department of health and human services. music playing] i have used methadone as my treatment for my disease of addiction, and by doing so i have been able to help other mothers that are on medication-assisted treatment. i think what the great thing about it is that because i've already walked that road, that in working with these mothers i get to bring them hope and to show them the light at the end of the tunnel and in some ways light that path for them, so that they can begin on their journey and walk down that path towards a beautiful life with their children in recovery. erica, does all of this seem familiar to you? the whole area of family dysfunction and substance and mental health issues? very much so. i, myself, am in recovery and i am the parent to six children and my family-i became-using alcohol, and that roller-coastered into other substances, and it was very hard to keep the family dynamic together. how early in your age? i started using alcohol originally when i was 14 years old, but kind of took a break from t

health for individuals with a disability. joining us in our panel today are dr. h. westley clark, director, center of substance abuse treatment, substance abuse and mental health services administration, u.s. department of health and human services, rockville, maryland. john de miranda, executive director, national association on alcohol, drugs and disability inc. and president and chief executive officer, stepping stone of san diego, san diego, california. dr. barbara l. kornblau, j.d., disabilities attorney and professor, school of health professions and studies, university of michigan-flint, flint, michigan. ed hammett, consumer advocate, marbury, maryland. dr. clark, how many people in the united states have a disability? that number is not exactly clear, but we estimate roughly 53 million people have a disability, and it may be larger because, again, it turns on new classification schema. but at least 53 million. john, how do we define a disability? well, a disability is really kind of a legal and an administrative term. and in some quarters you might be considered disabled, but by another jurisdiction you might not be considered disabled. but i use the term, often, physical sensory, cognitive, and developmental di

and county of san francisco for launching the 2012 aging and disability technology summit. it was approximately a month ago that secretary kathleen sebelius said the u.s. department of health and human services announced the creation of this new federal agency, and that is the administration for community living. and in her words, she said "for too long, too many americans have faced the a possible choice between moving to an institution or living at home without the long-term services and support they need." so this new administration for community living will be to helping people with disabilities, as well as seniors, to live a productive, satisfying lives. now, as you may be aware, the aging and disability population has been recognized actually at the local and state levels for quite some time now. so the mechanisms for providing support that facility community living have been really brought together into local and state agencies such as the san francisco departments the of aging and adult services that serves those populations since the year 2000. yet, at the federal level, policy developments from a community outreach, and program implementation related to aging and disability service

and congratulations. (applause) >> thank you, brandt. next i'd like to introduce herb schultz who is the regional director -- regional 9 director of the department of health and human services. come and speak to us. thank you. (applause) >> hi, region 9 u.s. department of health and human services. [laughter] >> it's a mouthful. it is a real honor and a pleasure to be here with you this morning. and first off, i want to ask you all to give yourselves a round of applause for the leadership of this community and of san francisco and the bay area and california broadly. (applause) >> you know, it's an honor to get up here and represent my boss, secretary kathleen sebelius and be like brandt colfax, another round of applause for dr. colfax, please. (applause) >> to have a reinvest and recovery act, our stimulus law with the leadership of leader pelosi, of our mayor, of our supervisors, and our community to have $9-1/2 million given to this city and to this area for this. but not just for this, but everybody's already setting this this morning, the local impact, the state impact, the national impact, and indeed the international impact. and i represent a region that is 50 millio

department of health and human services. [music] universal counseling services as an outpatient, mental health and substance abuse treatment program. we are at all the local department of social service sites where we do mental health screenings and referral. we're at the various courthouse sites in the city where we do substance abuse assessments and referrals into the community. we're in about 13 different baltimore city public schools, where we provide substance abuse and mental health screening, as well as provide treatment, referral, crisis intervention, and mental health supports for the school system. it get better, you know? right. get better if you work on it, try to keep yourself focused. it is very important that we find out what the individual is requesting, what they're in need of, so that we can better address both other organizations' problems, such as homelessness, hiv, substance abuse co-occurring, and, a lot of times, legal issues are also in need of. i want to thank you for letting me see this second half o

department of health and human services. [music] you do not have to be in recovery to be an effective counselor, i want to make that clear. however, the fact that i am in recovery, and i've been counseling for over 30 years, it helps me because when i share and self-disclose with people who are sitting there filled with shame and guilt and remorse, and they don't understand that they're sick, and that they have a disease. when i share with them that i've walked that walk, i've walked in their shoes, i know what it's like, and i know that you can walk through it, they really listen. they really pay attention. because they look at me and say, if she could do it, i can do it. so, gary, let's continue. is employment a critical factor in the whole scheme of recovery? we say in the mental health field that work is the key to recovery. and building what, what dave said about substance abuse, many of the same themes you'll see there, in terms of, of giving people a sense of self-worth, a sense of direction. what are you going to do w

and your kids get flu shots. >> you can never quite predict what an upcoming flu season will hold. since last year was unusually mild, health officials with cdc and the department of health and human services are urging people that complacency could lead to serious illness. >> every year help the children die from the flu -- health childreny die from the flu. it can have serious consequences. >> this a doctor is an immunization specialist and says that the latest flu vaccine has protection against two new strains. >> there is a new strain -- not the pig variant, but the more severe strain of influenza a. >> last year less than 40% of adults or immunized. while many adults don't take the time to get the shots, others fall on the old wives' tale that the flu shots cause flu. >> it is impossible to do that. >> parents with little boys, brace yourselves. pediatricians say that boys are starting puberty earlier than ever how a study from the american academy of pediatrics looks at data from more than 4000 boys and found that most are hitting the first stages between six months and two earlier -- w. of years earlier than reported scientists say that more research is needed to understand why puri

of next year. wisteria can call-like symptoms and is dangerous to pregnant women and young children and the elderly. there's a new report on weight- loss. the report by the department of health and human services says many products make false claims. officials found problems with one out of every five supplements they bought online and in stores across the country. some products claim to cure or prevent diabetes or cancer while some claim it does not need government recommendation. the report did not name individual brands of products and the fda said it would ask congress for more oversight powers over the more than $20 billion supplement industry. there will be in addition to the technology market. samsung will be able to sell its galaxy 10.1 in the u.s. after a ban when apple sued samsung over a patent dispute. it could help samsung gained ground running up to the holiday season. we're less than three months away from all major winter holidays. some people are trying to figure out how many people take advantage of layaway deals. 34% of american shoppers say they are likely to bite gets on layaway. buy gifts likely to on layaway. >> , your instaweather plus forecast. with as start you off li

and agencies that will be helping with the recovery efforts, the department of energy, the department of transportation, the department of homeland security, and the department of health and human services. everyone is a bear -- everyone is aware that this will be big and powerful storm. across the eastern seaboard, everyone is taking a corporate preparations. i have spoken to all of the governors in all of these states. they have issued emergency declarations. those have been turned around quickly here in the white house. we have been three position assets so that fema personnel are working closely with state and local governments. we're making sure that food and water and emergency generation is available for those communities that will be hardest hit. we anticipate that the center of the storm will hit landfall sometime this evening. but because of the nature of the storm, we're certain that this will be a slow-moving process through a wide swath of the country. and millions of people will be affected. the most important message that i have for the public right now is pleased listen to what your state and local officials are saying. when they tell you to evacuate, you need to evacuat

director, center for substance abuse treatment, substance abuse and mental health services administration, u.s. department of health and humanervices, rockville, maryland; dr. thomas mclellan, director, center for substance abuse solutions, philadelphia, pennsylvania; dr. alexandre laudet, director, center for the study of addictions and recovery, national development and research institutes, incorporated, new york, new york; dr. candace peterson, associate scientist, evaluation shared service, university of wisconsin population health institute, madison, wisconsin. dr. clark, what does research to practice mean and what does it mean for a methodology or a practice to be evidence-based? research to practice is a concept that captures the evolvement in the research community with regard to various aspects of, in this case, substance abuse or mental health care in an effort to increase the ability to positively affect the individual who's affected by it. so, evidence-based, then, is mobilizing administrative, clinical, and research information to enhance the quality of care and the effectiveness of care in order to produce the

, religious freedom has been a cornerstone of all the other liberties as well and in the -- in january of this year the department of health and human services announced a mandate with regard to insurance and so on, but more important to us, much more important to us were the lasting effect is the principle they based it on and the principle was that you are -- they defined a religious organization for the first time that the government ever did that, you're religious and you're entitled to religious freedom when you're in your church teaching your faith or worshiping and employing and working among the people of your own faith. now, the tradition at the church in this country has been we operate schools, we operate hospitals, we operate charitable organizations and we reach out to everybody. we don't help and reach out to just catholics. we have always been able to follow our own religious convictions in the way we reach out and what we are concerned about is that with this new definition, they can tell us when we are being religious and when we are not and the one looming concern for me is that for a long time now there are many national o

of the family. joining us in our panel today are frances harding, director, center for substance abuse prevention, substance abuse and mental health services administration, u.s. department of health and humances, rockville, maryland. dr. nancy young, executive director, children and family futures, irvine, california. erica asselin, family support specialist and medication-assisted treatment advocate, fresh start, square one, holyoke, massachusetts. dr. kim sumner-mayer, senior advisor, phoenix house center on addiction and the family new york, new york. fran, what is the definition of family within our society currently? that's a very good question. family has changed, the definition. we used to think of family as two parents living in a house with two children and probably a pet or two. now, we have a wide variety of families. we have families that are one parent, single parent, being raised by friends, being raised by grandparents, relatives of all sorts. the good thing about that is it brings the ability of a lot of diversity, a lot of ethnic cultures are different, and i think that across america we have a lot better chance to have families describe themselves in the way that is most

of the f.d.a.'s recommendations for proving the products actually work. >> pelley: and we should mention, jon, the report we're referring to was produced today by the department of health and human services. there's another medical story that we're following tonight, jon, a deadly outbreak of meningitis. it has spread to five states, 26 people have been infected, four have died. a suspected source is tainted steroid injections that is used to treat back pain. the medication came from a pharmacy in massachusetts that issued a recall last week. jon, what have you been learning about all of this? >> reporter: scott, it is very important people realize this is not the kind of meningitis that typically spreads from person to person rapidly. it's caused by fungus, not bacteria. now, the feeling is there was a contaminated batch of steroids from a place up in boston... up in massachusetts, it was used to give back injections to relieve back pain. i spoke to one of the doctors who's down in tennessee and he is involved in treating the patients and he said that as of today there are at least 700 people who received injections, potentially contaminated with this fungus from the steroid batch. and

. >>> the department of health and human services estimates the number of elderly people in america will double which means the number of adult children taking care of elderly will double, as well. of course, those grown children are tech literate familiar with facebook and iphones and the cloud. a new social network called care zone sees those adult care takers as customers, a private place for families to communicate recording doses or how dad is doing. all in one place accessible from anywhere. care zone is developed by jonathan schwarz. he helps sell sun to oracle. we haven't seen much of you. how long has it been? >> it has been a couple of years since i have been out in the open. >> you have been underthe radar. >> we had a little bit of press on valentine's day this year. and then we have been back at it. >> this is an opportunity for what? i mean, why wouldn't i use facebook or google docs or e-mail? >> i think for the most part you probably wouldn't use the social network because you don't want to tell everybody that your dad is vulnerable and can't defend himself and will not t

and make sense of life again. for information, treatment referral, and, most importantly, help, call 1-800-662-help. brought to you by the u.s department of health and human services. cam was originally started back in the '90s to address the alcohol and drug treatment needs and mental health needs of people specifically with disabilities. cam stands for the consumer advocacy model, and it was established with the idea of the individual is the expert on what their needs are. so it's a team model. nothing here is decided based on any one philosophy or any one strict practice. we look at what is holistic. it's a strength-based approach of using the individual's own strengths and applying them to the clinical model. the benefits of using technology-assisted care for people who have disabilities and/or for people who have co-occurring disabilities, or sud disorders, are that it provides an arena of access for folks who might not normally be able to get to a treatment facility or might not be able to be served in a traditional setting. ecam is taking all the services that someone would get in a traditional model-counseling, group counseling, and case management- and pu

of patients and doctors in this country. >> so i have here that in 2011 you petitioned the dea to get marijuana reclassified, and that it was denied. they said in their decision that the department of health and human servicesy dea show that marijuana has a hypotension for abuse. marijuana lacks accepted safety for use under medical supervision. this was the department of health and human services saying that it has a hypotension for abuse. so how do you refute that? >> i refute that, they're actually saying it's being used. caffeine is being used or you could say it's being abused, depending on what reference that's coming from. and what we've asked the court to weigh in, is to look, you know, look at this decision, and to find that this decision was actually arbitrary and capricious and that it's not taking into account the experience of a million medical candidates in the u.s. and the thousands of doctors that are recommending that they use this product. so we think that bringing the courts in, we can actually finally have a sane conversation about medical cannabis in this country and bring us up to speed, with honestly the rest of the world. it's actually kind of odd that we're still having this convers

of all cancers. >>> and you can pick them up in almost any store. a new government report may have you picking more carefully. the department of health and human services looked at labels of common supplements and found about 20% claim benefits they can't back up. that they think is illegal. >> taking a supplement instead of a drug that's proven to work can have big time consequences for their health. >> you should check with your doctor about any supplement before you start taking it. >> you have heard people say it before. if that guy is electedly leave the country. guess what? jetblue wants to help. they said it'll give away seats to customers whose candidates loose. you can pick either president obama or romney. >> all right. remember being a kid looking forward to that huge christmas catalog? thecitisments now a thing of the past or are they? why one store is bringing them back. >> retail is all about smart phones and tablets. they are launching apps and going digital for everything, then why is restoration hardware going back to the 1980s? this is about as low tech as you can get. restoration hardware is mailing out this 700 page boat anchor of a

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the seriousness of the crime, dictating sentences of between 20 and 50 years for the largest offenses. gosh the department of health and human services have began a systematic review of the buyers and suppliers that has led to nearly 20,000 of them being deactivated. it uncovered schemes in seven cities including brooklyn, dallas, houston, plus angeles, and miami. >> from big bird of big business, the presidential debates as the republican whetting some pretty strong reviews. >> but the fight is not over. last night's debate could impact the november election. >> just how has the baltimore county school shooting impacted the principal, krystal conwell : we see a lot of problems with the... number of students that we have. resources. materials. things that the children need... on a day-to-day basis. anncr: question seven will help. the department of legislative services says question seven... will mean hundreds of millions of dollars... for schools...from gaming revenues that would have... gone to other states. and independent audits will guarantee the money... goes where it's supposed to. krystal conwell: i think people should vote f

the response and recovery efforts, the department of energy, the department of transportation, the department of health -- homeland security and the department of health and human services is aware at this point that this is going to be a big and powerful storm. and all across the eastern seaboard i think everybody is taking the appropriate preparations. i've spoken to all the governors in all these states. they have issued emergency declarations. those have been turned around quickly here in the white house. we have prepositione assets so that fema personnel are working closely with state and local governments. we're making sure that food and water and emergency generation is available for those communities that are going to be hardest hit. we anticipate that the center of the storm is going to hit landfall some time this evening. but because of the nature of this storm, we are certain that this is going to be a slow-moving process through a wide swath of the country and millions of people are going to be affected. so, the most important message that i have for the public right now is please listen to what your state and local officials are saying. when they tell you t

health and human services mandate requiring religious, institutions, hospitals and schools to cover contraception, the morning-after pill and contraception. he is involved in a lawsuit against the department of health and human services and criticized by some catholics for extending the usual invitation to the president given the tensions between the white house and the fact that the church has argued that the administration has been infringing on religious liberty. it is very interesting. i doubt we will be hearing many jokes about contraception from the president tonight. >> they have just introduced the former governor of massachusetts, the republican presidential nominee. there, you see him. he is now shaking hands with the mc, alfred e. smith, iv. mitt romney is going to speak. let's see what he has to say. let's see how funny this republican nominee can be. >> thank you, thank you. thank you so much. >> your eminence, cardinal dolan, mr. president, governor cuomo, al and ann smith, senator schumer. thank you for are invitation. thank you for your extraordinary warm welcome. ann and i appreciate your friendship very, very much, thank you. >>> now, al, you are right, a campaign can requi

department of health and human services. [music playing] bridging resources in communities, bric, is the acronym. we, as the name implies, we bridge resources in communities with a prevention focus. our primary role is to partner with great organizations like the far southeast family strengthening collaborative. the mission of the far southeast family strengthening collaborative is to be a catalyst for the ward 8 community, really helping the community coalesce around issues of families and children and the issues that they deal with. i think that anytime there is an issue within the family, the entire family is impacted. whether it is mental health, substance abuse, hiv, whatever it is. if one family member is impacted, then it impacts the entire family. family really is anybody that you can rely on. any resource that you have at your disposal to build your own strengths. you do have to look at the whole picture because if you're constantly just focusing on the children or the youth and not their parents or other caregivers

of these patients are safe and being cared for. there were no storm related deaths from any of the evacuated facilities. i want to thank the federal department of health and human services for sending teams to help run the special needs shelters. the shelters are intended for short-term use so we will be relocating these stations to longer-term facilities by this weekend, perhaps saturday. and -- three hospitals downtown had to be evacuated. one of the cities main hospitals had to be evacuated. that is almost completed good bellevue will now have to evacuate becauseeof damage it sustained. when they got into the basement, they realized there was more we are in the process of finding beds to move these patients now and i want to thank the greater new york hospital association for their help in the process of relocating patients. in the days ahead, we will begin consolidating the number of shelters. we have some shelters heavily populated and some that have a dozen people in them. it becomes problematic to stop all of those so we will try to move people as little as possible, but we certainly will consolidate. i want to particularly thank the state university of new york.