(Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research & Policy, 2017-06-20) Duwve, Joan; Herrmann, Debbie; McClelland, Jim; Oruche, Ukamaka M.
This panel presented on Governor Eric Holcomb’s fourth pillar, “Addressing the Drug Epidemic” and explored the implications of this pillar for the health workforce. Panelists described various initiatives taken within the State to attack the epidemic, including: public health workforce strategies, behavioral health and primary care integration, and the formation of the Commission to Combat Drug Abuse.