U.S. Opioid ODs Cluster in Centers of Poverty

March 26, 2018
by Steven Reinberg
U.S. News & World Report/HealthDay

“There is a strong correlation between drug use and overdoses and social and economic factors in the lives of people,” said Auerbach, who wasn’t connected to the study. “As we grapple with opioids, we have to think about more than just treatment and overdose, we also need to think about the social determinants of drug addiction and overdose.”

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Leading AIDS Researcher Selected as CDC Director

March 21, 2018
by Mike Stobbe
New York Times/Associated Press

John Auerbach, president of Trust for America’s Health, a Washington, D.C. based public health research and advocacy organization, said: “The most important thing is his ability to go into the agency, get up to speed, and make the case for CDC and its vitally important work. If he’s able to do that, ultimately that’s how his leadership will be judged.”

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Longtime AIDS researcher Robert Redfield picked to lead CDC

March 21, 2018
by Lena Sun
Washington Post

“You want someone leading the organization who has been tested,” John Auerbach, president and chief executive of Trust for America’s Health, a public health nonprofit, said late last week. “You wouldn’t want them to spend a year of their lives learning about the agency they’re overseeing. In a crisis, we need someone who can hit the ground running.”

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Top candidate to lead CDC is an HIV/AIDS researcher

March 16, 2018
by Lena Sun
Washington Post

“You want someone leading the organization who has been tested,” said John Auerbach, president and chief executive of Trust for America’s Health, a public health nonprofit. “You wouldn’t want them to spend a year of their lives learning about the agency they’re overseeing. In a crisis, we need someone who can hit the ground running.”

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Opioid ODs Outpacing Other ‘Deaths of Despair’

March 13, 2018
by Steven Reinberg
U.S. News & World Report

“We have released data that cover 2015 and 2016, and see that these trends have intensified,” said John Auerbach, president and chief executive officer of the Trust for America’s Health.

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