Public Health Review Morning Edition

Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President, releases a statement addressing the response to a spike in respiratory infections; Dr. Jose Romero, Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC, addresses the latest concerns about the rise in respiratory infections across the country; Jeanne Ayers, former State Health Officer for the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and now the Executive Director for Healthy Democracy Healthy People, explains the connections between voting and public health on the eve of the Nov. 8th election; JoAnne McClure, ASTHO Senior Analyst for State Health Policy, has a blog article summarizing steps some states and territories are taking to stem the rising tide of overdose fatalities; and Public Health Thank You Day is Monday, November 21st. ASTHO News Release: State Health Officials Urge Families to Take Preventive Measures During Current Respiratory Virus Surge Healthy Democracy Healthy People Webpage: Health & Democracy Index ASTHO Blog Article: Harm Reduction Policies Can Prevent Overdose Fatalities

Dr. Umair Shah, Secretary of Health for the State of Washington, discusses a settlement with three companies the state says played a key role in driving the opioid epidemic; Donna Levin, Director of Act for Public Health, discusses the legal landscape of public health in a new ASTHO Trailblazer interview; and Public Health Thank You Day is Monday, November 21st. Washington State News Release: AG Ferguson – Half-billion dollars to fight opioid epidemic will start flowing Dec. 1 ASTHO Blog Article: Leadership Trailblazer Spotlight: Donna Levin, Act for Public Health Project Director, Network for Public Health Law The Network for Public Health Law Webpage

Dr. Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge, ASTHO's Senior Vice President of Health Equity and Diversity Initiatives, discusses concerns with RSV infections and the triple threat that comes with treating those cases at the same time people are getting sick with the flu and COVID-19; Dr. Mark Starr, Deputy Director of Environmental Health for the California Department of Public Health, tells us about One Health Day; and Monday, November 21st is Public Health Thank You Day. One Health Commission Webpage One Health Day Webpage

Dr. Steven Stack, ASTHO President-Elect and Kentucky Public Health Commissioner, discusses Kentucky's new online system to report foodborne illnesses; Ankur Jain, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Public Health Data Modernization and Informatics, examines a violence prevention model developed in Cardiff Wales and founded on data that is beginning to attract interest in the United States; ASTHO is hiring an Assistant Controller, a Director of Workforce Development, and an Advisor of Public Health Infrastructure; and Monday, November 21st is Public Health Thank You Day. Kentucky Food Safety Reporting Webpage Northern Kentucky Tribune News Article: Kentucky launches new food safety reporting website aimed at increasing public health and protection ASTHO Report: Health Agency Implementation Guidance: Cardiff Model for Violence Prevention ASTHO Webpage: Careers at ASTHO

Karl Ensign, ASTHO's Vice President for Territorial Support, discusses the idea behind the Island Areas Workgroup, which is celebrating one year of connecting territories, freely associated states, and federal partners; ASTHO is making the case to include island areas in federal public health data sets; Dr. David Goodman, Team Lead for the Maternal Mortality Prevention Program at the CDC, responds to a new CDC report that says more than 84 percent of pregnancy-related deaths that occurred between 2017 and 2019 were preventable; and Public Health Thank You Day is Monday, November 21st. ASTHO Webpage: Territories and Freely Associated States ASTHO Webpage: Health Equity ASTHO Report: Including Island Areas in Federal Public Health Datasets CDC Webpage: Pregnancy-Related Deaths: Data from Maternal Mortality Review Committees in 36 US States, 2017–2019 ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know

Jeanne Ayers, Executive Director of Healthy Democracy Healthy People and an ASTHO alum, discusses the impact of voting on public health; Grace Lee, Senior Analyst for Infectious Disease Infrastructure and Policy, authored a blog article about the increase of healthcare-associated infections; ASTHO members are taking action to help breastfeeding parents adapt to barriers created by the pandemic; and ASTHO tracks legislative and policy developments in Washington and across the states and territories as part of regular legislative alerts that you can sign up for. Healthy Democracy Healthy People Webpage Healthy Voting Webpage ASTHO Blog Article: States and Territories Strengthening Infection Prevention and Control Policies ASTHO Brief: Supporting Breastfeeding and Maternal Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know

Katie Capelli, an Epidemiologist in the Office of Health Crisis Response at the Delaware Division of Public Health, discusses a new public service campaign to promote a positive, drug free, lifestyle to youth across the state; Dr. Umair Shah, Secretary of Health for the Washington State Department of Health, attends an event with Vice President Kamala Harris, U.S. Senator Patty Murray, and Governor Jay Inslee where green energy buses for several school districts in the state were announced; agencies looking to reflect the social determinants in upcoming Medicaid Managed Care contracts can check out a new ASTHO resource now online; and stay in the know with ASTHO's Public Health Weekly email newsletter. Delaware.gov Webpage: DPH Announces #MyReasonWhyDE Youth Campaign ASTHO Webpage: Impacting Social Determinants of Health Through Managed Care Contracts ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know

Margret Cooke, Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, says the CDC has selected her state to develop one of five Pathogen Genomics Centers of Excellence in the country; there are new and updated Women's Prevention Services Initiative recommendations created by The Health Resources and Services Administration; and Heather Sebero, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Social and Behavioral Health, discusses how public health policy can benefit from good storytelling. Massachusetts Department of Public Health Webpage: Massachusetts to establish New England Pathogen Genomics Center of Excellence ASTHO Blog Article: Understanding the Updated Women's Preventive Services Guidelines

Dr. Mark Levine, Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Health, discusses the state's new Facing Suicide VT campaign, which focuses on encouraging people to discuss the issue of suicide; ASTHO is working with states and territories to highlight the importance of partnering with the autism community on emergency preparedness; there is still time to get a seat in this afternoon's Insight and Inspiration event; and ASTHO is hiring to fill several positions. Facing Suicide VT Webpage Health Vermont News Release: Vermont Launches Initiative to Reduce Rising Number of Suicides ASTHO Blog Article: Partnering with the Autism Community on Inclusive Emergency Preparedness Insight and Inspiration Webpage Careers at ASTHO Webpage ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know

Claire Pendergrast, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Health Improvement and Healthy Aging, discusses a survey of healthy aging policy actions enacted across the states and territories; Dr. LeQuandra Nesbitt, former Director of the District of Columbia Department of Health, considers the relationship between social sciences and decision making in a recent panel hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine while Dr. Erica Pan, California State Epidemiologist, explains how Stanford helped her state study real-time connections between COVID-19 policies and their impact on case rates; the National Academy of Medicine welcomes ASTHO alum Dr. Rachel Levine to its ranks; and ASTHO's Insight and Inspiration event is Wednesday afternoon, but you can still sign up. ASTHO Blog Article: States Using Policy to Reduce Dementia's Disease and Fiscal Impact ASTHO Webpage: Healthy Brain Initiative (HBI) Road Map Module CDC Webpage: National Healthy Brain Initiative Road Map Series ASTHO Webpage: Homepage The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Webpage: Societal Experts Action Network (SEAN): Fall 2022 Symposium National Academy of Medicine Webpage: National Academy of Medicine Elects 100 New Members ASTHO Webpage: Insight and Inspiration – Conversations for Public Health Leaders