Public Health Review Morning Edition

Dr. Carlton Thomas, a gastroenterologist in San Diego, discusses a recent CDC report on monkeypox which he says is an argument in favor of communicating on mobile apps and other platforms that are familiar to people in at-risk communities; Kyle Gasaway, ASTHO Analyst for Leadership Development, explains how a Simon Sinek master trainer will help you discover the why to your public health work; ASTHO has a tip sheet that could help implement an equity-centered approach to the RFP process; and learn how to tell better success stories in a webinar set for Tuesday, October 25th. CDC Webpage: Monkeypox Signs and Symptoms ASTHO Brief: Incorporating Health in All Policies: Tips for Grantmakers ASTHO Webpage: Insight and Inspiration: Conversations for Public Health Leaders ASTHO Webpage: Telling Effective Success Stories

In a special episode of the newscast, Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO's Chief Medical Officer, explains the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices decision earlier this week. The committee voted Thursday to add pediatric COVID-19 vaccines to the CDC's immunization schedule for children. ASTHO News Release: Statement from ASTHO on COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations

Dawn Skaggs, Emergency, Disaster, and Climate Resilience Specialist for the World Institute on Disability, promotes a new Public Health Emergency Planning Toolkit to help agencies better serve people living with disabilities during emergencies; Lillie Seals, Director of Practice Transformation at the National Community Action Partnership, says members of the Partnering for Vaccine Equity Project had a productive meeting recently; Alaska, New Mexico, and Montana are working to deliver better perinatal care to people in American Indian and Alaskan Native communities; and there is less than a week to sign up for ASTHO's Insight and Inspiration event planned for next Wednesday, October 26th. ASTHO Report: Public Health Emergency Planning Toolkit ASTHO Blog Article: Partnering with Community Action Agencies Can Improve Trust in Vaccines ASTHO News Release: New ASTHO Program Aims to Increase Equity in Adult Immunization ASTHO Brief: Strengthening Risk-Appropriate Care in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities ASTHO Webpage: Insight and Inspiration: Conversations for Public Health Leaders

Margaret Jaco Manecke, the Director of Practice Improvement at the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, is looking for public health professionals to join the Council's next annual learning community; an ASTHO work group recommends improvements to national guidelines governing cancer cluster investigations; Geetika Nadkarni, ASTHO's Director of Chronic Infectious Disease, provides an update on members of the Partnering for Vaccine Equity Project meeting recently to review their progress; and state and territorial Directors of Public Health Preparedness are meeting in Nashville this week to discuss disability inclusion, the strategic national stockpile and managing service disruptions. Behavioral Training Health Institute Webpage Behavioral Health Training Institute for Health Officials Request for Applications Webpage ASTHO Blog Article: Partnering with Community Action Agencies Can Improve Trust in Vaccines ASTHO News Release: New ASTHO Program Aims to Increase Equity in Adult Immunization ASTHO Brief: Recommendations for Updating CDC/CSTE Cancer Cluster Investigation Guidelines

Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO's Senior Director of Government Affairs, says oversight of COVID-19 spending might increase if midterm elections lead to change in U.S. House leadership ; Heidi Westermann, ASTHO's Director of Public Health Systems and Planning, says two new training modules are available to help ASTHO members learn to visualize data and incorporate quality improvement in their planning processes; a team effort in the U.S. Virgin Islands is helping leaders improve the way they manage important federal grant funding; and an ASTHO blog article from three scholars enrolled in ASTHO's Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health program looks at building a culture of belonging through leadership. ASTHO Blog Article: Midterm Elections: Predictions on Congressional Priorities for Upcoming Session ASTHO Webpage: Data Visualization for Performance Improvement Learning Series ASTHO Webpage: Quality Improvement Learning Series ASTHO Blog Article: How the U.S. Virgin Islands is Improving Federal Grants Management ASTHO Blog Article: Building a Culture of Belonging Through Leadership

Joanne Pearsol, ASTHO's Director of Workforce Development discusses the debut of ASTHO's new public health jobs website, publichealthcareers.org; an ASTHO blog article assesses Tennessee's progress on Opioid Use Disorder throughout its maternal and child health population; there is a little more than a week left to sign up for ASTHO's Insight and Inspiration event on October 26th; and ASTHO outlines accessible communication strategies in a blog article. Public Health Careers Webpage ASTHO Webpage: Job Posting ASTHO Blog Article: Tennessee's Successes Combatting Opioid Use Disorder: A Q&A with Elizabeth Harvey ASTHO Webinar: Insight and Inspiration: Conversations for Public Health Leaders ASTHO Blog Article: Embedded: COVID-19 Vaccination and the d/Deaf Community

Chrissie Juliano, Executive Director of the Big Cities Health Coalition, is joined by local public health directors to discuss public interest in the new COVID-19 booster; ASTHO is working with the National Community Action Partnership and five Community Action Agencies in the Partnering for Vaccine Equity project; Dr. Reem M. Ghandour, Director, Division of Epidemiology, Maternal and Child Health Bureau at the Health Resources and Services Administration, talks about the new National Survey of Children's Health that is now online; and Dr. Manisha Juthani, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health, is one of the Hartford Business Journal's 2022 Power 25 Health Care honorees. Big Cities Health Coalition Webpage ASTHO Blog Article: Partnering with Community Action Agencies Can Improve Trust in Vaccines Health Resources and Services Administration Webpage: National Survey of Children's Health Hartford Business Journal Article: 2022 Power 25 Health Care: Dr. Manisha Juthani

Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO's Chief Medical Officer, talks about an article he helped author in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, which discusses the work public health did in response to the pandemic; Bea Martinez, Southern Coordinator for the Office of Community Health Workers with the New Mexico Department of Health, addresses efforts to help improve the health of Hispanic communities; ASTHO publishes a blog about how state and territorial health officials are working to address privacy concerns associated with mental healthcare and telehealth; and ASTHO has a report to help states and territories address the danger kids face with lead in their drinking water. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice Article: A Pandemic Success Story: Distribution and Administration of COVID-19 Vaccines National Hispanic Heritage Month Webpage ASTHO Blog Article: Addressing Privacy Concerns of Using Mental Healthcare via Telehealth Children's Environmental Health Day Webpage ASTHO Report: Going Beyond Regulatory Compliance for Lead Testing in Water

Caroline Brazeel, ASTHO's Senior Director for Population Health and Innovation, discusses two demonstration waivers, one which allows Oregon to provide housing assistance to some people enrolled in Medicaid, that were approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; Scott Shone, ASTHO's new representative to the Secretary of Health and Human Services' Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children, says he's ready to keep ASTHO members informed about the panel's work; ASTHO has three employment opportunities you might consider; and ASTHO has booked a Simon Sinek master trainer for a new Insight and Inspiration event scheduled for Wednesday, October 26th. ASTHO Webpage: Careers at ASTHO ASTHO Webinar: Insight and Inspiration: Conversations for Public Health Leaders ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know

Dr. Sameer Vohra, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, explains what it will take to convince more people to get the new COVID-19 booster shot; ASTHO CEO Mike Fraser attends a White House Summit on Indoor Air Quality today; Priya Shah, an ASTHO Analyst for Health Improvement and Healthy Aging, discusses ways ASTHO members can integrate healthy aging principles into their policies and programs; and the ASTHO Maternal and Infant Health team is hosting a conversation on home visiting this afternoon. ASTHO Webpage: Integrating Healthy Aging into Public Health ASTHO Webinar: The Home Visiting Impact