Public Health Review Morning Edition

Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO Senior Vice President for Government Affairs and Public Relations, discusses a letter CEO Mike Fraser sent to the White House this week seeking additional funding to respond to the Monkeypox outbreak; Dr. Nirav Shah, ASTHO President and Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, says the pandemic has prepped his department and others for the Monkeypox outbreak; and ASTHO has a new speakers bureau. ASTHO Webpage: Letter to the White House Requesting Funding For a National Monkeypox Response

Dr. Gillian SteelFisher, Director of Global Polling for the Harvard Opinion Research Program, reflects on her latest survey gauging public reaction to seasonal flu vaccines; Paula Tran, State Health Officer for the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, discusses the work Dr. Greg Holzman is doing to revamp the state's Public Health Council as part of ASTHO's Senior Leader Reserve Corps; an ASTHO report examines how flexible funding from the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant program supports innovation; and an ASTHO Blog Article says public health agencies have learned a lot about emergency preparedness during their response to COVID-19. ASTHO Webpage: Senior Leader Reserve Corps ASTHO Report: Flexible Funding to Support Public Health Innovation ASTHO Blog Article: Preparing for the Next Infectious Disease Threat

Ian Williams, Incident Manager for the CDC's COVID-19 Response, discusses the latest changes to public pandemic guidance; Lillian Colasurdo, ASTHO's Director of Public Health Law and Data, reflects on the first-ever convening of those public health law professionals; Dr. Karen Smith, California's former State Health Officer, discusses her experiences communicating during crisis events in an ASTHO Blog Article; and ASTHO is hiring to fill several open positions. CDC Webpage: Summary of Guidance for Minimizing the Impact of COVID-19 on Individual Persons, Communities, and Health Care Systems — United States, August 2022 ASTHO Webpage: State Health Policy Public Health Law Practitioners Convening Webpage ASTHO Blog Article: Communicating Through Crises: Advice from a Public Health Leader ASTHO Webpage: Public Health Careers

Dr. Nirav Shah, ASTHO's President and Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, commends CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky for wanting to improve the CDC's mission; Rachel Scheckman, an ASTHO Senior Policy Analyst, discusses a new microlearning available to help people with questions about the HIV epidemic in the United States; and an ASTHO blog article explains how Medicaid, WIC, and SNAP programs can be leveraged to address different aspects of hunger and food insecurity. ASTHO Webpage: ASTHO HIV 101 & Ending the HIV Epidemic in the United States ASTHO Webpage: Braiding and Layering Funding to Address Housing and Food Insecurity

Dylan George, Director of Operations for the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics with the CDC, discusses trying to evaluate the factors that could drive more COVID-19 infections in the fall as kids return to school; Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO Chief Medical Officer, tells us about Monkeypox concerns as students head back to colleges and universities; and ASTHO has a new Speaker's Bureau ready to help you book a speaker for your next event. COVID-19 Scenario Modeling Hub Webpage CDC Webpage: COVID-19 Forecasting and Mathematical Modeling ASTHO Webpage: Speakers Bureau

In a special edition of the newscast, Glen Nowak, the former Media Relations Chief for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses a back-to-basics approach to effective public health communication, during an interview at the 2022 National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media, hosted by the National Public Health Information Coalition and the CDC. NPHIC Webpage: 2022 National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media

In a special edition of the newscast, Dr. Khalilah LeGrand, the Interim Chief of Staff for the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, discusses how the pandemic has impacted public health communications while attending the 2022 National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media, hosted by the National Public Health Information Coalition and the CDC. NPHIC Webpage: 2022 National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media

Dylan George, the Director of Operations for the Center for Epidemic Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics with the CDC, discusses what could happen with COVID-19 infection rates in the fall and winter; Maggie Davis, ASTHO's Director of State Health Policy, previews a new ASTHO report addressing maternal child health policy considerations during public health emergencies; ASTHO's process for setting legislative priorities is outlined in a new blog article; and ASTHO highlights three job openings this week. COVID-19 Scenario Modeling Hub Webpage CDC Webpage: COVID-19 Forecasting and Mathematical Modeling Public Health Law Practitioners Convening Webpage ASTHO Blog Article: Advocating for Success: ASTHO's Federal Legislative Priorities ASTHO Webpage: Careers at ASTHO

Maggie Davis, ASTHO's Director of State Health Policy, discusses a project to survey recent changes in laws governing public health authority; Dr. Harry Chen, the former Commissioner of Health for Vermont, tells us about some of the lessons learned concerning the collection and use of public health data during the pandemic; Shelbi Davis, ASTHO's Senior Climate Change Analyst, says lack of funding and competing priorities are keeping many agencies from doing more to address the public health impacts of climate change in a Pew Stateline article; and you can still sign up to attend the 2022 National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media starting today. The Policy Surveillance Program Webpage: Sentinel Surveillance of Emerging Laws Limiting Public Health Emergency Orders Temple University Webpage: Nearly Half Of All States Have Now Passed Laws Limiting Authority To Respond To Public Health Emergencies PEW Stateline Article: Public Health Agencies Lack Money to Combat Climate Threats NPHIC Webpage: 2022 National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media

Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO's Chief Medical Officer, discusses the plan to stretch monkeypox vaccine supplies by giving smaller doses; Arjun Srinivasan, Associate Director for Healthcare Associated Infection Prevention Programs with the CDC, explains a CDC special report that says cases of antimicrobial resistant infections are rising again and COVID-19 is getting the blame; and Denise Octavia-Smith, Executive Director of the National Association of Community Health Workers, tells us community health workers are diverse and proven members of the public health workforce. ASTHO Press Release: Statement from ASTHO Chief Medical Officer Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH on Monkeypox Outbreak in U.S. CDC Webpage: COVID-19 Reverses Progress in Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance in U.S. CDC Webpage: 2022 SPECIAL REPORT – COVID-19 U.S. Impact on Antimicrobial Resistance ASTHO Blog Article: A Grassroots Leader's Vision for the Future Community Health Workforce