1004: CHWs + Dementia, Government Shutdown Effects

Mickal Lewis, Associate Director of the Center of Excellence on Dementia Risk Reduction with the Alzheimer's Association, shares how Community Health Workers play an essential role supporting a continuum of care for community members with dementia, and how public health leaders can help advance progress; Jeffrey Ekoma, Senior Director of Government Affairs at ASTHO, provides an update on the current government shutdown and explains how federal health agencies are impacted in this week’s View from Washington, D.C. report; a new ASTHO report provides key resources that can help state and territorial health departments break down silos and collaborate with their partners in Medicaid agencies to improve health outcomes in their communities; and Dr. Susan Kansagra, Chief Medical Officer at ASTHO, was recently quoted in a story for STAT Health about low-income children’s lack of access to the Covid-19 vaccine. 

Frontiers in Public Health Research Article: Community health workers: developing roles in public health dementia efforts in the United States

ASTHO Legislative Alert: Federal Government Shutdown Update: Contingency Plans Released

ASTHO Report: Leveraging Public Health Assets in Medicaid Managed Care

STAT Health: Low-income children lack access to Covid vaccines because of approval delay