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14 <br /> Page 2 of 2 David Colston <br /> appreciate the opportunity to have these discussions with individuals of various backgrounds <br /> and mindsets to make salient, impactful change surrounding opioid use and overdose in Orange <br /> County. <br /> Do you have any personal or business interest(s)that could create a conflict of interest <br /> (either real or perceived) if you are appointed to this board? <br /> No. I do not have any personal or business interests that could create a conflict of interest if <br /> appointed to this board. <br /> Board of Health <br /> Please explain how your background, education and experience is relevant to this board <br /> I am a current fourth-year PhD candidate in Health Behavior at UNC-Chapel Hill, where my work <br /> focuses primarily on understanding the social determinants of health in the United States. . I hold <br /> a Masters of Public Health from the University of Michigan in Global Health Epidemiology, and <br /> an undergraduate degree in Public Administration (from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio). Most <br /> relevant to the Orange County Board of Health is my experience working with community <br /> members in Appalachian Ohio to develop and scale up evidence based interventions that align <br /> with the needs of individuals with substance use disorders and individuals in recovery, though I <br /> also served as an Ohio Public Leaders Fellow, where I spent a month working with the city <br /> government of Troy, Ohio, on issues related to public health. Most recently, I have been <br /> interviewing North Carolina residents with substance use disorders, harm reduction service <br /> providers, and substance use treatment providers to better understand the development and <br /> treatment of polysubstance use. <br /> Please explain your reasons for wanting to serve on this board <br /> I am a passionate and informed advocate for improving health at the population level, and I have <br /> always been intentional with my educational efforts and work experience to better understand <br /> how to work with community members to identify needs, develop studies to understand and <br /> illuminate needs to policy-makers, and ultimately work with policy-makers at the local, state, and <br /> national level to make informed, evidence-based change to improve public health. I believe <br /> working with the Board of Health would allow me to directly impact the community I live in, and <br /> would be invaluable experience to my work in the future for the residents of Orange County and <br /> North Carolina as a whole. <br /> How would your particpation on this board contribute to the diversity of viewpoints? <br /> While this would be the first advisory board I would be participating on, I feel I am uniquely <br /> positioned to contribute to the board as a researcher with degrees in Public Administration and <br /> Epidemiology, and experience working in the field of public health. <br /> Do you have any personal or business interest(s) that could create a conflict of interest <br /> (either real or perceived) if you are appointed to this board? <br /> No. I do not have any personal or business interests that could create a conflict of interest if <br /> appointed to this board. <br /> Boards/Commissions appointments: <br /> Other Comments: <br /> Originally applied for Opioid Advisory Committee 10/18/2022 3:37:29 PM <br /> Updated application and applied for Board of Health 1/15/2025 9:41 PM <br /> This application was current on: 10/18/2022 3:37:29 PM Date Printed: 1/29/2025 <br />