and the news. joining us in our panel today are mark weber, director of communications, substance abuse and mental health services administration, u.s. department of health and human services, rockville, maryland; ron tannenbaum, president and co-founder, intherooms.com, fort lauderdale, florida; dr. w. douglas evans, professor and director, public health communication and marketing program, george washington university, washington, dc; sandra de castro buffington, director, hollywood health & society, usc annenberg norman lear center, beverly hills, california. the media obviously influences how people create their opinions, particularly about addiction and treatment issues in behavior health. and doug, why don't we review what we mean about media today. some time ago, marshall mcluhan said that the medium is the message and that is more true today than ever. media have proliferated and they now permeate our society. we're surrounded by it constantly 24/7 and users increasingly are defining what the media are and what those media mean to the rest of us. and mark, why is it important for the media to really understand addiction, treatment, and behavioral health? i

u.s. department of health and human services. people who suffer from drug or alcohol addiction sometimes say hurtful things. they drive the people who love them most away. if you know someone who suffers from drug or alcohol addiction, listen. try to hear what they are really saying. know that there is hope and help them find their voice again. for drug or alcohol treatment referral for you or someone you know, call 1-800-662-help. brought to you by the u.s. department of health and human services. music what i can tell you about the power of recovery is that recovery means being released from those things that have had you bound for such a long time. so recovery means being released. uh, i want to talk to you about the power of recovery also, for me the purpose of recovery. being that i'm in long, person in long-term recovery, over 23 years of recovery, through the lord, jesus christ, and i feel for me it's a release of bondage, it's also a release to give back. to me the power of recovery is all about coming to terms with life.

director, center for substance abuse prevention, substance abuse and mental health services administration, u.s. department of health and human services, rockville, maryland; monique bourgeois, executive director, association of recovery schools, fort washington, pennsylvania; greg williams, co-director, connecticut turning to youth and families, danbury, connecticut; dr. mark godley, director, research and development, chestnut health systems, bloomington, illinois. fran, what is the extent of the problem with youth in america? our most recent survey from samhsa is that around 10 million, a little over 10 million of our young people, are using alcohol and substances. that actually breaks down to 26 percent of them are drinking and another 17 percent of them are binge drinking, which is having more than five drinks in a row at one setting. so it's a concern of ours that our young people are really starting to accelerate drinking and drugging than they have in the past. and mark, it's really...as fran has mentioned, alcohol is really the main problem. what other substances are youth taking today? while most youth who use, do u

u.s. department of health and human services. people who suffer from drug or alcohol addiction sometimes say hurtful things. they drive the people who love them most away. if you know someone who suffers from drug or alcohol addiction-listen. try to hear what they are really saying. know that there is hope and help them find their voice again. for drug or alcohol treatment referral for you or someone you know call 1-800-662-help. brought to you by the u.s. department of health and human services. [music] hi, i'm michele monroe with the road to recovery and we're here today in maryland getting some opinions on what people think about different languages used in the substance abuse and mental health arena. if i said that somebody had a drug and alcohol addiction what would you think that that means? i think the person has a... a certainly health issue problem that needs to be, needs to be attended to. i would think of people struggling in difficult circumstances... with certain underlying issues that, that lead them to feel that the

and working in a community health center. >> reporter: over seeing that core is the u.s. department of health and human servicestimore to invail an expansion of that program. >> i'm pleased to announce that we are opening loan applications for repayment grants that will bring 2,000 new health care providers to the national health service core. >> reporter: in return for a two year commitment, the government will pay $60,000 of school loans or five years, that goes up to $170,000. >> there's a lot of people in america that want to be health care practitioners. they have the will, they have the want but they don't have the wallet. >> primary care in terms of salary for a physician, nurse practitioners is not as much as it would be for other specialties. so national health service core is a huge opportunity for those who want to serve who are facing debt. >> reporter: alex demetrick, wjz news. >>> working off medical school bills through public service is being expanded because it is part of the new federal health care law. >> i can't imagine the types of bills these guys have to pay off. >> a wonderful way to wor

u.s. department of health and human services and get it from the world health organization and in it has myplete list of every immunization i've been on. i also do something in addition to this. you can get it from any travel medical center or from the government. i also carry a second form of id in addition to my passport. in my case, i carry my doctor credentials with me. if there's an emergency on an airplane or if i have to show i am -- who i say i am, i have a separate photo id. i never go any place without both. in today's world, you should carry one more piece of id than just your passport. everyday, these two things are on me everywhere i go. not to sound too paranoid. i believe in passport protectors. it's really easy to look at people in security lines and figure out what nationality, like that. i like not having people know where i'm from. >> that's great. >> martin international travel. >> dr. nancy snyderman. thank you all for the great questions. appreciate it. >>> coming up next, secret ways to keep the warm glow on your face all winter long. >>> next, how your stress is stre

and local governments must provide them with the needed services they need to maintain their health and independence in their homes and communities. the u.s. administration on aging, part of the u.s. department of health and human services, in responsible for the older americans act, it is the first stop for seniors and their families to eye departmentify home and community-based long-term care options as well as transportation, knew rigs and referral to home care, health and other social services. when congress, led by the education and labor committee, last re-authorized the law in 2006, we strengthened the act to promote consumer choice as well as home and community-based supports to help older individuals avoid institutional care, improve health and nutrition programs and educational and volunteer services, increased federal, state and local coordination and reform employment based training for older americans. these important changes will ensure that quality and effectiveness of federal programs aimed at assisting the elderly and those holocaust survivors living in the u.s. we honor 127,000 survivors of the holocaust currently living in the united states, and we pay tribute to those brave souls who have pa

department of education and the assistant deputy secretary, kevin jennings, for his leadership in bringing us all here. one of the operating divisions of the u.s. department of health and human servicesvery excited to be partnering through this effort, and we look forward to others going forward to have as part of today's activities six different federal departments that are full partners with this particular focus on diminishing and eliminating bullying across the country. we appreciate your and all of our partners' efforts including each of you from the private sector as well as the public sector for taking time out of your schedules to be here today. her -- hrsa's work -- those are not my slides by the way. i'm hitting this, but trying hard not to. [laughter] hrsa's work in this area of focusing on bullying goes back almost 10 years now when the ago started a bullying awareness campaign back in 2001 after we saw very compelling research describing bullying as a public health problem for young people, and so in response to those data, the public health professionals in hrsa's internal child health bureau believed that the destructive efforts of bullying, the impact of depression, p

u.s. department health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius will be in baltimore regarding the national pro service core program. hundreds of meals will be handed out to four families in our state. >>> we'll be hearing more about that as the thanksgiving holiday is upon us. it'll be a short week for many out there. >>> parents: you think you have a teen, you've figured it out, you searched their rooms and never found drugs. >> no you haven't, but your teen could be getting high from what's tuned into their headphones. >>> if you're heading out the door, on a train or bus, let's go to mark jones. >> reporter: happy monday, good morning, the commute is a good one for the start on the marc train system. light rail metro subway looking good. on the buses, numbers 20 and 30s, still taking a diversion for construction. a heavy volume of passengers on some of the lines as you travel like 7, 5 and 64 buses. for the mta transit team, i'm mark jones. dad, did you know it's 22 days, 11 hours and 2 minutes to christmas? wow! 19 days, 8 hours... 20 days, 8 hours, 9 minutes... 18 days, 17 hours... [ mom ] let's go, young lady. 12 days, 1

department of health and human services from 1993 to 1997 and was the secretary's legislative liaison on all federal health care issues including then national health care reform medicare, medicaid and u.s. public health agencies and programs. before that she worked as health policy adviser to several members as congress, including as legislative assistant to senator john d. rockefeller of west virginia and congressman sander levin of gn begun. she was member of advisory board of the california health benefits review program, served on board of directors from the maryland health insurance plan from 2004 to 2006 an was a member of the institute after medicine committee on cancer survivorship. she's also been on the standards committee of quality assurance and occasionally volunteers for the american chanancer society' reach to recovery program. karen, thank you for being with us this morning. >> thank you, susan. good morning, everyone. i'm just going to sit down if that's all right. i have to say, after, i don't know, a dozen years trying to get into health affairs and occasionally getting published, it's really quite lovely to be here this morning. thank you for inviting me. so i wante

department of health and human services from 1993 to 1997 and was the secretary's legislative liaison on all federal health care issues including then national health care reform medicare, medicaid and u.s. public health agencies and programs. before that she worked as health policy adviser to several members as congress, including as legislative assistant to senator john d. rockefeller of west virginia and congressman sander lev of gn begun. shwas member of advisory board of the california health benefits review program, served on board of directors from the maryland health insurance plan from 2004 to 2006 an was a member of the institute after medicine committee on cancer survivorship. she's also been on the standards committee of quality assurance and occasionally volunteers for the american chanancer society' reach to recovery program. karen, thank you for being with us this morning. >> thank you, susan. good morning, everyone. i'm just going t sit down if that's all right. i have to say, after, i don't know, a dozen years trying to get into health affairs and occasionally getting published, it's really quite lovely to be here this morning. thank you for inviting me. so i wanted to

department of health and human services from 1993 to 1997 and was the secretary's legislative liaison on all federal health care issues including then national health care reform medicare, medicaid and u.s. public health agencies and programs. before that she worked as health policy adviser to several members as congress, including as legislative assistant to senator john d. rockefeller of west virginia and congressman sander levin of gn begun. she was member of advisory board of the california health benefits review program, served on board of directors from the maryland health insurance plan from 2004 to 2006 an was a member of the institute after medicine committee on cancer survivorship. she's also been on the standards committee of quality assurance and occasionally volunteers for the american chanancer society' reach to recovery program. karen, thank you for being with us this morning. >> thank you, susan. good morning, everyone. i'm just going to sit down if that's all right. i have to say, after, i don't know, a dozen years trying to get into health affairs and occasionally getting published, it's really quite lovely to be here this morning. thank you for inviting me. so i wante