Public Health Review Morning Edition

Allison Budzinski, ASTHO Senior Workforce Analyst, tells us small and important steps to support the public health workforce; Shane Gausepohl, Communications and Equity Coordinator for Del Norte County Public Health, explains the Community Health Education Kiosk Project that his team has undertaken; and Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, an ASTHO alum, has been named the new President and CEO of the Public Heal...

Dr. Robert Goldstein, Commissioner at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and an ASTHO Member, describes how SAPHE 2.0 will promote health equity throughout the state; Dr. Scott Harris, Alabama State Health Officer and ASTHO President, is quoted in a recent Governing article that details the rise of bird flu in dairy cattle and weighs the risk to humans; and Dr. Anne Zink, former Chief M...

Melissa Magstadt, Secretary of Health in the South Dakota Department of Health, tells us how the state is using a recently awarded maternal health innovation grant; Maggie Davis, ASTHO Director of State Health Policy, previews legislative trends for the upcoming year; and a recent Public Health Review episode explores how cloud technology, open-source tools, and data standards transform public hea...

Dr. Debra Bogen, Secretary of Health for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and an ASTHO Member, discusses ASTHO's Maternal and Childhood Health Legislative Prospectus; Dr. Tina Tan, President of the Infectious Disease Society of America, tells us how public health can push back against pertussis; an ASTHO blog article explores how mathematical models and forecasts predict outbreaks and guide public...

Lindsey Myers, ASTHO Vice President for Public Health Workforce and Infrastructure, discusses the need to bolster the public health workforce to better serve everyone; Dr. Georges Benjamin, Executive Director of the American Public Health Association, recaps the annual APHA meeting; ASTHO's Omar Khalid was recently featured on an episode of "Public Health Live!"; and an ASTHO blog article details...

Dr. Robert Goldstein, Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and an ASTHO Member, discusses the containment and prevention of the spread of infectious disease as part of ASTHO's Legislative Prospectus Series; Allyson Belton, Director of Education and Training for the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine and a Co-Lead of ASTHO Divers Executives...

Dr. Scott Harris, State Health Officer for the Alabama Department of Public Health and the ASTHO President, tells us exactly how his state has benefited from PHIG. Public Health Infrastructure Grant Web Page ASTHO Blog Article: PHIG – A Transformative Infrastructure Grant for Health Equity and Inclusive Workforces PHIG Newsletter

Dr. James McDonald, Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, discusses substance misuse and overdose prevention as part of ASTHO's Legislative Prospectus series; Dr. Lindsey Kato, Director for the Division of Public Health with the State of Alaska, tells us about the journey for accreditation from the Public Health Accreditation Board; and PHIG has its own newsletter now. ASTHO Web...

Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO Senior Director for Government Affairs, tells us what to expect from Congress as the year wraps up; Dr. Brendan Jackson, Director of the Office of Readiness, Response, and Operations for the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, discusses the current state of respiratory virus season as we wrap up National Influenza Vaccination Week; and ASTHO has co...

Dr. Sameer Vohra, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, emphasizes the importance of gathering data in Public Health to react to any issues as we continue ASTHO's Legislative Prospectus Series; Debra Johnson, the Director of the Strategy and Transformation Management Office at the Oklahoma State Department of Health and Rachel Klein, the Director of the Office of Communications at...

Dr. Joseph Kanter, ASTHO CEO, gives us an overview of what to expect from ASTHO's annual Legislative Prospectus Series; ASTHO's INSPIRE: Readiness Series can help you foster innovation in your public health systems; and learn all about PHIG by signing up for the new PHIG newsletter. ASTHO News Release: ASTHO Unveils Top Five State Public Health Policy Issues to Watch in 2025 ASTHO Web Page: 2025 L...

David Harvey, Executive Director of the National Coalition of STD Directors and the ASTHO Affiliate Council Chair, tells us how the ASTHO Affiliate Council assists public health; Patrick Allen, former Secretary of the New Mexico Department of Health, explains how a renewed public health order will lead to more syphilis testing; and a new ASTHO brief outlines several recommendations for developing...

Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, Chief Medical Executive for the State of Michigan, discusses the launch of the Take Control of Your Birth Control program; Catherine Jones, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Government Affairs, tells us what the priorities are for the lame duck period; and a new ASTHO report details how health agency staff can collaborate across sectors to address climate risks. Michigan News Relea...

Christina Severin, ASTHO's Director of Public Health Law, dives into the ins and outs of the status of hemp; Linda Helland, Manager of California's Climate Change and Health Equity Branch at the California Department of Public Health, tells us more about the work the branch is doing; ASTHO is looking for qualified candidates to be its Senior Director of Accounting Operations; and Dr. Natasha Bagda...

Linda Helland, Manager of the Climate Change and Health Equity Branch in the Office of Health Equity at the California Department of Public Health, tells us how the California Department of Public Health is working to incorporate health equity into climate work; Tyrone Bethune, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Health Improvement and Healthy Aging, discusses support ASTHO provides for Alzheimer's; ASTHO ha...

Dr. Scott Harris, ASTHO President and State Health Officer of the Alabama Department of Public Health and Dr. Joseph Kanter, ASTHO CEO, share their thoughts on Public Health Thank You Day; and Dr. Georges Benjamin, Executive Director of the American Public Health Association, delivers a message for Public Health Thank You Day. ASTHO Blog Article: Public Health Thank You Day American Public Health...

Dr. Awele Maduka-Ezeh, Medical Director for the Delaware Division of Public Health, details the launch of the Health Equity Institute of Delaware; Ken Rose, Branch Chief for the Physical Activity and Health Program in the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity at the CDC, tells us how community design can affect health aging; an ASTHO blog article focuses on building more equitable c...

Caroline Wroczynski, Education Manager for the National Organization of State Health Offices of Rural Health, tells us about the impact of National Rural Health Day; Dr. Robyn Cree, Epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention within the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, evaluated the success of the Public Health Disability Specialists Program; th...

Dr. Charmain Jackman, Licensed Psychologist and Founder and CEO of InnoPsych, tells us how InnoPsych plans to diversify the psychology workforce; Tami Thompson, Regulatory Affairs Manager at the Washington State Department of Health, discusses how Washington is prioritizing health equity in their rulemaking processes; the Public Health Infrastructure Grant has its own newsletter; and ASTHO is hiri...

Dr. Steven Stack, Commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health and ASTHO's Immediate Past President, tells us how his state is using the Public Health Infrastructure Grant to improve the state of public health in Kentucky; ASTHO and the National Community Action Partnership are hosting a webinar focused on lessons learned from the vaccine equity project on November 20th at 2 p.m. ET;...

Karl Ensign, ASTHO Vice President for Island Support, tells us why braiding and layering funding can be beneficial as ASTHO launches a learning module on the subject; Beth Giambrone, ASTHO Senior Analyst for State Health Policy, discusses the EPA setting limits on PFAS chemicals in drinking water; and ASTHO is looking for its next Chief Medical Officer. ASTHO Learning Module: Braiding and Layering...

Rachel Jervis, Foodborne Enteric, Waterborne and Wastewater Diseases Program Manager for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, discusses how Colorado played a key role in the response to the McDonald's E. coli outbreak; Joshua Berry, ASTHO Director of Chronic Disease Risk Factors, details the latest version of the National Youth Tobacco Survey; the Public Health Infrastructure...

Greg Papillon, ASTHO Director of Public Health Innovation, tells us about the launch of ASTHO's Innovation Advisory Council; Jonathan Greene, Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, reflects on the response in North Carolina to Hurricane Helene; and ASTHO and the National Community Action Partners...

Dr. Manisha Juthani, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health and ASTHO President-Elect, breaks down some of the recommendations from the most recent ACIP meeting; Kelsey Tillema, ASTHO Senior Analyst, discusses the recent PH-HERO Agency Advocate event; and for all PHIG information, PHIG has its own newsletter now. American Medical Association Web Page: New ACIP recommendations...

Teresa Ehnert, Federal Affairs Liaison for the Arizona Department of Health Services Office of Resiliency, Policy, and Environmental Services, discusses why public health is the perfect career for someone transitioning from the military; Lillia Colasurdo, ASTHO Director of Public Health Law and Data Sharing, tells us how the HTI-2 rule could help those in public health; the Public Health Infrastru...