Public Health Review Morning Edition 718: Funding Community Health Workers, Legal Map Surveys Overdose Laws
Dr. Karen Hacker, Director of the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the CDC, says Medicaid and Medicare may be able to help keep Community Health Workers on the front lines; Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer for CVS Health and the former State Health Officer for the State of Michigan, explains how important it is to keep community health workers on the team; Christina Severin, ASTHO Director of Public Health Law, breaks down a new ASTHO legal map hosted on the organization's Public Health Legal Mapping Center website; and ASTHO has a new report about the impact COVID-19 had on people living with disabilities.
ASTHO Webpage: Overdose Surveillance Legal Map
ASTHO Brief: Access to Healthcare for People with Disabilities in Public Health Emergencies
ASTHO Report: Organizational Strategic Planning Guide