Public Health Review Morning Edition

Catherine Murphy, Analyst of Government Affairs at ASTHO, describes the impact of potential cuts to federally funded public health preparedness programs in a new ASTHO Federal Health Policy Update; Monique Farmer, President of Avant Solutions, shares what she’ll be discussing in today’s ASTHO webinar on public health communication strategies; the highlights from ASTHO’s recent INSPIRE: Readiness webinar on rumors and public trust are available online now; and Sheila Sjolander, Interim Director of the Arizona Department of Health Services, is welcomed as ASTHO’s newest member.  ASTHO Federal Health Policy Update: Federal Preparedness Programs Support Health Departments ASTHO Webinar: Enhancing Public Health Communication: Tools for Engagement & Visibility ASTHO Web Page: Highlights from INSPIRE: Readiness - Tackling Public Health Communication Conundrums: Rumors and Public Trust Sheila Sjolander Bio  

Amy Ciarlo, Senior Analyst for Chronic Disease Risk Factors at ASTHO, describes ASTHO’s new Health Policy Update on recent legislation focused on limiting the risk of older adult falls; Rebecca Ruvane, Senior Program Analyst at the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, discusses their joint webinar with ASTHO taking place tomorrow, July 24th, at 11 a.m. ET on data collection methods that are used to analyze people with disabilities; ASTHO is hosting a webinar tomorrow, July 24th, at 2 p.m. ET on tools for communication in public health; and John Auerbach, ASTHO past president and Senior Vice President for ICF, will participate in a Public Health Institute webinar next Wednesday, July 30th, to talk about how AI in public health can help meet community needs.  ASTHO Health Policy Update: Strengthening Policies to Prevent Older Adult Falls CSTE + ASTHO Webinar: Building an Infrastructure for Disability Health Surveillance ASTHO Blog: Creating Inclusive Disability Data Systems ASTHO Blog: Designing With, Not For: Stakeholder-Centered Approaches to Disability Health Data ASTHO Webinar: Enhancing Public Health Communication: Tools for Engagement & Visibility Public Health Institute Webinar: AI in Public Health: Amplifying Our Ability to Meet the Needs in Our Communities  

Dr. Robert Goldstein, ASTHO Member and the Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, takes us through how his department is using the Public Health Infrastructure Grant. PHIG Partners Web Page PHIG Newsletter  

Dr. Vanessa Coffman, Director of the Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness, shares how the organization’s new Food Safety Culture Toolkit can help public health officials strengthen food safety efforts; Dr. Michelle Morse, Acting Commissioner for the New York City Health Department, explains how their new series, “Living with Long Covid,” is helping to educate New Yorkers about the illness; ASTHO will host a webinar on Thursday, July 24th, about effective communication strategies to enhance public health messaging; ASTHO has developed resources to help jurisdictions implement upstream policies that prevent adverse childhood experiences; and next Wednesday, July 23rd, the second session of the Accelerate series in ASTHO’s Ignite, Accelerate, and Activate online workshop will take place to discuss conflict and collaboration.  Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness Web Page: Food Safety Culture Toolkit New York City Department of Health Web Page: The risks and realities of Long COVID: A discussion with Dr. Michelle Morse and Matt McGorry New York City Department of Health Web Page: Living with Long COVID - Matt McGorry's story New York City Department of Health Web Page: Facts vs Fiction - What is Long COVID? A discussion with Dr. Michelle Morse and Matt McGorry ASTHO Webinar: Enhancing Public Health Communication: Tools for Engagement & Visibility ASTHO Web Page: Upstream Policies to Prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences ASTHO Workshop: Ignite, Accelerate, and Activate: Series 2, Session 2: Conflict & Collaboration  

Aileen Benavente-Pangelinan, Environmental Health Program Manager at the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation, describes how the new food code adopted by the Northern Mariana Islands will improve public health safety; Jessica Hulsey, Founder and CEO of the Addiction Policy Forum, explains how new CDC provisional overdose data indicates that public health measures are working, and how to sustain success; ASTHO is kicking off its Public Health Nursing Learning Lab Series next Wednesday, July 23rd; and ASTHO’s PHIG National Partners Connections newsletter keeps members up to date on all Public Health Infrastructure Grant news.  CNMI Law: Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation Food Code  CDC: Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts ASTHO Webinar: Public Health Nursing Workforce Learning Lab ASTHO Subscribe: PHIG Connections Newsletter

Laura Knights, CEO and founder of Knights Consulting, shares what the second installment of ASTHO’s Ignite, Accelerate, and Activate series has to offer public health leadership; Dr. Anil Mangla, Director for Disease Surveillance and Control at the South Nevada Health District, highlights the benefits and ethical concerns of wastewater surveillance; ASTHO is launching its Public Health Nursing Learning Lab Series next Wednesday, July 23rd; and ASTHO warmly welcomes new member Dena Schmidt, Administrator of the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health, to the ASTHO community.  ASTHO Workshop: Ignite, Accelerate, and Activate: Series 2, Session 2: Conflict & Collaboration ASTHO Webinar: INSPIRE: Readiness - Navigating Ethical Issues in Wastewater Surveillance for Infectious Diseases  ASTHO Webinar: Public Health Nursing Workforce Learning Lab Dena Schmidt Bio  

Dr. Joseph Kanter, ASTHO CEO, shares how ASTHO will use the Public Health Workforce Interest and Needs Survey (PH WINS) to guide national public health priorities; Emma Pliskin, research scientist at Child Trends, shares what their new study reveals about trends in STI testing and why many patients are missing key testing opportunities; ASTHO is holding an INSPIRE: Readiness webinar tomorrow, Tuesday July 17th, at 2 p.m. EST on the role of wastewater surveillance in preventing infectious diseases and navigating the ethical concerns that come with it; and a summary of the Tobacco Control Network’s Office Hour on Federal Policy and Funding Updates is now available online.  PH WINS Dashboard Child Trends Study: Missed Opportunities for STI Testing in Contraceptive Care ASTHO Webinar: INSPIRE: Readiness - Navigating Ethical Issues in Wastewater Surveillance for Infectious Diseases Tobacco Control Network Summary: TCN Office Hour on Federal Policy and Funding Updates

Dr. Brian Castrucci, President and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation, shares how the 2024 PH WINS survey can help state and local health departments develop more strategic workforce development plans; Dr. David Spach, Editor-in-Chief for the National STD Curriculum and Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle, explains how the university’s online STI curriculum is providing reliable education to healthcare professionals across the globe; ASTHO alum Dr. Tomás Aragón has been appointed to be an Impact Fellow at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, where he will launch projects and share expertise with the school’s students and scholars; ASTHO is holding a webinar next Thursday, July 24th, about effective communication strategies for public health messaging; and a new ASTHO toolkit is available for states to strengthen immunization infrastructure through partnerships with Community Action Agencies.  PH WINS Dashboard National STD Curriculum Web Page National STD Curriculum Podcast National HIV Curriculum Web Page UC Berkeley Public Health: UC Berkeley School of Public Health welcomes second cohort of impact fellows ASTHO Webinar: Enhancing Public Health Communication: Tools for Engagement & Visibility ASTHO Toolkit: Strengthening State Immunization Infrastructure Through Public Health-Community Action Partnerships  

Kristin Raab, Director of the Minnesota Climate and Health Program at the Minnesota Department of Health, shares how the state’s “Stay Cool Minnesota” campaign is working to protect Minnesotans against the negative health effects of extreme heat; ASTHO Alum, Dr. Matthew Christiansen, Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Health Affairs at Valley Health Systems, discusses ASTHO’s recent Executive Leadership Forum and the value of public health; ASTHO’s new data dashboard to help states use data to guide health improvement; and an ASTHO training on legal maps will take place on July 30th.  Minnesota Department of Health News Release: Health officials launch campaign to encourage Minnesotans to ‘Stay Cool’ during extreme heat ASTHO Brief: How States Can Leverage Data to Guide Health Improvement ASTHO Webinar: State and Territorial Infrastructure for Suicide Prevention: Exploring New Legal Maps  

Maggie Nilz, Senior Analyst of Preparedness at ASTHO, explains how states can help support public health preparedness workforce resilience and capacity; Carolyn Mullen, Senior Vice President for Government Affairs and Public Relations at ASTHO, shares what Congress has been busy with in this week’s View from Washington, D.C. report; a new ASTHO resource helps prevent adverse childhood experiences by providing various economic support program options; and Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO Past President, was named co-leader of a new population health data initiative at the Yale School of Public Health.  ASTHO Health Policy Update: States Stay Prepared by Supporting the Public Health Workforce ASTHO Legislative Alert: One Big Beautiful Bill Law Summary ASTHO Web Page: Prioritizing Economic Support Policies to Prevent ACEs and Promote Public Health Yale School of Public Health unveils PopHIVE