Presented jointly with PRI’s The World & WGBH News
Friday, May 5, 2017
Live webcast: 12:30-1:30pm ET
ForumHSPH.org
Opioid overdoses claim the lives of 91 Americans every day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In this Forum event, four former governors will offer candid insights into how government policy can help, exploring what works and what doesn’t. They will speak about experiences within their own states, as well the broader national epidemic. Topics will include prescription drug monitoring programs; treatment vouchers; naloxone use; and crackdowns on illegal supply streams. The governors also will discuss the goals of the 21st Century Cures Act to fight the epidemic and the role of the Trump Administration’s opioid task force.
EXPERT PARTICIPANTS
Steven Beshear, Governor of Kentucky (2007-2015) and Menschel Senior Fellow at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Linda Lingle, Governor of Hawaii (2002-2010)
Jay Nixon, Governor of Missouri (2009-2017)
Ted Strickland, Governor of Ohio (2007-2011)
MODERATOR: Craig LeMoult, Reporter for NPR Member Station WGBH News
Send our panelists questions in advance to theforum@hsph.harvard.edu
We’ll be conducting a live chat on The Forum’s Governors Roundtable web page.
Tweet us @ForumHSPH #opioids
Video will be posted on-demand after the event.
Also, participate in a pre-event Facebook Live Q&A on May 5 at 11am ET: https://www.facebook.com/Forumhsph/
WGBH News’ Craig LeMoult and Former Kentucky Gov. Steven Beshear take your questions.