Public Health Review Morning Edition

Catherine Jones, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Government Affairs, says there are discussions underway to ensure the AI is managed properly; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO Senior Director for Government Affairs, tells us Congress remains busy as January nears an end; and Dr. Lindsay Weaver, State Health Commissioner for the Indiana Department of Health and an ASTHO Member, explains how Indiana leaders were able...

Josh Berry, ASTHO Director of Chronic Disease Risk Factors, says ASTHO is calling on the White House to implement a rule that would prohibit the sale of menthol-flavored tobacco products; Chrissie Juliano, Executive Director of the Big Cities Health Coalition, spoke about the need to ban menthol in a recent online news conference; and an ASTHO video dives into the importance of partnering pediatri...

Dr. Tao Sheng Kwan-Gett, Chief Science Officer for the Washington State Health Department, says providing doses of naloxone to many schools in the state will save lives; Molly Cotant, Deputy Director for the Division of Local Health Services at the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, says Michigan uses preventive health and health services block grants to support health-equity; and A...

Andy Baker-White, ASTHO Senior Director for State Health Policy, previews the state of the legislative calendar this year; Omar Khalid, ASTHO Director of Workforce Development, says leaders can support their teams by adopting a trauma-responsive approach; and prescription opioid use during pregnancy is the subject of a new ASTHO infographic. ASTHO Webinar: Investing in Public Health Infrastructure...

Dr. Elizabeth Cuervo Tilson, State Health Director and Chief Medical Officer of the North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services, tells us about a recent meeting with officials from the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention; Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO Senior Vice President for Government Affairs and Public Relations, outlines what Congress moving a funding deadline means for ASTHO membe...

Congressman Raul Ruiz, from California's 25th District who is also a doctor, worries there aren't enough doctors trained to deal with infectious diseases; Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO Senior Vice President for Government Affairs and Public Relations, tells us Congress is once again punting on federal funding; and ASTHO's Contraception Access Learning Community is hosting a virtual webinar on pharmacist-p...

Mike Ellsworth, Federal Relations Director at the Washington State Department of Health, says his organization has released a study of telehealth activities and opportunities; Erika Kirtz, an Epidemiologist at the Tennessee Department of Health, tells us the power of ASTHO's Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health program; and ASTHO has collected its top 10 public health resources from 2023 fo...

Brianna Gorman, ASTHO Analyst for Performance Excellence, explains ways to connect public health and health care in communities; Dr. Lindsay Weaver, ASTHO member and State Health Commissioner for the Indiana Department of Health, tells us how Indiana was able to get lawmakers to approve a 1500% increase in funding last year; Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO Chief Medical Officer, reminds readers there's...

Natasha Harper Levy, ASTHO Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, reflects on the National Day of Racial Healing's value and purpose; Margaux Haviland, ASTHO Director of Preparedness and Response Coordination, explains what users will see first as ASTHO's new INSPIRE Readiness website goes live; and Dr. Steven Stack, ASTHO President and Commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Heal...

Kyle Gasaway, ASTHO Communications Manager for the Leadership and Learning Unit, talks about the very successful Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health program; Jeffrey Ekoma, Senior Director for Government Affairs, is monitoring progress on bills that fund public health as Congress faces deadlines to approve key spending measures; Melissa Lewis, ASTHO Senior Director, Health Equity and Diver...

Dr. Sameer Vohra, ASTHO Member and Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, tells us new laws in Illinois will seek to address the deadly effects of fentanyl; Paul Schramm, Health Scientist for the CDC, details the far-reaching and worsening impacts of human-caused climate change; and ASTHO's webinar on "Leveraging Policy and Funding to Prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences" is on Jan...

Margaux Haviland, ASTHO Director for Preparedness and Response Coordination, shares that the Inspire Readiness website goes live on January 16; Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO Chief Medical Officer, wants public health to focus its COVID vaccine promotion on key audiences; an ASTHO webinar focused on the success story of Indiana's public health transformation through SB 4 is on February 6; and ASTHO is...

Dr. Edward Simmer, Director of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, dives deep into a new state health assessment; Melissa Touma, ASTHO's Director of the Public Health Infrastructure Program, tells us how Colorado used public health infrastructure grant funding to support a subscription to the public health digital library; and an ASTHO resource provides tools, recomm...

Tequila Terry, Director of State Innovation and Population Health at the CMS Innovation Center, discusses a new approach to health care costs and population health; Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO Senior Vice President for Government Affairs and Public Relations, says Congress already has two funding deadlines important to public health; Kirk Smith, Director of the Minnesota Department of Health, tells us a...

Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO Chief Medical Officer, is tracking reports of respiratory illness across the U.S.; Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO Senior Vice President for Government Affairs and Public Relations, discusses a federal funding deadline that is quickly approaching; the first census of state and island area public health agencies compiled since before the pandemic is now online; and an ASTHO report f...

Annie Evans, ASTHO Director of Preparedness and Disability Integration, tells us ASTHO is working to create a definition of disability to be used in the ESSENCE program; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO Senior Director for Government Affairs, says legislative priorities are organized into three categories; ASTHO CEO Mike Fraser helped write and edit a book that outlines skills that could be helpful to public...

Dr. Karen Remley, ASTHO Alum and Director for the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities at the CDC, says early detection of birth defects is a focus in January; Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO Immediate Past President and Chief Medical Officer for the Alaska Department of Health Division of Public Health, elaborates on the critical role adults play in sexual education; ASTHO has a n...

Dr. David Newman-Toker, Director of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, discusses his time with House members talking about the bias and privacy issues involved with artificial intelligence; Dana Moore, Deputy Director for the Center for Health Statistics and Informatics and the Chief Data Officer at the California Department of Public Health, says modernized data systems help improve...

Lillian Colasurdo, ASTHO Director of Public Health Law and Data Sharing, discusses work to protect consumer data gathered from a growing number of health-related transactions; Mike Fraser, ASTHO CEO, reacts to the legislative prospectus series that he says provides members a handy reference to the hottest public health issues; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO Senior Director for Government Affairs, says it's...

Dr. Jerome Adams, the 20th U.S. Surgeon General and current Executive Director of Health Equity Initiatives at Purdue University, who was the Surgeon General during the pandemic discusses his new book; Maggie Davis, ASTHO Director of State Health Policy, guides us through some of the family and reproductive health policy developments across the country; and ASTHO has a blog article about one appro...

Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman, Deputy Secretary of Public Health for the Maryland Department of Health, says his state has been able to engage bold policies to help people and address health inequities; Dr. Mondi Mason, Workforce Manager with the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment, examines how Colorado is raising up a new generation of public health leaders through an apprenticeship pro...

Mike Fraser, ASTHO CEO, talks about the new book he wrote with Dr. Brian Castrucci, President and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation; Elke Shaw-Tulloch, Public Health Administrator for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, says many agencies saw bills passed or introduced this year to reduce exposure to lead in water pipes and other building materials; an ASTHO resource outlines practical str...

Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO Immediate Past President and Chief Medical Officer for the Alaska Department of Health, says policies can help address the fact that the number of babies born with syphilis is ten times higher than in 2012; JoAnne McClure, ASTHO Senior Analyst for State Health Policy, outlines the different ways states and territories have reacted to xylazine being in the illicit drug supply;...

Cara Biddlecom, Interim Public Health Director at the Oregon Health Authority Public Health Division, talks about the launch of the first-ever state-sponsored psilocybin therapy program; Amani Echols, Policy and Government Affairs Manager for the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, discusses an article ASTHO worked on about public health approaches to perinatal substance use; and AS...

Dr. Barbara Wallace, Director of the Division of Chronic Disease Prevention at the New York State Department of Health, discusses various strategies to curb tobacco use; Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO Chief Medical Officer, worries that too many sick people could eventually overwhelm hospitals as flu and RSV are increasing; and Dr. Steven Stack, ASTHO President and Commissioner of the Kentucky Departme...