Public Health Review Morning Edition

Dr. Laura Parajon, Deputy Cabinet Secretary of Health at the New Mexico Department of Health, discusses a new internship program that helps students understand why they might have an interest in a public health career; Eric Cote, an ASTHO Consultant, explains the importance of making plans to help people using ventilators or other medical equipment in a power outage; ASTHO examines how emergency operations centers across the country went online during the pandemic in a new brief; and another ASTHO brief details how public health teams in Oklahoma used an organizational framework to plan and implement new harm reduction programs. ASTHO Blog Article: Building Innovative Public Health Internship Programs: A Q&A with Laura Parajón ASTHO Brief: Leveraging the HHS emPOWER Program to Enhance Power Outage Planning ASTHO Brief: When the Power Fails: Helping Life-Support Equipment Users ASTHO Brief: Lessons Learned from Moving to Virtual/Hybrid EOCs in the COVID-19 Response ASTHO Brief: Boundary Spanning Leadership Model Strengthens Oklahoma Harm Reduction Programs

Dr. Evan Mallen, an ORISE Fellow with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says cities and states need to adapt plans and programs to changes in climate that impact public health; Dr. Joseph Kanter, State Health Officer at the Louisiana Department of Health, says Louisiana's Perinatal Quality Collaborative is having early success helping pregnant and postpartum people who struggle with opioid use; ASTHO leaders write in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice about steps public health teams could take to get ready for a possible surge in COVID-19 cases in the fall; and ASTHO publishes a blog article outlining strategies to address caregiver stress that can reduce the possibility of negative parenting and adverse childhood experiences. CDC Webpage: CDC's Climate and Health Program CDC Webpage: Extreme Heat Exposure: Access and Barriers to Cooling Centers — Maricopa and Yuma Counties, Arizona, 2010–2020 National Library of Medicine Webpage: Compound Climate and Infrastructure Events: How Electrical Grid Failure Alters Heat Wave Risk Journal of Public Health Management and Practice Webpage: Sustained Management of COVID-19: Doing More of What Works to Control Future Surges ASTHO Blog Article: State and Territorial Caregiver Wellness Policies May Reduce Adverse Childhood Experiences

Belinda Danielson, Access Supervisor with the State of Hawaii Department of Health, discusses the launch of the new national 9-8-8 hotline for mental health services; Dr. Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge, ASTHO's Senior Vice President for Health Equity and Diversity Initiatives, tells us about the COVID-19 vaccine approval for young children and why uptake remains extremely low; and ASTHO's Health Equity Summit 2022 is today. CDC Webpage: Strengthening U.S. Public Health Infrastructure, Workforce, and Data Systems ASTHO Health Equity Summit Registration

This special edition revisits a popular episode of Public Health Review Morning Edition from April 20th. Dr. Bruce Perry offers encouragement for the public health workforce; Dr. Gillian SteelFisher explains how public health leaders might use the information from her latest national survey; ASTHO alum Dr. Joneigh Khaldun from Michigan is in the ASTHO Trailblazer Spotlight this week; and ASTHO announces a new Speakers Bureau. ASTHO Webpage: Insight and Inspiration Series ASTHO Article: Leadership Trailblazer Spotlight - Joneigh Khaldun, Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer of CVS ASTHO Webpage: Speakers Bureau

Nick Davidson, Senior Deputy for Public Health with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, discusses the CDC's plan to invest almost four billion dollars in public health capacity, workforce, and data upgrades; Dr. Joseph Kanter, State Health Officer for the Louisiana Department of Health, examines steps the Louisiana Legislature's taking that are critical to the early success of the Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative; and Dr. Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge, Senior Vice President of Health Equity and Diversity Initiatives, says attendees will benefit from the chance to gather for the ASTHO Health Equity Summit 2022 this Wednesday, July 27. CDC Webpage: Strengthening U.S. Public Health Infrastructure, Workforce, and Data Systems ASTHO Health Equity Summit Registration

Dr. Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge, ASTHO's Senior Vice President of Health Equity and Diversity Initiatives, previews the goals of next Wednesday's Health Equity Summit 2022; Dr. Lorraine Backer, Senior Environmental Epidemiologist at the National Center for Environmental Health with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses the dangers of high levels of cyanotoxins both in the water and the air; and a new ASTHO brief examines the benefits and challenges of meeting with business owners online for virtual inspections of water systems, restaurants, and body art businesses. ASTHO Webpage: Addressing Structural Racism Priority for Public Health Officials During ASTHO Health Equity Summit ASTHO Health Equity Summit Registration ASTHO Blog Post: Approaching Summer, States Ramping Up Water Protections ASTHO Webpage: Cyanobacterial Blooms and Associated Illnesses: A Clinician Training Module for Physicians and Healthcare Providers CDC Webpage: Cyanotoxins in Air Study CDC Webpage: Healthy Swimming CDC Webpage: Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB)-Associated Illness ASTHO Brief: Environmental Health Innovations During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Annie Evans, ASTHO's Director of Preparedness and Disability Integration, discusses the results of an 18-month project that placed disability and preparedness specialists in jurisdictions across the states and territories; John Clymer with the Community Preventive Services Task Force discusses the group's latest report to Congress; Dr. Amy Ladley, the State Perinatal Quality Program Manager for the Bureau of Family Health in Louisiana, says most birthing hospitals in the state are supporting new initiatives to help pregnant and postpartum people struggling with opioid use; and ASTHO's Health Equity Summit 2022 is next Wednesday, July 27th. NACCHO 360 Conference Webpage ASTHO Webpage: Disability Inclusion The Community Guide Webpage The Community Guide Webpage: 2021 Annual Report to Congress ASTHO Health Equity Summit Registration

Bruno Pigott, Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water at the Environmental Protection Agency, calls attention to new drinking water guidance that considers exposure to PFAS chemicals from all sources of exposure; Margret Cooke, Commissioner for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, discusses a steep increase in opioid related overdose deaths; ASTHO has job openings for people interested in a career in public health; and ASTHO's Health Equity Summit 2022 is next Wednesday, July 27th. EPA Webpage: EPA Announces New Drinking Water Health Advisories for PFAS Chemicals, $1 Billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Strengthen Health Protections EPA Webpage: Drinking Water Health Advisories (HAs) ASTHO Webpage: Careers at ASTHO ASTHO Health Equity Summit Registration

Dr. Carlos Oronce, an Advanced Health Services Research Fellow at the Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System, discusses the challenges of COVID-19 being exacerbated by a lack of good data; Dr. Joseph Kanter, State Health Officer for the Louisiana Department of Health, says health departments in southern states are on the lookout for West Nile Virus; and ASTHO's Health Equity Summit 2022 is set for Wednesday, July 27th Louisiana Department of Health Webpage: LDH surveillance finding high numbers of mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus ASTHO Health Equity Summit Registration

Margret Cooke, Commissioner for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, reflects on new preliminary data showing possible improvement this year for opioid-related overdose deaths; Dr. Amy Ladley, the State Perinatal Quality Program Manager for the Bureau of Family Health in Louisiana, discusses a relatively new effort working with 47 of Louisiana's 49 birthing hospitals on at least one of four initiatives to improve care for pregnant and postpartum people struggling with opioid use; ASTHO and the de Beaumont Foundation have been working on the latest version of the PHWins survey and the results are due out in just a few weeks; and ASTHO's Health Equity Summit 2022 is coming up on Wednesday, July 27th. Mass.gov News Release: Massachusetts Rate of Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths Increased 8.8 Percent in 2021 Compared to 2020 Mass.gov News Release: Massachusetts responds to the opioid epidemic Partners for Family Health Louisiana Webpage: Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative (LaPQC) ASTHO Health Equity Summit Registration ASTHO Webpage: National Survey - Public Health Professionals Pushed to Limit