Public Health Review Morning Edition

Warren Villagomez, Director of Public Health Hospital for the Emergency Preparedness Program at the Commonwealth Health Care Corporation, shares the public health planning lessons learned form COVID-19; Hsini Lin, Office Chief for Environmental Epidemiology at the Arizona Department of Health Services, explains the ADHS response to record breaking heat; ASTHO has a new Speakers Bureau that connects event organizers with expert speakers; and sign up for ASTHO's Public Health Weekly email newsletters. ADHS: Extreme Weather & Public Health ASTHO: Climate and Health ASTHO: Speakers Bureau ASTHO Webpage: Public Health Weekly email newsletters

Kerry Wyss, ASTHO's Director of Environmental Health, explains how ASTHO held focus groups to address school air quality concerns; Dawn Terashita, Associate Director ofthe Acute Communicable Disease Control Program at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, shares the The Council for Outbreak Response: Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogen (CORHA) framework document made to standardize healthcare-associated infection notifications; and ASTHO will hold a virtual discussion on the Contraception Access Learning Community. ASTHO Webpage: School Ventilation and Air Filtration: Focus Group Findings and Guidance Considerations for Health Agencies CORHA Principles and Practices for Healthcare Outbreak Response ASTHO Webinar: Engaging Adolescents in Sexual and Reproductive Health Care and Education

Beth Giambrone, ASTHO's Senior Analyst of State Health Policy, says the EPA has proposed regulations on certain forever chemicals; Jamie Pina, ASTHO's Vice President of Public Health Data Modernization, explains how AI can be a public health tool; ASTHO has a new Congenital Syphilis Technical Package; and sign up for ASTHO's Public Health Weekly email newsletter ASDWA, ECOS, and ASTHO Send Letter to President Biden Seeking Support from Federal Agencies to Remove Sources of PFAS ASTHO Webpage: State and Federal Actions to Reduce Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances' Impact on Public Health ASTHO Webpage: AI in Public Health—ASTHO Has Entered the Chat ASTHO Webinar: Artificial Intelligence in State and Territorial Public Health ASTHO Webpage: Effective Public Health Approaches to Reducing Congenital Syphilis ASTHO Newsletter

Wendi Wilkes, Senior Advisor at the Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water, explains lead testing program that allows schools and child care agencies to remove the threat of lead; Heather Sebero, ASTHO's Senior Analyst for Social and Behavioral Health, says partnering with community-based organizations is a powerful tool to address mental health; ASTHO resources show that your physical environment significantly impacts health; and stay up to date by signing up for ASTHO's Legislative alert emails. EPA: WIIN Grant: Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program ASTHO Webpage: Addressing the Youth Mental Health and Loneliness Crises Through Social Connection in Schools ASTHO Webpage: What Surrounds Us Shapes Our Health—Look to Primary Prevention for Better Health ASTHO Infographic: What Surrounds Us Shapes Our Health ASTHO Webpage: Legislative Alerts

Dr. Jeffrey Klausner, Professor of Clinical Population and Public Health Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine at USC, describes how drug shortages are making it tough to treat syphilis; Jazmyn Covington, ASTHO Director of Maternal and Infant Health, says ASTHO members are making maternal and child health a priority; there is still time to sign up for ASTHO's webinar about ways to improve access to emergency contraception; and stay in the loop about all things happening in public health when you sign up for ASTHO's Public Health Weekly email newsletter. New York Times News Article: Antibiotic Shortage Could Worsen Syphilis Epidemic ASTHO Blog Article: Integrating Breastfeeding Into Early Childhood Nutrition Security Programs ASTHO Brief: Increasing Access to Breastfeeding Resources for Mothers Who Are Incarcerated ASTHO Webinar: Leveraging State Health Departments to Improve Access to Emergency Contraception ASTHO Webpage: Stay Informed

Hear from the experts who participated in an ASTHO online briefing on the coming RSV season; Sophia Durant, ASTHO's Analyst of Family and Child Health, says access to emergency contraception is a health equity issue; and an ASTHO virtual session explores explore the potential of artificial intelligence in public health. ASTHO Video: State Health Officials Share Preparations for Upcoming Respiratory Virus Season ASTHO Webinar: Leveraging State Health Departments to Improve Access to Emergency Contraception ASTHO Webinar: Artificial Intelligence in State and Territorial Public Health

Bethany Alcauter, Director of Research and Public Health Programs at the National Center for Farm Worker Health, is focused on local action when it comes to rural health infrastructure; an ASTHO online briefing discussed the coming RSV season; and this episode marks the second anniversary of the ASTHO newscast and features the first newscast interview with Dr. Nirav Shah, Principal Deputy Director of the CDC. National Agricultural Worker Health Program: Combating Covid-19

Maggie Davis, ASTHO Director of State Health Policy, outlines ASTHO's new Public Health Legal Mapping Center tool aimed to highlight policies that may prevent overdose; Liljana Baddour, ASTHO's Senior Director for Workforce Development, says challenges to expanding public health workforce go beyond recruiting; ASTHO's new Project ECHO: Overdose Fatality Investigative Techniques aims to improve reporting; and sign up for ASTHO's Public Health Weekly email newsletter ASTHO Webpage: ASTHO Legal Mapping Center Launches Maps of Harm Reduction Policies to Prevent Overdose ASTHO Webpage: Workforce Policy Spotlight: Successfully Raising FTE Caps in Rhode Island ASTHO Webpage: Creating Effective Virtual Trainings for Medical Examiners and Coroners ASTHO Newsletter

Omar Khalid, ASTHO's Director of Workforce Development, explains the expansion of ASTHO's Public Health – Hope, Equity, Resilience, and Opportunity (PH-HERO) initiative; Erin Laird, ASTHO's Director of Emerging Infections, says preventing infections among dialysis patients is an important public health issue; ASTHO has a new report on the Suicide, Overdose, Adverse Childhood Experiences Prevention Capacity Assessment tool; and a new ASTHO blog article explains how to build capacity to address suicide, overdose, and adverse childhood experiences. ASTHO Webpage: Funding & Collaboration Opportunities CDC: Making Dialysis Safer For Patients Coalition ASTHO Webinar: Making Dialysis Safer for Patients Coalition ASTHO Webpage: Island Areas Resource ASTHO Webpage: Building Capacity to Navigate the Prevention of Suicide, Overdose, and Adverse Childhood Experiences

Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO's Chief Medical Officer, shares the current COVID-19 status and a look ahead into the coming seasons; Dr. Steven Stack, ASTHO president elect and the Commissioner for Public Health for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, outlines the goals of a new ASTHO policy statement on health and social service system alignment; an ASTHO brief details Pennsylvania's new tool to streamline STI reporting; and sign up for ASTHO's webinar about maintaining Patient Access to Care in Rural America. CDC: COVID Data Tracker ASTHO: Health and Social Service System Alignment to Improve Population Health and Reduce Disparities Policy Statement ASTHO Webpage: Improving STI Treatment Reporting Forms: Pennsylvania Department of Health's Innovative Approach ASTHO Webpage: Maintaining Patient Access to Care in Rural America