Public Health Review Morning Edition

Dr. Kenneth Fink, Director of the Hawaii Department of Health, an ASTHO Member and a retired Air Force Colonel, tells us how the military prepared him for his role in public health; Sara Bell, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Public Health Systems and Planning, tells us about a recent ASTHO learning community series focused on public health planning; and ASTHO is sharing best practices for environmental a...

Dr. James Huynh, Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Management and Policy at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, discusses what the CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Survey says about racism; Sarah Auer, Program Analyst for the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, outlines the findings from CSTE's Epidemiology Capacity Assessment; ASTHO would like to give a warm w...

Dr. Wanda Barfield, Division Director for the Division of Reproductive Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses the "Hear Her" campaign that aims to help the national maternal mortality crisis; Naasira Taylor, Leadership Training Coordinator and the Program Manager for Leading the Way, explains how PHIG has funded a leadership training program in South Carolina. CDC Web...

Lori Freeman, Chief Executive Officer for the National Association of County and City Health Officials, discusses a new report from the CDC outlines the decline in required vaccine coverage among kindergartners; and Brittany Lee, ASTHO Director of Family and Child Health, tells us about a recently proposed rule to make over-the-counter birth control free for those with private health insurance. CD...

Gayatri Raol, Data Modernization Director at the Illinois Department of Public Health, outlines how the Public Health Infrastructure Grant is helping her department; Alicia Camuy, with Health Career Connection, wrote a blog article about the initiatives the Illinois Department of Public Health is funding with PHIG; there is now a newsletter dedicated solely to PHIG; and Jessica Fepelstein, State a...

Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO Chief Medical Officer, is stepping away from ASTHO after seven years in the position; Dr. Scott Harris, State Health Officer for the Alabama Department of Public Health and ASTHO President, says the next few years are critical ones for public health; and this Sunday, November 3rd, marks One Health Day. ASTHO Web Page: Scott Harris CDC Web Page: One Health Day ASTHO Web Pa...

Laura Ungar, Science and Medical Writer on the Global Health and Science Team for the Associated Press, discusses the two articles she wrote about the maternal mortality crisis; Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO Past President and Alaska's former Chief Medical Officer recently hosted an Alaska Public Media radio show; and applications close today for ASTHO's Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health program....

Dr. Dan Dodgen, Senior Advisor for the Office of Strategy Policy and Requirements in the Office of the Administrator for Strategic Preparedness and Response at HHS, discusses the importance of a recent listening session focused on the effect of disasters on children; Keon Lewis, Health Equity Consultant for C4 Innovations and a DELPH Graduate, talks about how DELPH helped him as the deadline to ap...

Dr. Sameer Vohra, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health and an ASTHO Member, details Illinois' latest report on infant mortality; Allison Corr, Manager for the Suicide Risk Reduction Project at Pew Charitable Trusts, explains trends surrounding suicide; and you still have time to sign up for ASTHO's Performance Management System Vendor Showcase on October 30th. Illinois Department o...

Maggie Davis, ASTHO's Director of State Health Policy, examines recent state-level funding changes for public health; Dr. Pamela Mink, Director of Health Services Research at the Minnesota Department of Health, tells us about a report on the impact of the 2021 Minnesota Telehealth Act; and apply today to be part of ASTHO's next DELPH cohort. Minnesota Department of Health Web Page: MDH study finds...

Dr. Tekisha Everette, Executive Vice President at Trust For America's Health, outlines the six priorities of the new Trust For America's Health Blueprint Report; Andrea Schon, National Account Manager for VMSG Dashboard, previews ASTHO's upcoming performance management system vendor showcase; and ASTHO's HAI roadmap will help you understand Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resist...

Dr. Scott Harris, State Health Officer for the Alabama Department of Public Health and now ASTHO President, previews the upcoming year in his new role; Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, Correspondent for KFF Health News, discusses her article about public health budget cuts; the deadline to apply for ASTHO's next Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health cohort is quickly approaching; and the Public Heal...

Dr. Steven Stack, Commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health and current ASTHO President, tells us about ASTHO's upcoming leadership transition; Madison Novosel, North Dakota's Lead Program Coordinator discusses the program's new home in the state's Department of Health and Human Services; an ASTHO blog article explains how the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is...

Catherine Murphy, Government Affairs Analyst at ASTHO, previews a new blog article that details federal efforts for long COVID; Ewa King, PhD, Chief Program Officer at the Association of Public Health Laboratories, details a new online resource for the latest on H5N1; ASTHO will host an online event on the latest performance management systems to track indicators and outcomes; and in a new ASTHO v...

Dr. Sejal Hathi, Director of the Oregon Health Authority and an ASTHO Member, dives into her state's strategic plan to eliminate health inequities by 2030; Shalini Nair, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Infectious Disease, wrote an article about ASTHO's work with the National Community Action Partnership to address disparities in adult immunizations; and an ASTHO blog article outlines how diversity can cr...

David Moffitt, Captain with the Phoenix Fire Department Homeland Defense Bureau and Public Health Program Manager and Threat Liaison Officer, tells us how Fusion Centers are integrating with public health; Keon Lewis, Health Equity Consultant for C4 Innovations, tells us why DELPH was so valuable to him; and the CDC has issued a health alert network advisory about a supply interruption to certain...

Lily McClure, Workforce Director for the Texas Department of State Health Services, tells us how Texas benefited from the ASTHO Peer Assessment Program; Christina Mullins, Deputy Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders at the West Virginia Department of Human Services, details how they reduced overdose deaths by 28 percent; the 2024 Virtual Performance Management Vendor Showcase is...

Kristin Sullivan, ASTHO Director of Public Health Systems Improvement and Infrastructure, details how the ASTHO Peer Assessment Program can benefit an organization; Dr. Monica Schoch-Spana, Research Professor in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, dives into the PanREMEDY project; an upcoming ASTHO's webinar focuses on how...

Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and an ASTHO Member, dives into the state's first-ever statewide public awareness campaign focused on dementia; Dr. Rachel Hare Bork, Director of Research and Impact at the de Beaumont Foundation, tells us why the PH WINS survey is so beneficial; applications for the next cohort of ASTHO's Diverse Ex...

Dr. Roxanne Connelly, Entomology and Ecology Team Lead in the Arboviral Diseases Branch of the Division of Vector-Borne Diseases at the CDC, tells us about the CDC's response plan for Oropouche Virus; Latoya Sahadeo, ASTHO's Leadership Development Program Director, discusses the wide-ranging benefits of the DELPH program; on Oct. 23 at 2 p.m. ET ASTHO and ChangeLab Solutions will host part two of...

Suzanne Bornschein, Rhode Island State Epidemiologist, outlines Rhode Island's approach to combating Eastern Equine Encephalitis; Francesca Provenzano, Public Health Section Chief with the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health, tells us about ASTHO's recent Directors of Public Health Preparedness Meeting; ASTHO staff have co-authored a Journal for the Journal of Public Health Management...

Mieka Sanderson, Deputy Director for Public Health AmeriCorps, discusses the latest Notice of Funding Opportunity; Amy Wodarek O'Reilly, Principal Managing Consultant at Mathematica Policy Research, tells us Mathematica's role as an Implementation Center; ASTHO's upcoming webinar focuses on how to best navigate the rulemaking process; and applications are now open for ASTHO's Diverse Executives Le...

Dr. Kelly S. Ramsey, an Addiction Medicine and Harm Reduction Consultant, discusses a Q&A she wrote for Johns Hopkins about the expansion of methadone treatment access; Matta Sannoh, ASTHO Chronic Disease Risk Factors Senior Analyst, tells us about ASTHO's Menthol Capacity Building web page; and an ASTHO blog article details how Washington State continues to improve emergency preparedness. Johns H...

Dr. Zack Moore, State Epidemiologist with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, explains how his state effectively uses wastewater testing; Truc Taylor, Director of Public Health Informatics at Guidehouse, discusses Guidehouse being one of the Public Health Infrastructure Grant Implementation Centers; Dr. Manisha Juthani, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public H...

Dr. Peggy Honein, Director of the Division of Infectious Disease Readiness and Innovation at the CDC, tells us how the CDC has used wastewater surveillance to track influenza; Kari White, Director of Community Health Equity with Northern Counties Healthcare, discusses the Vermont STRETCH Collaborative; and two ASTHO blog articles address different issues to consider when responding to hurricanes....