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Pitt Public Health researcher analyzes trends in naloxone administration
A new study in JAMA co-authored by J. Travis Donahoe, PhD, MPH, assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at Pitt Public Health, examines national emergency medical services data to investigate whether increased naloxone use drove the historic decline in U.S. opioid overdose deaths.
Health Policy and Management alumnus named CEO of Maui Health
Alumnus Wade Ebersole, FACHE (MHA ’09), has been named CEO of Maui Health after serving as interim CEO since May 2026. “Wade’s dedication to not just serving but bettering the communities he lives and works in shows what it means to be a true leader,” said Julie Donohue, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management. “We are proud to call him an alum and an example to our students of how to create impact, wherever you are.”
Overdose deaths have plunged. We need to know why
J. Travis Donahoe, assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at Pitt Public Health, and his co-authors examine the historic decline in U.S. opioid overdose deaths and its implications for public health.