Public Health Review Morning Edition

Dr. Georges Benjamin, Executive Director of the American Public Health Association, discusses how the organization's 150th anniversary was celebrated at its annual meeting held recently in Boston; Joan Adam, Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Health, says the pandemic created opportunities to develop stronger partnerships with the nine federally recognized tribes in the state; an ASTHO blog article outlines four steps public health leaders can take to improve their crisis communications; and in recognition of Public Health Thank You Day, we continue to say thank you to people working in the field. American Public Health Association Webpage Indian Health Service Webpage ASTHO Blog Article: Four Things Public Health Leaders Can Do to Improve Crisis Communications ASTHO Webpage: Be In The Know

Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President and Chief Medical Officer of the Alaska Department of Health, shares some encouraging words to celebrate Public Health Thank You Day; Mike Fraser, ASTHO CEO, appreciates the significance of Public Health Thank You Day, but says we shouldn't limit our thanks to a single day; and Beth Giambrone, ASTHO Senior Analyst for State Health Policy, says all 50 states and Washington D.C. have cottage food laws in place, noting some are considering changes. ASTHO Blog Article: Do Cottage Foods Really Come from a Cottage?

Susan Best, Program Manager for the Division of Food and Lead Risk Assessment with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, discusses the implementation of virtual restaurant inspections; Devon Page, ASTHO Government Affairs Analyst, examines how the midterm elections will affect public health; ASTHO members can learn strategies to ensure reproductive health care is responsive to diverse populations in a webinar planned for Tuesday, November 29th; and Public Health Thank You Day is Monday, November 21st. ASTHO Blog Article: Environmental Health Innovations During the COVID-19 Pandemic ASTHO Brief: Virtual Food Safety Inspections During the COVID-19 Pandemic South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Video: DHEC COVID-19 DHEC Virtual Food Safety Check ASTHO Blog Article: The Midterm Elections' Effect on Public Health ASTHO Webinar: Providing Culturally Responsive Reproductive Healthcare

Dr. Marcus Plescia discusses the role of states in removing flavored tobacco products, including menthol, from the market. Tamira Moon explains ASTHO's health equity circles to promote racial healing and understanding. Anna Bartels celebrates National Rural Health Day and Public Health Thank You Day.

Dr. David Lakey, former Commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services, discusses the Texas response to the 2014 Ebola outbreak as a wave of Ebola cases in Uganda expands; Robert Gottlieb, a GIS Data Analyst for the Indiana Department of Health, says GIS technology can help public health agencies improve their response; and Public Health Thank You Day is Monday, November 21st. GIS Day Webpage

Dr. Emily Mosites, Senior Advisor on Special Populations for the CDC, discusses lessons learned from work done during the pandemic to help people experiencing homelessness; Heather Krasna, Associate Dean of Career Services at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, highlights ASTHO's new website, publichealthcareers.org, which serves as a one-stop shop for job listings and other information related to work in the field; Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, former director of the Washington D.C. Department of Health, has a new job; and Public Health Thank You Day is Monday, November 21st. CDC Webpage: Homelessness & Health Oxford Academic Webpage: The Journal of Infectious Diseases Training on Homelessness for Public Health Providers Webpage National Library of Medicine Webpage: Public Health Lessons Learned in Responding to COVID-19 Among People Experiencing Homelessness in the United States ASTHO News Release: New Website Helps Public Health Job Seekers Nationwide PublicHealthCareers.org GW Today News Article: Former D.C. Official, an Expert in Health Equity, to Hold First of 14 New Endowed Professorships

Dr. Judy Monroe, CDC Foundation President and CEO, announces ASTHO as one of the winners of the 2022 Fries Prize for Improving Health; Ericka McGowan, ASTHO Senior Director for Emerging Infection Disease, discusses a new CDC report about racial and ethnic disparities in flu severity and vaccination coverage; Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President, says Alaskan Native communities in her state have led the development of vaccine equity solutions that have helped keep communities healthy; and Public Health Thank You Day is Monday, November 21st. ASTHO News Release: ASTHO Awarded 2022 Fries Prize for Improving Public Health During COVID-19 CDC Webpage: Vital Signs: Influenza Hospitalizations and Vaccination Coverage by Race and Ethnicity—United States, 2009–10 Through 2021–22 Influenza Seasons ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know

In a special edition of the newscast, we celebrate Veterans Day with thoughts from two veterans working in public health: Keith Reed, Oklahoma Commissioner of Health, is a registered nurse and a colonel in the Oklahoma Air National Guard and Dr. Edward Simmer, South Carolina's Director of the Department of Health and Environmental Control, is a Navy veteran with more than 30 years in the military. Also, we get another thankful note in celebration of the upcoming Public Health Thank You Day on Monday, November 21st. ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know

Kerry Wyss, ASTHO's Director of Environmental Health, outlines a new report about the value of a Health in All Policies approach to public health; Ali Aslam, ASTHO's Senior Analyst for Environmental Health, discusses how grantmakers can incorporate a Health in All Policies and equity-centered approach into requests for proposals and notice of funding opportunities; Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President, comments about concerns over the winter flu, RSV, and COVID season in a November 4th report in the Washington Post; ASTHO lists available job openings; and Public Health Thank You Day is coming up on Monday, November 21st. ASTHO Report: The Value of Health in All Policies ASTHO Brief: Incorporating Health in All Policies – Tips for Grantmakers The Washington Post News Article: CDC warns of tough winter as flu, RSV and covid collide ASTHO News Release: State Health Officials Urge Families to Take Preventive Measures During Current Respiratory Virus Surge ASTHO Webpage: Careers at ASTHO

Caitlin Langhorne Griffith, ASTHO's Director of Behavioral Health, unveils a new public health tool known as SPACECAT, or Suicide, Overdose and Adverse Childhood Experiences Prevention Capacity Assessment Tool; Talyah Sands, ASTHO Director of Health Improvement, discusses a new article written for the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice about a project to help agencies in Georgia better coordinate their work on behalf of older adults; ASTHO has won the 2022 Fries Prize for the organization's contribution to improving public health; and Public Health Thank You Day is coming up on Monday, November 21st. ASTHO Webpage: SPACECAT Journal of Public Health Management and Practice Webpage: Improving Older Adult Health by Operationalizing State Plans on Aging and Health Improvement ASTHO News Release: ASTHO Awarded 2022 Fries Prize for Improving Public Health During COVID-19