Wednesday, October 14
10:00 – 11:30 AM E.T.
Moderated by Dan Glickman, Former Agriculture Secretary and Co-Chair of BPC’s SNAP Initiative. Special Guests: José Andrés, Founder, World Central Kitchen; Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-CA-24; and Administrator Pam Miller, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA. Panel Discussion Featuring: Luis Guardia, President, Food Research & Action Center; Joni Holifield, Founder and President, HeartSmiles; Tom Stenzel, President and CEO, United Fresh Produce Association; and John R. Tyson, Chief Sustainability Officer, Tyson Foods.
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On September 30, BPC released a new report examining how the federal government allocated funding to address the opioid epidemic in fiscal year 2019, where funding went at the state and local levels, and whether it was targeted to communities most affected by the epidemic. BPC also selected six diverse states—Ohio, Arizona, Tennessee, Louisiana, New Hampshire, Washington— for case-studies elucidating more detailed state and county-level opioid spending data.

On September 22, BPC released new recommendations for federal policymakers to strengthen health and housing partnerships, improve housing conditions, and ensure all Americans are stably housed until the public health threat of COVID-19 diminishes.

In this blog post, BPC’s Chief Medical Advisor, Dr. Anand Parekh, and Matthew Weil, Director of BPC’s Elections Project, discuss what in person voters need to know to stay healthy as they exercise their right to vote.

This week’s episode features BPC’s reactions to the first of three presidential debates. BPC’s Chief Medical Advisor, Dr. Anand Parekh, discusses the candidates’ comments on the Affordable Care Act, prescription drug pricing, and handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week. Nearly one in five U.S. adults (more than 47 million people) live with a mental illness according to SAMHSA’s 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. BPC’s Behavioral Health Integration Task Force is working to develop solutions to improve the integration of behavioral health and primary care services in the United States, achieve better health outcomes, and reduce costs. The task force also aims to address the urgent need for behavioral health care during the COVID-19 pandemic, with attention to populations that have long-experienced disparities in access to care.