Public health officials reported experiencing structural and political undermining of their professional duties
President’s plan includes a special focus on school-age youth
Effort also seeks to turn back the significant rise in suicides by military personnel and veterans
Women disproportionately excluded in minimum hours requirement; tenure requirement excludes Blacks, indigenous, multiracial workers
Gupta was the former health commissioner of West Virginia and is chief medical and health officer for the March of Dimes