Public Health Review Morning Edition

Dr. Puthiery Va, Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, explains how PHIG has helped Maine create a new Office of Violence Prevention. PHIG Partners Web Page PHIG Newsletter

Dr. Jerome Larkin, Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health and an ASTHO Member, explains how his state achieved such impressive vaccination rates; Dr. Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge, ASTHO's Senior Vice President of Health Equity and Diversity Initiatives, tells us how to change the conversation around immunizations; and the Essentials of Leadership and Management Workshop Series —Ignite, Accelerate, and Activate— begins on Wednesday, April 2nd. ASTHO Web Page: Immunization ASTHO Web Page: Series Topics and Sessions ASTHO Webinar: Ignite, Accelerate, and Activate – Series 1, Session 1- Leadership Behavior and Decision-Making ASTHO Web Page: Stay Informed

Dr. Daniel Edney, State Health Officer for the Mississippi State Department of Health and an ASTHO member, tells us how his meeting on Capitol Hill went this week; the Essentials of Leadership and Management Workshop Series kicks off on Wednesday, April 2; and Dr. Sameer Vohra, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health and an ASTHO member, explains why this week has been so important. ASTHO Web Page: Stay Informed ASTHO Web Page: Series Topics and Sessions ASTHO Web Page: Ignite, Accelerate, and Activate: Series 1, Session 1- Leadership Behavior and Decision-Making

Dr. Joseph Kanter, ASTHO CEO, brings us an update directly from ASTHO's 2025 Spring Leadership Forum; and an upcoming webinar focuses on the positive Public Health AmeriCorps can provide. ASTHO News Release: State and Territorial Health Leaders Convene on Capitol Hill to Advocate for Sustained Funding ASTHO Webinar: Public Health in Action – How AmeriCorps is Shaping Public Health in Indiana and NACDD

Dr. John Swartzberg, Clinical Professor Emeritus at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, provides an update on Avian Influenza; Dr. Susan Hernandez, an Epidemiologist at Public Health Seattle and King County, explains how her team used novel data to improve identification of Medicaid members who use tobacco; and a new ASTHO resource is available for your department's accreditation and reaccreditation. ASTHO Web Page: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Scientific Symposium CDC Web Page: Notes From the Field: Enhanced Identification of Tobacco Use Among Adult Medicaid Members — King County, Washington, 2016–2023 ASTHO Web Page: A Guide for Sustainable Public Health Accreditation ASTHO Web Page: Stay Informed

Dr. Mark Levine, Commissioner of Health for the State of Vermont and an ASTHO Member, looks back on his time as commissioner as he gets ready to depart his post; Melissa Touma, ASTHO Director of the Public Health Infrastructure Program, tells us how a toolkit aims to help with the funding of local subrecipients; a new ASTHO report explores how New York, Connecticut, and Illinois are working to improve nutrition for infants and young children; and CDC has issued a Health Alert Network Health Advisory about the measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico. ASTHO Web Page: Funding Local Subrecipients Toolkit ASTHO Report: Early Childhood Nutrition Security CDC Web Page: Expanding Measles Outbreak in the United States and Guidance for the Upcoming Travel Season

J.T. Lane, ASTHO Senior Vice President for Population Health and Innovation at ASTHO, tells us how the HIMSS Global Health Conference and Exhibition is pushing health data modernization forward; Alex Wheatley, ASTHO Senior Director of Island Support, explains why this week is so important for the Island Areas; and ASTHO's Board of Directors will meet on Monday, March 10. HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition Web Page ASTHO News Release: State and Territorial Health Leaders Convene on Capitol Hill to Advocate for Sustained Funding

Avia Mason, ASTHO Vice President of Leadership and Learning, tells us what to expect from ASTHO's 2025 Executive Leadership Forum; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO Senior Director for Government Affairs, takes us through some of the priorities for meetings on Capitol Hill; and ASTHO has an entire web page dedicated to rulemaking. ASTHO Web Page: Rulemaking ASTHO Web Page: Stay Informed

Dr. Spencer Fox, Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia, explains how a new course on mathematical models could help public health professionals; Dr. Lana McKinney, ASTHO Senior Policy Analyst on the State Health Policy Team, tells us how states are addressing rural healthcare access issues; an ASTHO self-assessment can help prepare your agency for structured planning; and ASTHO's newest member is Sarah Wilson, the Director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. How To Think Like A Modeler Web Page ASTHO Blog Article: State Legislatures Moving to Increase Rural Healthcare Access ASTHO Web Page: Foundational Planning Readiness Organizational Self-Assessment ASTHO Web Page: Sarah Willson

Dr. Susan Kansagra, former ASTHO Member and most recently the Assistant Secretary and State Health Officer for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, has been named ASTHO's new Chief Medical Officer; Jennifer Schmidt, North Dakota Health and Human Services Public Health Division PHIG Fund Manager, tells us how her office is transitioning from a "career ladder" to a "career honeycomb"; and the deadline to apply for ASTHO's Leadership Institute has been extended. ASTHO News Release: Susan Kansagra, MD, MBA, Named Chief Medical Officer of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials ASTHO Blog Article: How Staffing and Workload Can Impact Public Health Agencies ASTHO Web Page: ASTHO Leadership Institute ASTHO Web Page: Stay Informed