Events

Topic 

In November of 2019, the United Hospital Fund (UHF), an independent nonprofit health care policy organization based in New York, released first-of-its-kind national and state estimates of the toll of the U.S. opioid epidemic on children. In this talk, Suzanne Brundage, director of Children’s Health at UHF and principle investigator will:

• describe the estimate impact of the opioid epidemic on New Hampshire’s children today and by 2030;
• discuss emerging integrated models of health care that address family addiction and other family-based behavioral health challenges;
• Outline key policy and payment challenges and opportunities for sustaining these new models of care.

About the Presenter

Suzanne C. Brundage is the director of the United Hospital Fund’s Children’s Health Initiative, which was established to strengthen health care’s focus on health disparities rooted in childhood. Through a dual focus on service delivery and policy, Suzanne has worked on a range of issues including social determinants of health and education; primary care; Medicaid; and substance use disorders. She is a trusted collaborators through partner, and consensus building for many organizations and individuals nationwide focused on strengthening systems for families. She was named the first Patricia S. Levinson Fellow at UHF for her work to improve health care for vulnerable populations. She holds a BA from Bennington College in conflict resolution and international affairs and an MS in health policy and management from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.