The Effects of Drug Control Policies on Individual and Community Health for People of Color Proceedings of a Workshop (2023) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix C: Speaker Biographical Sketches
Appendix C: Speaker Biographical Sketches
Pages 45-50
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His expertise is in the use of law to improve health, with a focus on drug policy, reducing the spread of infectious disease, and the role of the criminal justice system in shaping public health outcomes. Throughout his career, Professor Beletsky has applied his skills and expertise in service to governmental agencies and nongovernmental organizations, including the United Nations, the U.S.
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Frederique also represented DPA as a member of Communities United for Police Reform, which focused on addressing stop-and-frisk policies and broader police reform and accountability measures bridging the gap between the war on drugs and policing. As a coauthor of Blueprint for a Public Health and Safety Approach to Drug Policy and as technical advisor to Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick's The Ithaca Plan, Frederique cultivates and mobilizes powerful coalitions in communities devastated by drug misuse and drug criminalization to develop municipal strategies to foster healthier and safer communities.
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Kilmer received a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Public Service Award for his "leadership and innovation in the areas of alcohol and drug-impaired driving program and policy research" and his coauthored work on 24/7 sobriety received honorable mention for the Behavioural Exchange Award for Outstanding Research. Before earning his doctorate at Harvard University, Kilmer received a judicial administration fellowship that supported his work with the San Francisco Drug Court.
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Mauer began his work in criminal justice with the American Friends Service Committee in 1975 and served as the organization's National Justice Communications Coordinator. Since joining The Sentencing Project in 1987, he has testified before Congress and state legislatures, has frequently appeared on radio and television networks, and is regularly interviewed by the New York Times, Washington Post, National Public Radio, and many other major media outlets.
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D Rich, M.D., M.P.H., is Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and he is a practicing infectious disease specialist since 1994 at the Miriam Hospital Immunology Center, providing clinical care for over 22 years, and at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections caring for prisoners with HIV infection and working in the correctional setting doing research.
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He has been appointed by Rhode Island Governor, Gina Raimondo, to the Overdose Prevention and Intervention Task Force Expert Team, selected to advise the task force and formulate a strategic plan to address addiction and stop overdose in Rhode Island. The RI Overdose Prevention and Intervention Task Force was created to propose a strategic plan that puts forth the most effective initiatives in the areas of prevention of opioid addiction, reversal of opioid overdose, treatment of opioid addiction, and recovery to reduce addiction and stop overdose death in Rhode Island.
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