Viewpoints: California Governor Blasts Trump’s Handling Of Drug Crisis; How Nutrition Education Falls Short
Writers examine these public health issues and others.
San Francisco Chronicle:
Gavin Newsom: Trump Is Worsening America's Drug Crisis. Here's What California Is Doing To Stop Him
The Trump administration has abandoned American families just as the country was making headway in our fight against the overdose epidemic. (California Gov. Gavin Newsom, 3/14)
The Washington Post:
The Glaring Problem With RFK Jr.'s Push For More Nutrition Education
Teaching doctors in training about nutrition will do little if patients cannot access healthy food. (Leana S. Wen, 3/17)
Stat:
Federally Qualified Health Centers Face Existential Crisis
Twenty years ago, when I started working with federally qualified health centers, I once performed a walkthrough and shadowed a routine medical exam. English was not this patient’s first language, and a translator was readily available and assigned immediately to ease communication. During the intake process, the patient mentioned an unstable housing environment, food insecurity, and child care challenges. Afterward, the patient service representative did something unexpected: She assigned a case manager. (Courtney McFarland, 3/17)
Stat:
Generic Semaglutide In India Requires A New Rulebook
She is 53, “normal” weight, and has already had a heart attack. A drug proven to prevent the next one becomes affordable in her country. But she can’t access it because of a line drawn for someone else, on another continent. A billion people are about to fall on the wrong side of it. (Aditi Kantipuly and Peter Singer, 3/17)
The New York Times:
Do We Really Need A Reminder Of What The AIDS Crisis Was Like?
On March 1, Florida cut off access to H.I.V. medications for some 10,000 to 16,000 residents whose prescriptions are paid for by a federal program called the AIDS Drug Assistance Program, or ADAP. (Maia Szalavitz, 3/17)
