Public Health Review Morning Edition

Claire Pendergrast, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Health Improvement and Healthy Aging, has new research outlining five key strategies ASTHO members can use to promote healthy aging in their jurisdictions; Dr. Katelyn Jetelina, an epidemiologist, created an email newsletter that strives to keep public interest aimed at public health; and ASTHO is hosting a webinar titled "Vaccine Equity: Combating COVID-19 Misinformation" on February 13th. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice Article: Supporting Healthy Aging and Older Adult Health: The Role of State and Territorial Health Agencies Your Local Epidemiologist Webpage ASTHO Webpage: Vaccine Equity Combating COVID-19 Misinformation ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know

Richa Ranade, ASTHO's Senior Director for Overdose Prevention, says it's encouraging to hear President Joe Biden prioritize solutions to the opioid epidemic in his State of the Union address; Dr. Christopher King, the first dean of Georgetown University's new School of Health, will use his lived experience to raise up the next generation of diverse public health leaders; and Rad Cunningham, Senior Epidemiologist at the Washington State Department of Health, offers a simple strategy for departments looking to connect climate change and health equity approaches. ASTHO News Release: ASTHO Welcomes President Biden's Call to Beat the Opioid and Overdose Epidemic Georgetown University Medical Center News Release: Georgetown University Announces Dr. Christopher King as Inaugural Dean for School of Health ASTHO Webpage: Public Health Review Podcast ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know

Ernia Hughes, Director of the Office of Health Center Investment Oversight with the Health Resources and Services Administration, says her organization hopes to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates with grants to more than 1,400 community health centers nationwide; Sana Chehimi, Director of Policy and Advocacy at the Prevention Institute, explains how a new campaign was designed to offer new solutions to violence that plagues many communities; Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President and Alaska Chief Medical Officer, calls tuberculosis a "silent endemic disease that continues to linger"; and ASTHO is recruiting for several open positions. Big Cities Health Coalition Webpage: Community Safety Campaign Health Resources and Services Administration Webpage: FY 2023 Expanding COVID-19 Vaccination Awards Alaska News News Article: Alaska tuberculosis surge prompts debate over training and treatment strategies ASTHO Webpage: Careers at ASTHO ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know

Chrissie Juliano, Executive Director of the Big Cities Health Coalition, says the Community Safety Campaign is about making sure people who live in communities have livable wages, and affordable and safe housing; Carolyn McCoy, ASTHO's Senior Director of Federal Government Affairs, shares how ASTHO is keeping a close eye on changes in leadership on committees that direct public health policy and funding; ASTHO's Immediate Past President Dr. Nirav Shah will attend the President's State of the Union address tonight in Washington D.C. as he gets ready to become the Principal Deputy Director at the CDC; and ASTHO's latest Insight and Inspiration event is coming up on Wednesday, February 22nd. Big Cities Health Coalition Webpage: Community Safety Campaign Local Today News Article: Dr. Shah is attending State of the Union as he prepares for his new federal role ASTHO Webpage: Insight and Inspiration: Conversations for Public Health Leaders

Julie Wernau, Health and Science Reporter at The Wall Street Journal, has spent the last year reporting on the opioid crisis and offers some advice for public health; Shannon Vance, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Family & Child Health, says the difficulty of finding quality, affordable childcare only increased during the pandemic; and ASTHO's next webinar will help you discover a more equitable approach when working with people living with disabilities. The Wall Street Journal News Article: Fentanyl Test Strips on the Dance Floor? Partygoers Face New Reality ASTHO Blog Article: States Increasing Supports for Early Childhood Programs ASTHO Webpage: Disability Etiquette Competence and Inclusion Training ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know

Dawn Skaggs, the Emergency, Disaster and Climate Resilience Specialist at World Institute on Disability, will help lead an ASTHO training event on Monday that will ask attendees to develop more equitable approaches in their work to support people living with disabilities; Chris Taylor, ASTHO Director for Infectious Disease Outbreak Response & Recovery, says ASTHO has produced a series of resources to help members better care for their teams as they recover from the trauma of the pandemic; and ASTHO tracks developments in public health policy and reports them in legislative alert emails which you can sign up for today. ASTHO Blog Article: Building a Culture of Care: Art, Quiet, and Animal Therapy ASTHO Webpage: Disability Etiquette Competence and Inclusion Training ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know

Julie Wernau, Health and Science Reporter at The Wall Street Journal, says drug use sites face many hurdles even if they have local permission to operate; Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President, tells the Associated Press that her members are anxious to understand how the fall spike in respiratory illness will be impacted by plans to end COVID authorities; and public health professionals still dealing with the stress and trauma of the pandemic could find help in a conversation planned on Wednesday, Feb. 22nd. The Wall Street Journal News Article: Fentanyl Test Strips on the Dance Floor? Partygoers Face New Reality Associated Press News Article: How will life change once the COVID-19 emergency ends? ASTHO Webpage: Insight and Inspiration with Dr. Kemia M Sarraf

Julie Wernau, Health and Science Reporter at The Wall Street Journal, has been reporting on the opioid crisis for more than a year but says it's still a difficult story to write; Andy Baker-White, ASTHO Senior Director of State Health Policy, says ASTHO members are working to prepare for the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency declarations; and sign up for the Public Health Weekly email newsletter. The Wall Street Journal News Article: Fentanyl Test Strips on the Dance Floor? Partygoers Face New Reality ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know

Devon Page, ASTHO Government Affairs Analyst, says ASTHO wants to work with both parties in Congress to find common ground for the good of public health; Arnold Bogis, ASTHO Senior Analyst and Research Associate, tells us why Buffalo, New York needs an emergency management office; and Carolee Cooper, an Environmental Health Program Specialist with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, explains how Idaho is promoting awareness during National Radon Action Month. The Buffalo News Webpage: Another Voice – Buffalo needs an emergency management office Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Webpage: Radon

Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Relations, is keeping an eye on the budget wrangling taking place on Capitol Hill; Ashley Cram, with ASTHO, explains how ASTHO members are working to help people in rural communities maintain access to telehealth; members of an FDA advisory panel support a proposal to move to a single annual vaccine dose for COVID-19 strains; and ASTHO's next Insight and Inspiration series is Wednesday, Feb. 22nd. ASTHO Blog Article: Telehealth and Licensure Policies Improving Healthcare Access for Rural Communities ASTHO Webpage: Insight and Inspiration with Dr. Kemia M Sarraf