State Visit

This panel is an *Invitation Only* event at the National Governor's Association Summer Meeting in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, 2:30-4:00pm MDT. 

For more information, please contact Lucy Gettman at lgettman@womeningovernment.org.

With the upcoming 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment, this session will commemorate this milestone of democracy and highlight how it is in practice today.

Join us for a thoughtful conversation on ways government and community partners can work together to grapple with the prescription opioid crisis.

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

9:30a.m.-12:00p.m.

West Virginia State University

Integrated Research & Extension Building Auditorium

[100 Avenue A, Dunbar, West Virginia]

Women In Government Board of Directors, Vice Chair Washington State Representative Cindy Ryu, led the WIG delegation in Taiwan. Representative Ryu, Senator Nancy Todd of Colorado, Representative Gina Mosbrucker of Washington, WIG Business Council Chair Tracey Meeks of Vertex and others enjoyed a jam-packed itinerary that included meetings with:

Thank you to everyone who joined us at our "Wake Up With WIG" breakfast in Nashville!

We enjoyed meeting with friends old and new and hope to see you at future events.

Special thanks to WIG Board Vice Chair Representative Cindy Ryu for hosting and the Association for Accessible Medicines for their support. If you didn't get a chance to pick up a flash drive, please see below for AAM resources that were available onsite.

• Click HERE for more state opioid tax policy resources!

• PEW Article: "Opioid Overdose Deaths Among Women Have Increased Sharply: States and health care providers can take steps to minimize risks"