Public Health Review Morning Edition

Dr. John Anderton, Associate Director for Communication Science at the CDC's Office of Readiness and Response, tells us how the CDC has changed their approach to National Preparedness Month; Brian Lentes, Senior Director for Public Health Infrastructure at ASTHO, discusses ASTHO's upcoming Virtual Performance Management Vendor Showcase; and you can now apply for ASTHO's latest cohort of the Divers...

Dr. Lynn Bufka, Deputy Chief of Professional Practice at the American Psychological Association, discusses the Surgeon General's recent general advisory on the mental health and well-being of parents; A.C. Rothenbuecher, ASTHO Director of Workforce, details ASTHO's new workforce planning guide; and an ASTHO blog article focuses on how to better protect children's health through emergency preparedn...

Dr. Steven Stack, MD, MBA, Commissioner for Public Health and Chief Medical Officer, Commonwealth of Kentucky, and ASTHO President, discusses a partnership with HBCU Kentucky State University to bolster the public health workforce; Julia Greenspan, MPH, CHES, Director, Infectious Disease Infrastructure and Policy, ASTHO, lists the benefits of FDA approval of the first at-home syphilis test; a new...

Alison Cammack, PhD, MPH, lead author and health scientist on the CDC suicide prevention team, provides an overview of the CDC's new Vital Signs report, with new data on suicide rates and variables; Stacy Scott, PhD, National Institute for Children's Health Quality, discusses the role of public health in the effort to reduce infant mortality; an ASTHO blog article looks at better protecting childr...

Dr. Diane Hall, Director of the CDC Office of Rural Health, dives into the CDC's new Rural Public Health Strategic Plan; Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Relations, tells us how Congress avoided a government shutdown this week; and Dr. Manisha Juthani, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health and an ASTHO Member, announces the launch o...

Dr. Sheena Patel, Executive Director for Public Health Modernization at Crisp Shared Services, discusses the role Crisp Shared Services will play in the Implementation Center program; Lisa Peterson, ASTHO Senior Director for Preparedness, discusses the upcoming annual Directors of Public Health Preparedness Meeting; and the CDC has issued a Health Update for Mpox through the Health Alert Network....

Brianne Zaborowske, Lead Crisis Coordinator in the Division of Care and Treatment Services at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, discusses new crisis stabilization facilities across Wisconsin; Elizabeth Conklin, Connecticut Data for Action Participant, tells us about being part of the first cohort for the Healthy Brain Initiative Data for Action Project; and it is Falls Prevention Awaren...

Dr. Lisa Richardson, Division Director of Cancer Prevention and Control at the CDC, breaks down a recent ASTHO report on cancer messaging; Andy Baker-White, ASTHO Senior Director for State Health Policy, tells us about two ASTHO webinars focused on public health agency rulemaking; and Dr. Umair Shah, Secretary of Health for the Washington State Department of Health and an ASTHO Member, was recentl...

Karl Ensign, ASTHO Vice President of Island Support, talks about the work to address COVID-19 health disparities in the U.S. territories and freely associated states; Christina Severin, ASTHO Director of Public Health Law, summarizes several recent Supreme Court decisions that could affect public health; and you can still ask your questions about the new Data Modernization Implementation Center Pr...

Captain Heather Dimeris, Director for the Office of the Advancement of Telehealth at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, discusses investments in telehealth as we celebrate Telehealth Awareness Week; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO Senior Director for Government Affairs, updates us on the latest federal spending developments; and ASTHO has a new guide to help you procure data visualization soft...

Tanya Carter, Suicide Prevention Supervisor for the Minnesota Department of Health, discusses the state's preventable death data which showed some improvements; Chikamso Chukwu, ASTHO Analyst with the Population Health Team, tells us about a Primary Care Office survey; an ASTHO brief has five recommendations to enhance governmental public health workforce recruitment and hiring; and the CDC has a...

Zach Lowenstein, Program Manager with the EPA's Office of Waste Water Management, discusses the Closing America's Wastewater Access Gap initiative; Jon Lujan, Program Manager for the Guam Public Health and Welfare Secretariat Program, details the expansion of a public health warehouse on the island; and Meghan Fadel, Associate Director with the Healthy Brain Initiative at the Alzheimer's Associati...

Elizabeth Hertel, Director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and an ASTHO Member, discusses the allocation of $300 million to address substance use disorder; Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO Chief Medical Officer, spoke to Route Fifty about COVID-19 vaccinations; Maya Goldman, a Reporter for Axios, tells us about a new report that says the U.S. will be short thousands of health care...

Catherine Jones, Senior Analyst, Government Affairs, ASTHO, outlines a new ASTHO blog article about the federal response to rising temperatures; Bobbi Krabill, Deputy Director, Office of Performance and Innovation, Ohio Department of Health, discusses ensuring those with disabilities are included in emergency planning; and an ASTHO webinar on Tuesday, September 17th, details campaign messaging to...

Amber Williams, ASTHO Senior Vice President, reflects on the changes in public health in her seven years with the organization; Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO Senior Vice President, discusses Congress' focus this fall, a continuing resolution, and what ASTHO members need to know in the View from Washington, DC report; A webinar on how to put performance management into action is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept...

Dr. James McDonald, MD, MPH, Commissioner of Health, New York State Department of Health, details a program that uses scholarships to address health inequities; Dr. Umair Shah, MD, MPH, Secretary of Health, Washington State Department of Health, had a recent appearance on a podcast and discussed the relationship between public health, health care providers and communities; Marie Flake, Senior Prog...

Maggie Nilz, MPH, CPH, Senior Analyst, Preparedness and Disability Integration, ASTHO, discusses emergency stockpiles management; Allison Budzinski, Social & Behavioral Health and Workforce Senior Analyst, ASTHO, previews strategies for agencies to recruit and hire from a new article in Journal of Public Health Management and Practice; A new ASTHO blog article explains how members can promote a pl...

Alysia Mihalakos, Chief, Center for Emergency Preparedness and Response at the Rhode Island Department of Health, and Chair of the ASTHO Directors of Public Health Preparedness Peer Network, discusses National Preparedness Month and year-round collaboration of agencies that respond to emergencies; Dr. Andrea Young, Director for the Division of Workforce Development, CDC's Public Health Infrastruct...

Dr. J. Nadine Gracia, President and CEO of Trust for America's Health, breaks down the latest 'Pain in the Nation' report; Chantel Emery, the Dialysis Infection Prevention Lead with the Florida Department of Health's Healthcare Associated Infection Prevention Program, tells us how the Making Dialysis Safer Coalition has helped her team; and the third convening of the STRETCH 2.0 initiative will ta...

John Auerbach, Senior Vice President for Health at ICF, previews an upcoming webinar on AI; Paula Lee, Manager of Public Health Training at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Office of Public Health Practice, Planning, and Local Partnerships; tells us about the Athena Success Partnering Program; the Data Modernization Implementation Center Program is off and running; SAMHSA i...

Rachel Jervis, Foodborne, Enteric, Waterborne, and Wastewater Diseases Program Manager with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, discusses a recent CDC report on foodborne illnesses; Paolo Del Vecchio, Director of SAMHSA's Office of Recovery, outlines the upcoming observances of National Recovery Month; ASTHO welcomes new member Naomi Adeline-Biggs, who was recently appointed...

Dr. Laura Herrera Scott, Secretary of Health for the Maryland Department of Health and an ASTHO Member, discusses the state's revamped overdose dashboard; Claire Hannan, Executive Director of the Association of Immunization Managers, tells us how immunizations get extra attention during this month; Dr. James McDonald, New York State Health Commissioner and an ASTHO Member, explains his approach to...

Dr. Rachel Wightman, Consultant Medical Director at the Rhode Island Department of Health for Drug Overdose Prevention and Surveillance, catches us up on the state's opioid strategy; Kelly White, Director of the Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Division at the Indiana Department of Health, discusses tuberculosis drug shortages; performance management is on the agenda for a webinar ho...

Chris Taylor, ASTHO Director of Infectious Disease Outbreak Response and Recovery, discusses a new strain of Mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; a CDC advisory warns about an increase in cases of human parvovirus B19 in the U.S.; Kara Kane, Public Information Officer at the Erie County Department of Health in New York, tells us about a new planning guide available to agencies looking to...

Dr. Jennifer Shuford, Commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services and an ASTHO Member, discusses her state's updated data dashboards; Dr. Jessica Nelson, Program Director and Epidemiologist with the Minnesota Department of Health, says new urine tests can detect exposure to more than 70 different environmental chemicals; the third convening of the STRETCH 2.0 Initiative will take...