Testimony submitted to the Senate Standing Committees on Consumer Protection, Health, and Education Public Hearing regarding the safety and potential harms of electronic cigarettes and vaping, especially among school-aged youth.
Language: English
NYSACHO Testimony on Electronic Cigarettes and Vaping
November 7, 2019
HRI Funding Barriers
November 5, 2019
NYSACHO is working to compile a comprehensive list of barriers related to HRI contracting, billing and reimbursement. If your county experiences difficulties with HRI that are not included on the attached list, please reply back to Alexis Hariprashad (alexis@Nysacho.org) with the specific examples you wish to include.
Once compiled, we plan to bring this to HRI and DOH leadership to communicate our concerns and try to alleviate some of these burdens. Please respond before 5pm EST on Tuesday November 12, 2019.
Opioid overuse prevention and Interventions
November 4, 2019
NYSACHO has been invited to submit testimony/participate in an Opioid Prevention Roundtable event sponsored by the NYS Senate Overdose Taskforce on November 15, 2019. We are preparing testimony and would like to highlight some of the successful LHD activities/interventions. If you have something you’d like to share regarding your opioid overdose activities, please share with us by Thursday, November 7, 2019. Please reply all to this email. We’re only looking for a short description, or if you have an existing write-up or press release you can share, we can draw from that for the testimony.
MPAC reports to Governing Authority
October 29, 2019
What information do you report to your Governing Authority from your Medical Professional Advisory Committee meetings?
Who handles your ME services?
October 29, 2019
Does your county coroner office contract with another county for ME services? If no, please indicate who conducts autopsies and related lab testing. If yes, please indicate county (or counties) that provides ME contractual services to your county.
Tools that identify and assess programs related to health and well-being in schools
October 17, 2019
Do any Local Health Department have a survey tool to identify/assess programs related to health/well-being that are relevant in schools? Priority areas of interest include:
- Reproductive health
- Substance use disorders
- Vaping/E-Cigarette use
- Trauma counseling
- Outside supports
- Police counseling
- Prevention teams
If willing to share, please send the survey tool you use to us.
