Summary statistics and bivariate analyses were conducted to describe characteristics associated with items pertaining to on-site overdose policy awareness. Results Of the 357 respondents (11.5% response rate), 154 (5.0%) answered the questions of interest 17.5% reported having at least one suspected overdose on-site at their practice location, while 42.9% reported that they were knowledgeable about and could locate at their practice location an on-site overdose protocol detailing how to respond to an overdose. Pharmacists who were knowledgeable about protocols were also more likely to offer naloxone to patients (p = 0.02) and did not practice at a chain pharmacy (p = 0.01). Conclusions Community pharmacies that stock and distribute naloxone are key parts of community efforts to address the opioid crisis. Pharmacies and other healthcare settings should develop and implement on-site overdose response protocols and cultivate a norm of naloxone provision to patients.Being valued and respected by colleagues is an important contributor to job satisfaction in hospice and other health care settings. The purpose of this study was to examine how the perception of feeling valued by different members of the interdisciplinary team and interdependence of team members are related to hospice social workers’ job satisfaction. The study aims were to examine (1) the degree to which hospice social workers feel valued by other members of the interdisciplinary team; and 2) whether this is associated with job satisfaction. A nonprobability sample of 203 hospice social workers completed an online survey assessing job satisfaction, perception of feeling valued by each of the professionals on the interdisciplinary hospice team, interdependence of team members, and professional and personal characteristics. The final regression model for intrinsic job satisfaction included feeling valued by doctors and by other social workers, and interdisciplinary interdependence. The final model for extrinsic job satisfaction did not include any of the perception of feeling valued by others on the interdisciplinary team, although interdependence and the number of social workers at the hospice were significant in this model. Reasons for the difference in these models and the practice and policy implications are discussed.The National Voluntary Consensus Guidelines for Adult Protective Services (APS) were released in 2016 by the Administration for Community Living. These Guidelines help standardize systems to ensure the protection of older adults and adults with disabilities against abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation. Since their release, the extent to which state APS programs are aware of and using the Guidelines is unknown. This study examined the dissemination and implementation of the Guidelines across APS programs in the US. Researchers used the Diffusion of Innovations Theory to develop a survey sent to APS directors in all states. Forty-two states responded, and results were used to select a subset of states in which to conduct in-depth interviews. see more Awareness of the Guidelines was widespread but varied. Reported use of the Guidelines indicates that states are working to incorporate them into their practices. Respondents identified the need for more research and training in evidence-based practices.Background Mortality from overdoses involving opioids in the United States (U.S.) has reached epidemic proportions. More research is needed to examine the underlying factors contributing to opioid-related mortality regionally. This study’s objective was to identify and examine the county-level factors most closely associated with opioid-related overdose deaths across all counties in the U.S. Methods Using a national cross-sectional ecological study design, we analyzed the relationships between 17 county-level characteristics in four categories (i.e. socio-economic, availability of medical care, health-related concerns, and demographics) with opioid mortality. Data were extracted from the Robert Wood Johnson County Health Rankings aggregate database and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiological Research (WONDER) system. Results There were 1058 counties (33.67% of 3142 nationally) with reported opioid-related fatalities. Median opioid-related mortality was 15.61 per 100,000 persons. Multivariate regression results indicate that counties with the highest opioid-related mortality had increased rates of tobacco use, HIV, Non-Hispanic Caucasians, and females and were rural areas, but lower rates of food insecurity and uninsured adults. The rates of tobacco use and HIV had the strongest association with mortality. Availability of either mental health or primary care providers were not significantly associated with mortality. Severe housing problems, high school graduation rate, obesity, violent crime, and median household income also did not contribute to county-level differences in overdose mortality. Conclusions Future health policies should fund further investigations and ultimately address the most influential and significant underlying county-level factors associated with opioid-related mortality.On January 22, 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established a new one-hour probabilistic National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) at 100 parts per billion (ppb) or approximately 188 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3). The 1-hour NO2 NAAQS is considerably more stringent than the longstanding annual standard of 53 ppb or approximately 100 µg/m3. AERMOD is the EPA recommended dispersion modeling tool for predicting impacts from emission sources, including compressor station reciprocating engines. Existing data sets were previously reviewed to evaluate and improve AERMOD 1-hour NO2 model performance. However, these data sets were not representative due to either an absence of accurate concurrent hourly emission inventories, being associated with larger electric generating units, shorter duration tracer studies, or were too site-specific (e.g., external influences such as terrain). To address this data gap, an intensive 13-month field data program was undertaken by Pipeline Research Council International (PRCI) to collect a comprehensive dataset including concurrent emissions, meteorological, and ambient ozone and nitrogen oxide measurements.