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Network Organizations

The Action Collaborative is supported by nearly 80 participating organizations and is led by a steering committee composed of leaders from the federal government, the private sector, state and local health departments, health system and provider groups, nonprofits, and health educators and accreditors.

The Action Collaborative on Combatting Substance Use and Opioid Crises is a one-of-a-kind public-private partnership that comprises government, communities, health systems, provider groups, payers, industry, nonprofits, academia, and more – all committed to sharing knowledge, aligning ongoing initiatives, and advancing collective, multi-sector solutions.

We understand that the opioid epidemic is complex and multi-sectoral, and that it will take all of us to ensure that evidence-based solutions reach those who need them most. Therefore, we invite you to join our expanding group of Network Organizations to help disseminate and translate promising approaches to reversing the trends of the opioid epidemic.

What Does It Mean to Be a Network Organization?

Network Organizations commit to developing and disseminating evidence-based strategies in the Action Collaborative’s four focus areas.

Health professional education and training

Pain management guidelines and evidence standards

Prevention, treatment, and recovery services

Research, data, and metrics needs

Network Organizations also actively support the work of the Action Collaborative but are distinct from the member organizations of the Action Collaborative, including its sponsors, steering committee, and working group members.

Network Organizations should expect to:

receive regular updates on the work of the Action Collaborative, including priority invitations to public meetings and advance notice of new resources and publications;
receive communications tools such as infographics and social media toolkits to disseminate to their own communications networks; and
are featured on the NAM website, along with an organizational commitment statement describing current and/or future work in the four focus areas.

We expect that Network Organizations will:

participate actively in the work of the Action Collaborative (e.g., by attending meetings and responding to requests for information);
promote announcements about activities and products of the Action Collaborative;
provide feedback on outreach strategies, product impact, and other Action Collaborative activities;
respond to a quarterly survey about which Action Collaborative products the Network Organization participated in and/or shared with its’ networks; and
support the Action Collaborative’s social media and public engagement campaigns.

Criteria for Becoming a Network Organization

Participation is restricted to organizations (legal entities) only. Individuals or groups of individuals are not eligible to become a Network Organization.
Legal entities with a primary financial interest in developing, manufacturing, producing, distributing, or marketing any drug or device are not eligible to become a Network Organization. This exception is in place to preserve the trust and independence of the Action Collaborative.
Participation as a Network Organization is subject to approval of the organization’s application and submission of a commitment statement.

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Abt Associates
Contact: Christopher Spera | [email protected]
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Academic Collaborative for Integrative Health
Contact: Alyssa Wostrel | [email protected]
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Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health
Contact: Dale West | [email protected]
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Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine
Contact: Tabatha Parker | [email protected]
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Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
Contact: Mary Steffens | [email protected]
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Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
Contact: Dimitra Travlos | [email protected]
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Addiction and Public Policy Initiative, Georgetown University Law Center
Contact: Regina LaBelle | [email protected]
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Adtalem Global Education
Contact: Jennifer Marshall | [email protected]
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Advocates for Human Potential
Contact: Patrick Gauthier | [email protected]
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African Cultural Alliance of North America, Inc.
Contact: Nettie Johnson | [email protected]
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American Academy of Pain Medicine
Contact: Megan Drumm | [email protected]
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American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Contact: Colleen Leners | [email protected]
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American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Contact: Katie O. Orrico | [email protected]
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American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Contact: Randi Gold| [email protected]
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American College of Clinical Pharmacy
Contact: Kathy Pham | [email protected]
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American College of Medical Toxicology
Contact: Tracy Kolian | [email protected]
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American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Contact: Julie Ording | [email protected]
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American College of Radiology
Contact: William Thorwarth, Jr.| [email protected]
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American Heart Association
Contact: Colby Tiner | [email protected]
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American Medical Women’s Association
Contact: Kim Templeton | [email protected]
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American Optometric Association
Contact: Rodney Peele | [email protected]
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American Physical Therapy Association
Contact: Hadiya Green Guerrero | [email protected]
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American Podiatric Medical Association
Contact: Dyane Tower | [email protected]
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American Psychiatric Association
Contact: Kathy Orellana | [email protected]
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American Psychiatric Nurses Association
Contact: Nicholas Croce | [email protected]
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American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Contact: Marta Zielinski | [email protected]
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American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Contact: Anne Snively | [email protected]
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Annie Appleseed Project
Contact: Ann Fonfa | [email protected]
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Anthem, Inc.
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Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance Use and Addiction
Contact: Doreen Baeder | [email protected]
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Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
Contact: Tony Mazzaschi | [email protected]
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axialHealthcare
Contact: Isabelle McLaughlin | [email protected]
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Biotechnology Innovation Organization
Contact: Mallory O’Connor | [email protected]
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Brandeis University Institute for Behavioral Health
Contact: Cindy Parks Thomas | [email protected]
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Brightpoint Health
Contact: Kate Kozeniewski | [email protected]
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Cal Hospital Compare
Contact: Bruce Spurlock | [email protected]
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Cardea Services
Contact: Wendy Nakatsukasa-Ono | [email protected]
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Carenodes
Contact: Alex Yarijanian | [email protected]
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Cedars-Sinai
Contact: Itai Danovitch | [email protected]
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Center for Forensic Science Research and Education
Contact: Barry K. Logan | [email protected]
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Center on Addiction
Contact: Lindsey Vuolo | [email protected]
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Center for Health and Risk Communication
Contact: Gary L. Kreps | [email protected]
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Collaborative Family Healthcare Association
Contact: Neftali Serrano | [email protected]
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College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists
Contact: Brenda Schimenti | [email protected]
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Columbia University Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
Contact: Harold Pincus and Jennifer Humensky | [email protected]
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Committee for Children
Contact: Jordan Posamentier | [email protected]
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Community Transportation Association of America
Contact: Alex King | [email protected]
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Coriell Institute for Medical Research
Contact: Stefan Zajic | [email protected]
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Council on Podiatric Medical Education
Contact: Heather Stagliano | [email protected]
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Delphi Behavioral Health Group
Contact: Carol Boyer | [email protected]
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Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy
Contact: Morgan Romine | [email protected]
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Duke University Health System
Contact: John Anderson | [email protected]
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Education Development Center
Contact: Chelsey Goddard | [email protected]
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Emory Healthcare
Contact: Christy M. Norman | [email protected]
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Fiduscript PBC
Contact: James Lott | [email protected]
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Foundation for Chiropractic Progress
Contact: Sherry McAllister | [email protected]
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Georgetown University Medical Center
Contact: Karen Teber | [email protected]
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Grayken Center for Addiction, Boston Medical Center
Contact: Michael Botticelli | [email protected]
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Hackensack Meridian Health
Contact: David Leopold | [email protected]
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ICF
Contact: Audrey Turley | [email protected]
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Indian Health Service
Contact: CAPT Cynthia Gunderson | [email protected]
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Indiana University
Contact: Faith Kirkham Hawkins | [email protected]
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InSTEDD
Contact: Joseph Agoada | [email protected]
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Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Contact: Barbara Wolfe | [email protected]
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Integrative Medicine for the Underserved
Contact: Rhonda Smith | [email protected]
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J. Addoh Underserved, LLC
Contact: Jones Addoh | [email protected]
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Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
Contact: Chris Atkins Godack | [email protected]
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Kaiser Permanente
Contact: Rosalin Luetum | [email protected]
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Lakes Region Substance Awareness Coalition
Contact: Dani Mooney | [email protected]
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Lane County Health and Human Services
Contact: Lucy Zammarelli | [email protected]
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LifePoint Health
Contact: Chris Frost | [email protected]
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Marshall University
Contact: Gayle Brazeau | [email protected]
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Mass General Brigham
Contact: Ashley Ngo | [email protected]
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Mayo Clinic
Contact: Halena Gazelka | [email protected]
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McGovern Medical School at UTHealth
Contact: J. Chase Findley | [email protected]
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MedStar Health
Contact: James Houston | [email protected]
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Contact: Natalie Moryl and Vivek Malhotra | [email protected]
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Mendonoma Health Alliance
Contact: Stephanie Chapman | [email protected]
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The Michigan Health Improvement Alliance
Contact: Beth Roszatycki | [email protected]
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Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network (OPEN)
Contact: Nicole Rouech | [email protected]
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MN Health Collaborative
Contact: Jodie Dvorkin | [email protected]
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Montefiore Health Systems & The Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Contact: Chinazo Cunningham | [email protected]
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Mountain Area Health Education Center
Contact: Elizabeth Flemming | [email protected]
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National Academies of Practice
Contact: Melanie Bowzer | [email protected]
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National Area Health Education Center Organization
Contact: Dwain Harris | [email protected]
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National Center for Integrated Behavioral Health
Contact: Heather Klusaritz and Chyke Doubeni | [email protected]
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National Interoperability Collaborative
Contact: Adam Pertman | [email protected]
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National League for Nursing
Contact: Christine Murphy | [email protected]
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New York Academy of Medicine
Contact: Michele Calvo | [email protected]
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Organization for Safety, Asepsis, and Prevention
Contact: Michelle Lee| [email protected]
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Park Dental
Contact: Jean Lind | [email protected]
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Penn Medicine
Contact: Mark D. Neuman | [email protected]
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Premier, Inc.
Contact: Blair Childs | [email protected]
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Prevention Insights
Contact: Konye Ori | [email protected]
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Project ECHO
Contact: Joanna Katzman | [email protected]
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Psi Upsilon Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
Contact: Carole Liske | [email protected]
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Quality Insights
Contact: Crystal Welch | [email protected]
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RAND Corporation
Contact: Bradley Stein | [email protected]
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RTI International
Contact: Gary A. Zarkin | [email protected]
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Rush University System for Health
Contact: Niranjan Karnik | [email protected]
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Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
Contact: Lewis Nelson | [email protected]
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Saint Louis University
Contact: Fred Rottnek | [email protected]
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SCAN Health Plan
Contact: Sharon Jhawar | [email protected]
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Shatterproof
Contact: Kevin Roy | [email protected]
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Saint Thomas Health
Contact: Mary Jane Brown | [email protected]
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Society of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacists
Contact: Chris Herndon | [email protected]
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Stanford Medicine
Contact: Brian Conlin | [email protected]
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State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC)
Contact: Colin Planalp | [email protected]
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The Dental Specialists
Contact: Alan Law | [email protected]
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The Pennsylvania Recovery Organizations – Alliance
Contact: William Stauffer | [email protected]
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The United States Pharmacopeia
Contact: Elizabeth Miller | [email protected]
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Trinity Health
Contact: Christopher W. Manthey | [email protected]
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UCI Health
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University at Buffalo
Contact: Kenneth E. Leonard | [email protected]
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University Hospitals
Contact: Jeanne Lackamp | [email protected]
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University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System
Contact: Peter Nagi | [email protected]
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University of Florida
Contact: Linda B. Cottler | [email protected]
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University of Michigan
Contact: Rebecca Cunningham | [email protected]
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University of New England College of Pharmacy
Contact: Kenneth McCall | [email protected]
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University of Pittsburgh
Contact: Jane Liebschutz | [email protected]
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)
Contact: Julie Childers | [email protected]
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University of Texas at Austin
Contact: Richard Bottner | [email protected]
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UPMC Insurance Services Division
Contact: James Schuster | [email protected]
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Voices for Non-Opioid Choices
Contact: Chris Fox | [email protected]
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WellCare Health Plans Inc.
Contact: Marketa Wills | [email protected]
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Yale School of Medicine
Contact: David Fiellin | [email protected]
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Network Organizations

What Does It Mean to Be a Network Organization?

Health professional education and training

Pain management guidelines and evidence standards

Prevention, treatment, and recovery services

Research, data, and metrics needs

Network Organizations should expect to:

We expect that Network Organizations will:

Criteria for Becoming a Network Organization

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