Public Health Review Morning Edition

Andy Baker-White, ASTHO's Senior Director for State Health Policy, discusses the impact of this week's federal court ruling striking down the mask requirement for people using public transportation; Phillip Talboy, Senior Advisor with the CDC's Division of TB Elimination, examines the drop in tuberculosis cases in 2020 and emphasizes the importance of TB awareness among providers; ASTHO publishes...

Dr. Bruce Perry, psychiatrist and author, tells public health leaders how they can help their frontline workers manage stress caused by the pandemic; ASTHO has a new blog article that lists seven workforce trends to watch for in the coming years; Aline Stone, Georgia's Alzheimer's and Related Dementia Coordinator, says a pilot project led by ASTHO and the Trust for America's Health helped her agen...

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 announces a new Speakers Bureau. ASTHO Webpage: Insight and Inspiration Series ASTHO Article: Leadership Tra...

Dr. Mark Levine, Commissioner of Health at the Vermont Department of Health, explains how the COVID BA.2 sub-variant is being received by people in his state; Caroline Brazeel, ASTHO's Senior Director for Population Health and Innovation, tells us why it's important that all public health agencies respond to ASTHO's 2022 Profile of State and Territorial Public Health; ASTHO publishes a new blog ar...

Dr. Gillian SteelFisher, Deputy Director of the Harvard Opinion Research Program, says a recent poll finds most U.S. adults think public health agencies are important to their communities; Richard Quartarone, a health communicator in the CDC's Immunization Division, emphasizes the importance of trust in public health programs; ASTHO suggests the focus on COVID-19 immunizations provides an opportun...

Chrissie Juliano, Executive Director of the Big Cities Health Coalition, explains the critical need to hire hundreds of epidemiologists in public health departments nationwide; Richard Hamburg, Executive Director of the Safe States Alliance, outlines the vision for a national injury and violence prevention program; Dr. Kimberlee Wyche Etheridge, ASTHO's Senior Vice President of Health Equity and D...

Dr. Leandris Liburd, the CDC's Chief Health Equity Officer, talks about her job and the work underway to improve health equity in the U.S.; ASTHO has a new blog article reporting an increase in several categories of STDs across the nation; Dr. Kristina Box, Indiana State Health Commissioner, says revised Women's Preventive Services Guidelines help to ensure patients receive consistent advice about...

Jessica Baggett, ASTHO's Director of COVID-19 Response, explains the strategies included in ASTHO's new COVID-19 management plan; Dr. John Hellerstedt, Commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services, says COVID-19 has led to an uptick in congenital syphilis; ASTHO shares a new blog article detailing new USDA school lunch standards; and ASTHO reports how several members have used GIS...

Nathaniel Counts with the non-profit Mental HeaIth America explains the effort to redefine health to include a consideration of mental wellness, as we conclude our seven-part series of conversations with public health leaders in recognition of National Public Health Week 2022; Kay Matthews, founder of the Shades of Blue Project, says public health leaders can help break down barriers to maternal m...

Dr. John Balbus, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, explains the connection between weather and population health as part of our celebration of National Public Health Week; ASTHO's Caroline Brazeel says work starts today on the 2022 Profile of State and Territorial Public Health; ASTHO publishes a new blog article offering an update on federal and state guidelines for delivery...

Joan Adam, South Dakota's Secretary of Health, discusses the health equity gap as part of our recognition of National Public Health Week; Dr. Jose Montero, Director of the Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support at the CDC, outlines steps taken to address vaccine equity; ASTHO publishes a blog article noting health equity is the organization's number one priority; and Delaware pro...

Dr. Denise Johnson, Pennsylvania's Physician General, tells us why health is a human right, as we continue our examination of the themes for this year's National Public Health Week; Kay Matthews, founder and executive director of the non-profit Shades of Blue Project, explains how personal health challenges can quickly become public health problems; HHS has a website offering guidance and resource...

Dr. Joseph Kanter, Louisiana's State Health Officer, explains the importance of collaboration and resilience in public health; ASTHO considers two states with children's cabinets in a new blog article now online; and CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky answers questions from high school students, including one about building an inclusive and encouraging community for young females interested in STE...

Dr. Laura Parajon, New Mexico's Deputy Secretary of Health, reacts to the findings of the new PH WINS survey and tells us how we can begin to support and rebuild frontline teams; Dr. Jose Montero, Director of the Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support at the CDC, says the new Pathways to Population Health Equity Framework is an adaptation of one used in health care and business;...

Dr. Georges Benjamin, Executive Director of the American Public Health Association, says health equity impacts every public health consideration; the 2022 Preparedness Summit begins in Atlanta; data collection for the 2022 ASTHO Profile of State and Territorial Public Health gets underway Monday, April 11th; and Dr. Brian Castrucci, CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation, says the polling that indicate...

Dr. Brian Castrucci, CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation, says the results of a national survey of public health workers indicate a workforce under attack; Morning Edition shares plans to cover National Public Health Week starting next Monday; Dr. Jewell Mullen, a former state health official in Connecticut and Massachusetts, is thinking about a pilot project that helped two Georgia agencies find ne...

Caroline Brazeel, ASTHO's Senior Director for Population Health and Innovation, explains how states and territories are preparing for the moment when millions of children could lose health care coverage as early as this summer; two professionals enrolled in a unique public health leadership program answer questions about their experience in a new ASTHO blog article; ASTHO President Dr. Nirav Shah...

ASTHO and the de Beaumont Foundation release early results of a new survey of America's public health workforce; ASTHO Chief Medical Officer Dr. Marcus Plescia says there are steps public health departments can take to address lagging COVID-19 vaccine uptake; Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris says telehealth is a lifeline for doctors and hospitals in rural areas; and today is National...

Dr. Andrea Gentzke, a health scientist in the CDC's Office on Smoking and Health, reviews the findings of the latest National Youth Tobacco Survey; Jack Niedenthal, Secretary of Health and Human Services for the Republic of the Marshall Islands, explains why his jurisdiction decided to close the borders early during the COVID-19 pandemic; ASTHO plans a webinar this afternoon to introduce its new t...

Dr. Leah Devlin, former ASTHO president and North Carolina state health official, reflects on ASTHO's support for state and territorial public health leaders and the organization's 80th anniversary celebrated today; Dr. Jamie Pina, ASTHO's Vice President of Public Health, Data Modernization, and Informatics, says public health had a higher profile at this year's annual HIMSS Global Health Conferen...

Dr. Sonia Lee, Acting Branch Chief of the NICHD Maternal and Pediatric Infectious Disease Branch at the National Institutes of Health, explains the findings of a new study measuring the impact of mask wearing in schools; Dr. Haley Cash, an epidemiologist with the Pacific Island Health Officers Association, says public health leaders in several Pacific island jurisdictions have learned many lessons...

Dr. Vaile Wright, Senior Director of Healthcare Innovation for the American Psychological Association, explains a new poll that shows Americans are suffering from alarming levels of stress due to COVID-19, inflation, and war in Eastern Europe; Jim Blumenstock, a retired member of ASTHO's senior leadership team, recalls the moment at the start of the pandemic when the organization sent everyone hom...

Robin Matthies, ASTHO's Director of Social and Behavioral Health, tells you why you don't want to miss Dr. Bruce Perry at ASTHO's Insight and Inspiration event next week; Dr. Wayne Cascio, Director of the Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment at the EPA, explains how his agency and ASTHO will work together on public and environmental health projects over the next five years; ASTHO...

Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO's Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Relations, says Congress and the Administration are considering all the options to revive an emergency COVID-19 funding proposal pulled from consideration last week; Jessica Baggett, ASTHO's COVID-19 Response Director, says ASTHO continues to serve as a resource for members seeking information to inform their pandemic r...

Dara Lieberman, Director of Government Relations for the Trust for America's Health, explains the organization's "Ready or Not 2022" report assessing states' readiness to protect public health during emergencies; Brian Lentes, ASTHO's Senior Director for Public Health Infrastructure, says jurisdictions are considering the best public health infrastructure models; ASTHO invites listeners to join a...