by Marcia Testa | Oct 17, 2024 | Legal Guidance, Open Meeting/Compliance
Please read this new “Open Meeting Law Guidance for Public Health Excellence (PHE) Collaboratives” Report from MAHB. Open Meeting Law Guidance Document 10-17-2024
by Linda Marc | Jun 26, 2023 | Behavioral Health, Opioid Addiction, Opioid Settlement Guidance, Supporting Local Public Health
In 2020, coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic, increases in fentanyl-involved deaths nearly doubled amongst pregnant and postpartum women, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. (1) Opioids are commonly prescribed at...
by Linda Marc | Jun 20, 2023 | Behavioral Health, Legal Guidance, Opioid Addiction, Opioid Settlement Guidance, Supporting Local Public Health
Pharmacological treatments for opioid use disorder (OUD) and the prevention of opioid-related overdose are prescribed 80% more often to White patients, compared to Black patients, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) on May...
by Linda Marc | Jun 20, 2023 | Behavioral Health, Opioid Addiction, Opioid Settlement Guidance, Supporting Local Public Health
Only 1 in 4 (24.4%) residential addiction treatment programs for teenagers across the US provide buprenorphine treatment, the “gold standard” for opioid use disorder (OUD), according to research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on...
by Marcia Testa | Apr 25, 2023 | Legal Guidance, Tobacco Control
MAHB has released its sample regulation for LBOHs for restricting the sale of tobacco and vape products. Please click on the file, Model Tobacco Sales Regulations 2023 to download a copy.
by Marcia Testa | Jan 29, 2023 | Legal Guidance, Opioid Settlement Guidance
Appropriation of Opioid Settlement Funds The Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General and many other Attorneys General have settled lawsuits against opioid manufacturers, distributors, and retailers for their role in contributing to the devastation caused by the...
