2024: A Year of Collaboration
2024 was a year of collaboration for the Initiative. This annual report highlights just some of the impact the Initiative has had in communities across the country. We look forward to continued growth and partnership in the years to come.
Highlights from the 2024 Annual Report
CDC data shows Native Americans experienced the highest overall suicide rate in 2021, increasing 26% over the previous year, the highest year-over-year increase since 2018. To address these inequities, White Mountain Apache tribal leaders and academic collaborators at the Bloomberg School are working to scale up the Celebrating Life Suicide Prevention Program.
A NEW APPROACH TO FENTANYL TEST STRIP DISTRIBUTION
Bloomberg Fellow JR Westberg and his organization, Hennepin Healthcare, partnered with Susan Sherman, Bloomberg Professor of American Health in the Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, to pilot a new approach to addressing the fentanyl crisis: distributing fentanyl test strips in emergency departments.
Featured Fellows
Rayce Samuelson
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New York, New York
Allison Duda
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Washington, D.C.
Oronde Cruger
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Portland, ME
Brooklynn Barney
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Duluth, Minnesota
Mara Moss
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Washington, D.C.
Georgia Gempler
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Washington, D.C.
Jillian Bunge
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Toledo, Ohio
Montana Filoteo
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
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