Public Health Review Morning Edition

Dr. Daniel Edney, State Health Officer for the Mississippi State Department of Health, has studied the data in Mississippi's latest Maternal Mortality Report and says the rates are unacceptable; Heather Tomlinson, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Immunizations, explains in a new blog article how members can defend vaccination requirements to their state lawmakers; and there is only one day left to apply to be part of the next cohort enrolled in ASTHO's Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health program. AP News Article: Maternal deaths and disparities increase in Mississippi ASTHO Blog Article: Building Vaccine Confidence Among State and Territorial Legislatures ASTHO Webpage: Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know

Dr. Sameer Vorha, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, is taking note of the disparities laid bare by COVID-19 in a new guest column written for the Chicago Sun-Times; Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer for CVS Health, celebrates her first year on the job; and ASTHO has a blog article asking what leaders can do to help develop resilience among the members of their teams. Chicago Sun-Time News Article: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic can make Illinois healthier than ever LinkedIn Blog Article: A Look Back: My First Year as the Inaugural Chief Health Equity Officer at CVS Health ASTHO Blog Article: Resiliency Within the Workforce ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know

Kinetra Joseph, Campaign Director for the CDC Foundation, says the Foundation's Live to the Beat initiative has had a successful first year; Dr. Christopher King, Dean of the Georgetown University School of Health, spent much of his career studying issues affecting historically marginalized and disenfranchised communities and is using that lens to look at COVID-19 impacts; and an ASTHO report guides readers through challenges and steps associated with developing health equity standards and measures. Live to the Beat Campaign Webpage ASTHO Report: Measuring Health Equity for Planning and Performance Improvement ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know

Robin Matthies, ASTHO's Director for Public and Behavioral Health Integration, encourages ASTHO members to review a CDC report that says teen girls in the U.S. are in crisis; Harold Gil, a graduate of ASTHO's Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health program, was inspired by the program to open his own informatics business; today is your last chance to get a seat in this afternoon's Insight and Inspiration event; and ASTHO has a few job openings that you can apply for today. CDC Webpage: Youth Risk Behavior Survey ASTHO Blog Article: The Return on Investment of Time Spent on Your Own Leadership Development ASTHO Webpage: Insight and Inspiration: Conversations for Public Health Leaders ASTHO Webpage: Careers at ASTHO

Dr. Christopher Rizzo, Senior U.S. Medical Director for Sanofi, is working on a passive immunization for RSV that could help protect young infants from the virus; Lana McKinney, ASTHO Senior Policy Analyst for State Health Policy, encourages ASTHO members to ask their lawmakers to support the life-saving tools of CPR techniques and AED devices; and the deadline to apply for ASTHO's Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health program is Feb. 28th. ASTHO Blog Article: State Policies Promote the Importance of Defibrillators and CPR ASTHO Webpage: Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know

Dr. Scott Rivkees, Professor of Practice of Health Services, Policy and Practice at the Brown School of Public Health, writes about the impact of denialism on public health in a guest column published in Washington D.C.'s Hill newspaper; Gaafar Uherbelau, Palau Minister of Health and Human Services, says the 2023 Palau Health Summit will focus the discussion on the importance and impact of health equity; in an ASTHO blog article, Dr. Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge pays homage to five of the many impactful contributions made by African American women that have changed the course of America; and there's still time to apply for ASTHO's Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health program. The Hill News Article: Denialism is seeping into legislation and undermining public health ASTHO Blog Article: Celebrating Black HER-STORY ASTHO Webpage: Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health

Dr. Mark Levine, Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Health, offers his colleagues some advice in a new ASTHO video about improving public health through data and communication; Dr. David Grossman, Vice President for Social Health and Equity at Kaiser Permanente, shares news about a new financial commitment the company has made to its recently created Center for Gun Violence Research and Education; an ASTHO Blog Article discusses five black women who made "herstory" and today inspire the life and work of ASTHO's Dr. Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge; and ASTHO's latest Insight and Inspiration event is coming up on Wednesday, February 22nd. Kaiser Permanente News Release: Kaiser Permanente Commits $25 Million to Center for Gun Violence Research and Education ASTHO Webpage: Leading through a Pandemic – Teamwork and Crisis Communication ASTHO Blog Article: Celebrating Black HER-STORY ASTHO Webpage: Insight and Inspiration: Conversations for Public Health Leaders

Dr. Elizabeth Tilson, State Health Director and the Chief Medical Officer for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, is optimistic about the FDA's proposal to use an individual risk assessment when deciding who can or cannot donate blood; Sanaa Akbarali, ASTHO Senior Director for Maternal and Infant Health, helped write an article the Journal of Perinatology about work done in the field and policies in place to support pregnant people; and you can monitor changes in public health policy across the country if you sign up for ASTHO's legislative alert emails. U.S Food and Drug Administration News Release: FDA Proposes Individual Risk Assessment for Blood Donations, While Continuing to Safeguard U.S. Blood Supply Journal of Perinatology Article: Maternal and neonatal risk-appropriate care: gaps, strategies, and areas for further research ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know

Claire Hannan, Executive Director of the Association of Immunization Managers, is worried some who previously supported bills to prevent mandatory COVID vaccinations now might try to also weaken school vaccination requirements; Abe Kulungara, ASTHO Senior Director of Environment Health, says ASTHO is part of a collaborative to promote retail food safety that will focus on developing a national strategy for adoption of the latest editions of the FDA food code; and Dr. Christopher King, Dean of the Georgetown University School of Health, is helping the school shift the nation's focus from medical care to health care. Association of Immunization Managers Webpage: AIM Statement on School and Child-Care Vaccination Entry Requirements ASTHO News Release: Public Health Associations Band Together to Combat Foodborne Disease and Death Georgetown University Webpage: School of Health

Dr. Jim McDonald, New York State Acting Health Commissioner, says partnerships with people in local communities are key to the state's response to the opioid crisis; Siman Qaasim, Health Equity Administrator for the Arizona Department of Health Services, says Arizona's mobile COVID-19 vaccine program has vaccinated 150,000 people; a new ASTHO blog talks about how state and territorial health officials can re-establish trust; and you can learn more about managing toxic stress in a new ASTHO Insight and Inspiration event planned for Wednesday, Feb. 22nd. WETM News Article: NYS DOH reports increase in overdose deaths from 2020 Arizona Department of Health Services News Release: ADHS mobile program brings COVID-19 vaccines and boosters to Arizonans ASTHO Blog Article: Rebuilding Trust in Public Health Through Effective Communications ASTHO Webpage: Insight and Inspiration: Conversations for Public Health Leaders