Public Health Review Morning Edition

Gerrit Bakker, ASTHO's Senior Director for Public Health Preparedness, urges all ASTHO members to prepare for hurricanes, not just those with borders on the Atlantic coastline; Jes Lyons, ASTHO Senior Analyst of Social and Behavioral Health, offers useful advice for agencies thinking about how to braid and layer funding to maximize the impact of critical programs; and Dr. Scott Harris, Alabama's S...

Dr. Nirav D. Shah, MD, JD, ASTHO President and Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses responding to public concerns about COVID-19 vaccines; Daniel E. Dawes, Director of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at the Morehouse School of Medicine, encourages public health leaders from under-represented communities to sign up for a new ASTHO/Satcher leadership pro...

ASTHO CEO Michael Fraser discusses whether the FDA's decision to give the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine full approval will win over people still uncertain about vaccination; ASTHO's Senior Director for State Health Policy, Andy Baker-White, discusses changing guidance and requirements on masks in schools; and a look at ASTHO's support for a statement urging COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant women....

Victoria Pless, an ASTHO Senior Analyst of Social and Behavioral Health, explores the ways states and territories have helped make youth sports safe for kids during the pandemic; Alex Mays, Senior National Program Director for the non-profit Healthy Schools Campaign, talks about the assistance her organization provides to ASTHO members; and we preview a new ASTHO blog about steps taken to help chi...

Jim Blumenstock, ASTHO's Senior Vice President for Pandemic Response and Recovery, discusses the logistics of standing up COVID-19 vaccination sites to provide booster shots; ASTHO Chief Medical Officer Dr. Marcus Plescia ponders demand for third doses; and CDC Epidemiologist Sascha Ellington has a reminder for COVID-19 vaccinators. CDC MMWR: Sustained effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna...

ASTHO Chief Medical Officer Dr. Marcus Plescia considers what states and territories need to do to deliver COVID-19 booster shots starting next month; Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President-Elect and Alaska's Chief Medical Officer, shares her approach to school mask and vaccine messaging; and the latest update to the ASTHO COVID-19 Vaccine Comparison. CDC: Joint statement from HHS public health and medica...

Dr. Joe Smyser, CEO of The Public Good Projects, discusses the hard work required to manage vaccine misinformation; Dr. Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge talks about her new job as ASTHO's senior vice president of health equity and diversity initiatives; and Avia Mason, ASTHO's Vice President of Learning Strategy, highlights the "Insights and Inspiration" speaker series that kicks off this afternoon. ASTH...

ASTHO President Dr. Nirav Shah (SHO-Maine) considers the risks to watch for as states and territories administer COVID-19 booster shots to some immunocompromised people; ASTHO Chief Medical Officer Dr. Marcus Plescia discusses the work to address expiring vaccine supplies; and ASTHO rolls out a new dashboard with data about environmental health programs and services. CDC: COVID-19 vaccines for mod...

ASTHO Chief Medical Officer Dr. Marcus Plescia discusses back-to-school mask messaging; Dr. Gillian SteelFisher of the Harvard Opinion Research Program offers help to public health teams communicating mask and vaccine requirements in schools; and ASTHO's Amber Williams talks about the mental health of weary public health workers. The changing guidance and requirements on masks in schools Back to s...

ASTHO announces new SVP focused on health equity and diversity initiatives; Territorial health official Esther Muna discusses the pending Medicaid funding cliff. News Release: ASTHO Welcomes New Senior Vice President of Health Equity and Diversity Initiatives ASTHO Policy Statement on Structural Racism as a Public Health Issue Permanent, Sustainable Medicaid Financing for U.S. Territories Policy S...

Funding to replace lead pipes in drinking water systems; the state of public health with ASTHO CEO Mike Fraser. White House Fact Sheet: Historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Do the COVID QUIT! Insight and Inspiration series

Following public health topics at the HIMSS 21 conference this week in Las Vegas. The Impact of Broadband Redlining on Health Equity Public Health Review: Prevention for the Next Generation – Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences, Suicide, and Overdose HIMSS 21 conference webpage

Dr. Nirav Shah discusses vaccine misinformation. Interim COVID-19 Vaccination Verification and Requirements Policy Statement Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health webpage HIMSS 21 webpage

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