Biography

    David has taught for more than 30 years, with an emphasis on developing new techniques to improve the effectiveness of teaching. He has conducted and published research in both political science and substance abuse including a book on the development of the professional campaign management industry*, four national surveys on community anti-drug organizations and strategies, and numerous articles on substance abuse policy. He is the Director of Join Together, a program of the School of Public Health, which helps communities fight substance abuse and gun violence. He chaired a Special Committee on the Clinical Trial Network program for the National Institute on Drug Abuse National Advisory Council. David serves as a Director of Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Stop Handgun Violence and is Chairman of QuitNet.com, Inc. For 8 years, he was Commissioner of Health and Hospitals for the City of Boston, acting as the city’s public health officer and CEO of the city's public delivery system, including Boston City Hospital, 22 neighborhood health centers, and the emergency medical system. David was also President of Health Data Institute, a company that pioneered the clinical analysis of medical claims data and developed managed care tools and techniques used throughout the country today. *(The Election Men, New York, Quadrangle, 1973)

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    1. Siegel M, DeJong W, Naimi TS, Heeren T, Rosenbloom DL, Ross C, Ostroff J, Jernigan DH. Alcohol brand preferences of underage youth: results from a pilot survey among a national sample. Subst Abus. 2011 Oct; 32(4):191-201.
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    2. Hingson RW, Edwards EM, Heeren T, Rosenbloom D. Age of drinking onset and injuries, motor vehicle crashes, and physical fights after drinking and when not drinking. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2009 May; 33(5):783-90.
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    3. Rosenbloom DL. Holidays, triggers, and willpower--is there a role for medications? A commentary on "The effects of extended-release naltrexone on holiday drinking in alcohol-dependent patients". J Subst Abuse Treat. 2009 Jan; 36(1):7.
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    4. Heeren T, Edwards EM, Dennis JM, Rodkin S, Hingson RW, Rosenbloom DL. A comparison of results from an alcohol survey of a prerecruited Internet panel and the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2008 Feb; 32(2):222-9.
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    5. Rosenbloom DL. How much is too much? MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4):37.
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    6. Hermos JA, Young MM, Lawler EV, Rosenbloom D, Fiore LD. Long-term, high-dose benzodiazepine prescriptions in veteran patients with PTSD: influence of preexisting alcoholism and drug-abuse diagnoses. J Trauma Stress. 2007 Oct; 20(5):909-14.
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    7. Saitz R, Palfai TP, Freedner N, Winter MR, Macdonald A, Lu J, Ozonoff A, Rosenbloom DL, DeJong W. Screening and brief intervention online for college students: the ihealth study. Alcohol Alcohol. 2007 Jan-Feb; 42(1):28-36.
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    8. Hingson RW, Zakocs RC, Heeren T, Winter MR, Rosenbloom D, DeJong W. Effects on alcohol related fatal crashes of a community based initiative to increase substance abuse treatment and reduce alcohol availability. Inj Prev. 2005 Apr; 11(2):84-90.
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    9. Saitz R, Helmuth ED, Aromaa SE, Guard A, Belanger M, Rosenbloom DL. Web-based screening and brief intervention for the spectrum of alcohol problems. Prev Med. 2004 Nov; 39(5):969-75.
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    10. Shyavitz L, Rosenbloom D, Conover L. Financial incentives for middle managers: pilot program in an inner city, municipal teaching hospital. Health Care Manage Rev. 1985; 10(3):37-44.
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    11. Rosenbloom DL, Gertman PM. An intervention strategy for controlling costly care. Bus Health. 1984 Jul-Aug; 1(8):17-21.
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    12. Rosenbloom DL. New ways to keep old promises in health care. Health Aff (Millwood). 1983; 2(4):41-55.
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