BEDFORD, New Hampshire, March 8 (TNSPer) -- The New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority issued the following news: Three New Hampshire Housing staff members were recently promoted to new roles within the organization. BEN FROST was named Deputy Executive Director and Chief Legal Officer, having served most recently as Managing Director of New Hampshire Housing's Policy, Planning and Communications group. Frost manages external relations, legislative initiatives, communications, research, and s  more

LEAWOOD, Kansas, March 8 (TNSJou) -- The American Academy of Family Physicians issued the following news release: Twenty-five million Americans battle asthma, with many experiencing complications that affect quality of life and their ability to perform daily activities. An array of psychosocial and socioeconomic factors contributes to the disproportionate rates of asthma-related illness and death in Black and Latinx people, often making it difficult to improve asthma management. These factors i  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, March 8 (TNSRes) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: * * * A linguistics study uses a new approach to explore Black Bostonian speech. * * * A field study of Black Bostonian speech scheduled to start just as the COVID-19 pandemic hit might have been shelved for years. Instead, a groundbreaking online alternative has generated more--and richer--interviews than would have been possible with a more traditional approach, the researchers say. In early   more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The House Ways and Means Committee issued the following testimony by Addiction Policy Forum CEO Jessica Hulsey involving a hearing on March 2, 2022, entitled "Substance Use, Suicide Risk and the American Health System": * * * Thank you for hosting this hearing and inviting me to provide testimony on how we can better address substance use, suicide risk, and the integration of care into our health systems. The Addiction Policy Forum is a nonprofit organization working in   more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The House Ways and Means Committee issued the following testimony by Regina M. LaBelle, ex-acting director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, involving a hearing on March 2, 2022, entitled "Substance Use, Suicide Risk and the American Health System". LaBelle is also the director of the Addiction and Public Policy Initiative of the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law in Georgetown University Law Center. * * * Thank you for the opportunity to   more