/tags/public-health-emergency public health emergency en-US Copyright Fri, 31 Jan 2020 21:42:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-01-31/trump-declares-coronavirus-a-public-health-emergency-and-restricts-travel-from-china The declaration allows the government to take special measures to contain the spread of the virus. Those include new restrictions on travel from China. Fri, 31 Jan 2020 21:42:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-01-31/trump-declares-coronavirus-a-public-health-emergency-and-restricts-travel-from-china Allison Aubrey /news-partners/npr-news/2020-01-30/who-declares-coronavirus-outbreak-a-global-health-emergency "The main reason for this declaration is not because of what is happening in China but because of what is happening in other countries," said World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Thu, 30 Jan 2020 19:59:22 GMT /news-partners/npr-news/2020-01-30/who-declares-coronavirus-outbreak-a-global-health-emergency Merrit Kennedy /side-effects-public-media/2017-11-06/stakeholders-hopeful-but-say-some-opioid-commission-recs-miss-the-mark A presidential commission last week released its report on recommendations to help curb the nation’s opioid crisis. Indiana stakeholders say they’re... Mon, 06 Nov 2017 15:40:38 GMT /side-effects-public-media/2017-11-06/stakeholders-hopeful-but-say-some-opioid-commission-recs-miss-the-mark Sarah Fentem /news/2017-11-06/columbus-council-president-says-federal-plan-for-opioid-crisis-needs-funding A report commissioned by the Trump administration makes over 50 recommendations for federal government to battle the opioid epidemic. Columbus City… Mon, 06 Nov 2017 13:45:06 GMT /news/2017-11-06/columbus-council-president-says-federal-plan-for-opioid-crisis-needs-funding /side-effects-public-media/2017-10-30/christie-denounces-stigma-urges-action-on-opioid-epidemic New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said it’s past time for the U.S. to deal with the opioid epidemic. Christie, who chairs the President’s Commission on... Mon, 30 Oct 2017 23:44:56 GMT /side-effects-public-media/2017-10-30/christie-denounces-stigma-urges-action-on-opioid-epidemic Jake Harper, Jake Harper /news/2017-10-27/president-trumps-opioid-declaration-leaves-ohio-advocates-underwhelmed Local communities who were hoping for new money in President Trump’s public health emergency declaration to fight the addiction crisis were disappointed.… Fri, 27 Oct 2017 14:28:46 GMT /news/2017-10-27/president-trumps-opioid-declaration-leaves-ohio-advocates-underwhelmed M.L. Schultze