Public Health Review Morning Edition

Dr. James McDonald, Medical Director in the Office of Public Health for the New York State Department of Health, says the monkeypox response in New York follows the data and social determinants; a new ASTHO report about mosquitos highlights the work U.S. territories and freely associated states face as they attempt to control them and the diseases they carry; Dr. Nicole Alexander Scott, ASTHO's Se...

Dr. Manisha Juthani, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health, discusses the state's plan to help schools deal with COVID-19 this fall and how it is different than past years; the CDC has a website for back-to-school public health information; Aashna Panjwani, ASTHO's Analyst for Social and Behavioral Health, says a recent survey of 66 jurisdictions shows how they're working to...

Joanne Pearsol, ASTHO's Director of Workforce Development, says the PH WINS survey shows many public health workers remain committed to their work despite the way they've been treated during the pandemic; Dr. Brian Castrucci, President and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation, wants elected leaders to put the PH WINS findings into action; the results of a survey asking public health agencies to repor...

Dr. J. Nadine Gracia, President and CEO of Trust for America's Health, discusses the organization's latest report addressing the impact of chronic underfunding on the nation's public health system; Illinois, Tennessee, New Jersey, and others are thinking of ways to use COVID-19 relief funding to help those living with disabilities; Dr. Denise Johnson, Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Departmen...

Dr. Brian Castrucci, de Beaumont Foundation President and CEO, discusses the concerning results of the latest PH WINS Survey of nearly 45,000 public health workers across the nation; ASTHO is teaming with the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs to educate public health professionals about the 9-8-8 suicide prevention hotline and the Help-4-Moms hotline in a webinar on August 17th; th...

Dr. Laura Parajon, the Deputy Cabinet Secretary of Health for the New Mexico Department of Health, discusses a new CDC survey of more than 26,000 people working in public health that says public health workers are suffering; Robert Jennings, Executive Director of the National Public Health Information Coalition, tells us about the 2022 National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Me...

Dr. Elizabeth Tilson, North Carolina's State Health Director, discusses vaccine uptake among children and why she believes North Carolina has been able to have one of the highest rates in the southeast; Julia Greenspan, ASTHO's Director of Infectious Disease Infrastructure and Policy, details why she is concerned about ever-increasing rates of sexually transmitted infections across the U.S.; Dr. N...

Chris Taylor, Director of Infectious Disease Outbreak Response & Recovery at ASTHO, reflects on the Monkeypox outbreak now in its third month here in the United States; Robert Jennings, Executive Director of the National Public Health Information Coalition, discusses an upcoming meeting of public health communicators in Atlanta later this month; ASTHO posts a blog article that makes the case for h...

Dr. Laura Parajon, Deputy Cabinet Secretary of Health at the New Mexico Department of Health, discusses a new internship program that helps students understand why they might have an interest in a public health career; Eric Cote, an ASTHO Consultant, explains the importance of making plans to help people using ventilators or other medical equipment in a power outage; ASTHO examines how emergency o...

Dr. Evan Mallen, an ORISE Fellow with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says cities and states need to adapt plans and programs to changes in climate that impact public health; Dr. Joseph Kanter, State Health Officer at the Louisiana Department of Health, says Louisiana's Perinatal Quality Collaborative is having early success helping pregnant and postpartum people who struggle with...

Belinda Danielson, Access Supervisor with the State of Hawaii Department of Health, discusses the launch of the new national 9-8-8 hotline for mental health services; Dr. Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge, ASTHO's Senior Vice President for Health Equity and Diversity Initiatives, tells us about the COVID-19 vaccine approval for young children and why uptake remains extremely low; and ASTHO's Health Equity...

This special edition revisits a popular episode of Public Health Review Morning Edition from April 20th. Dr. Bruce Perry offers encouragement for the public health workforce; Dr. Gillian SteelFisher explains how public health leaders might use the information from her latest national survey; ASTHO alum Dr. Joneigh Khaldun from Michigan is in the ASTHO Trailblazer Spotlight this week; and ASTHO ann...

Nick Davidson, Senior Deputy for Public Health with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, discusses the CDC's plan to invest almost four billion dollars in public health capacity, workforce, and data upgrades; Dr. Joseph Kanter, State Health Officer for the Louisiana Department of Health, examines steps the Louisiana Legislature's taking that are critical to the early...

Dr. Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge, ASTHO's Senior Vice President of Health Equity and Diversity Initiatives, previews the goals of next Wednesday's Health Equity Summit 2022; Dr. Lorraine Backer, Senior Environmental Epidemiologist at the National Center for Environmental Health with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses the dangers of high levels of cyanotoxins both in the water a...

Annie Evans, ASTHO's Director of Preparedness and Disability Integration, discusses the results of an 18-month project that placed disability and preparedness specialists in jurisdictions across the states and territories; John Clymer with the Community Preventive Services Task Force discusses the group's latest report to Congress; Dr. Amy Ladley, the State Perinatal Quality Program Manager for th...

Bruno Pigott, Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water at the Environmental Protection Agency, calls attention to new drinking water guidance that considers exposure to PFAS chemicals from all sources of exposure; Margret Cooke, Commissioner for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, discusses a steep increase in opioid related overdose deaths; ASTHO has job openings for peop...

Dr. Carlos Oronce, an Advanced Health Services Research Fellow at the Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System, discusses the challenges of COVID-19 being exacerbated by a lack of good data; Dr. Joseph Kanter, State Health Officer for the Louisiana Department of Health, says health departments in southern states are on the lookout for West Nile Virus; and ASTHO's Health Equity Summit 2022 is set f...

Margret Cooke, Commissioner for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, reflects on new preliminary data showing possible improvement this year for opioid-related overdose deaths; Dr. Amy Ladley, the State Perinatal Quality Program Manager for the Bureau of Family Health in Louisiana, discusses a relatively new effort working with 47 of Louisiana's 49 birthing hospitals on at least one of f...

Daniel Dawes, Executive Director for the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine, discusses a new Health Equity tracker that recently marked its first year online; ASTHO is talking about equity during its upcoming Health Equity Summit 2022 set for Wednesday, July 27th; Amelia Poulin, ASTHO's Senior Analyst for Infectious Disease Outbreak Response and Recovery, elaborate...

Sanaa Akbarali, ASTHO's Senior Director for Maternal and Infant Health, discusses strategies to improve care for pregnant and postpartum people with opioid use disorder; ASTHO produces a special supplement for the American Journal of Public Health on equitable and accessible contraception access; ASTHO's Health Equity Summit 2022 is less than two weeks away; and Gaafar Uherbelau, Palau's Minister...

Johnny Taylor Jr., President and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, discusses how COVID-19 has forever changed the relationship between employers and their teams; Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, the Director of the District of Columbia Department of Health, explains why she is leaving her job; ASTHO posts a new blog article that details twelve recommendations health agencies should consider...

Dr. Denise Johnson, Acting Secretary for the Pennsylvania Department of Health, outlines the goals of a new task force considering the impact opioid abuse has on children in the state; Jon Rubin, Deputy Secretary for the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Office of Children, Youth, and Families, discusses the task force's unique outlook on data; ASTHO posts a new blog article with a link to...

This special edition revisits a popular episode of Public Health Review Morning Edition from May 24th. Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, explains the Forward Together campaign; Dr. James Bell, State Assistant Administrator for the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services, discusses the benefits of being a graduate from the Div...

This special edition revisits a popular episode of Public Health Review Morning Edition from May 19th. Linda Mendonca, President of the National Association of School Nurses, discusses nurses needing a break, but also wanting more input regarding school health policy; Dr. Tom Simon, the Associate Director for Science in the Division of Violence Prevention with the CDC, elaborates on a way forward...

This special edition revisits a popular episode of Public Health Review Morning Edition from May 31st. Dr. Karyl Rattay, Director of the Delaware Division of Public Health, looks back on the past 13 years of her career in Public Health. She has this conversation as she prepares for the next steps in her career, and leaves us with a few words of encouragement for public health workers across the co...