Public Health Review Morning Edition

Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO's Chief Medical Officer, defends public health authority after a recent federal court ruling tossed the requirement for masks on public transportation; Dr. Harry Chen, Vermont's former health commissioner, discusses President Biden's comments on mental health during his State of the Union speech earlier this year; ASTHO publishes a new Leadership Trailblazer Spotlight article on Dr. Karen DeSalvo, Google's Chief Medical Officer; and ASTHO announces new sponsors for its TechXpo set for May 10-11 online. AMA Conversation with ASTHO CMO, Dr. Marcus Plescia ASTHO Blog Article: Leadership Trailblazer Spotlight – Karen DeSalvo, Chief Health Officer of Google ASTHO Webpage: Public Health TechXpo

Dr. Scott Harris, Alabama's State Health Officer, discusses how states and territories are on alert for cases of hepatitis and adenovirus in children; Dr. Jose Romero, Arkansas' Secretary of Health, is worried about increasing cases of tuberculosis, especially among children; ASTHO has a new blog article on state responses to the growing problem of tick-borne diseases; and ASTHO invites public health officials to attend a webinar featuring a simulation planning tool that helps agencies simulate vaccination, triage and screening during public health emergencies. ASTHO Blog Article: Public Health Confronts the Tick ASTHO Webinar Registration: Public Health Preparedness - POD SimPLER

Ioana Ungureanu, ASTHO's Senior Analyst for Public and Behavioral Health Integration, discusses a new ASTHO report outlining 10 high-level strategies to improve behavioral health for kids in schools; Angela Minicuci, the former Communications Director for the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services during the Flint water crisis, tells us why listening is so important; and J.T. Lane, ASTHO's Senior Vice President of Population Health and Innovation, explains how ASTHO's Public Health TechXpo attendees will be able to apply what they learn from the conference. ASTHO Report: Improving Youth Behavioral Health Through School-Based Strategies ASTHO Webpage: Public Health TechXpo ASTHO Press Release: Mental Health in Schools

J.T. Lane, ASTHO's Senior Vice President of Population Health and Innovation, tells us who is on the agenda to speak during the Public Health TechXpo event set for May 10th and 11th online; Laura Pegram, Director of Drug User Health at the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors, details a new resource to help public health agencies improve the way they share data; ASTHO publishes a new blog article about how some early childhood development programs adjusted to meet pandemic obstacles; and tomorrow is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day with a goal of getting people to turn in their expired, unused, or unwanted prescription drugs. ASTHO Webpage: Public Health Tech Xpo ASTHO/NASTAD Report: Cross-Jurisdictional Data Sharing ASTHO Blog Article: Some Early Childhood Development Programs Stalled, Others Flourished During Pandemic United States Department of Justice News Release: DEA's National Prescription Drug Take Back Day set for April 30, 2022 Controlled Substance Public Disposal Locations

J.T. Lane, ASTHO's Senior Vice President of Population Health and Innovation, explains how public health has a unique opportunity to modernize its data systems to prepare for the next crisis in a preview of the upcoming Public Health TechXpo; Ioana Ungureanu, ASTHO'S Senior Analyst for Public and Behavioral Health Integration, discusses how ASTHO and a national group of educators are working to identify strategies to help lower stress in young people; Isolation and quarantine orders are reviewed in a new ASTHO blog article; and Dr. Umair Shah, Secretary of Health in Washington, joins a panel discussion today on the impact of the pandemic on the public health workforce. ASTHO Webpage: Public Health Tech Xpo ASTHO Webinar Registration: Improving Youth Behavioral Health Through School Based Strategies ASTHO Blog Article: Isolation, Quarantine, and Public Health Authority Beyond the Pandemic GovExec webpage: Health Summit

Dr. Leslie Dauphin from the CDC discusses the nation's public health workforce and the way forward; Emi Chutaro, Executive Director of the Pacific Island Health Officers Association, offers details of a new study to better understand how to address non-communicable diseases in island jurisdictions; and the first ever conference on public health and dementia caregiving is set for June 14th and 15th in Minneapolis. CDC Webpage: Strengthening U.S. Public Health Infrastructure, Workforce, and Data Systems PIHOA Study: PCDC/PIHOA Regional NCD Response Evaluation Conference Registration: The Public Health Opportunities and Challenges of Dementia Caregiving

The Trust for America's Health unveils a new program to give agencies credit for their work promoting healthy aging; ASTHO delivers a report and hosts a webinar later this week detailing strategies to improve youth behavioral outcomes; two public health professionals enrolled in a new leadership program share their experiences in an ASTHO blog article; and the ASTHOS Public Health Expo has a new gold sponsor, Guidehouse Health. Trust for America's Health Webpage: AFPHS Recognition Program ASTHO Webinar: Improving Youth Behavioral Health Through School Based Strategies ASTHO Webpage Article: Sharing Your Unique Voice: Leadership Presence in Public Health ASTHO Webpage: Public Health Tech Xpo

Dr. Erica Pan, California's State epidemiologist, outlines the next phase of California's COVID-19 response; Dr. Nicole Bhave, a cardiologist at the University of Michigan, discusses the cardiac effects of COVID-19 that continue to plague some patients; and the pandemic health emergency is extended for another 90 days. The California SMARTER Plan Washington Post Article: Five months post-covid, Nicole Murphy's heart rate is still doing strange things Route Fifty Article: Why Pandemic Food and Medicaid Benefits Could Soon an End

Andy Baker-White, ASTHO's Senior Director for State Health Policy, discusses the impact of this week's federal court ruling striking down the mask requirement for people using public transportation; Phillip Talboy, Senior Advisor with the CDC's Division of TB Elimination, examines the drop in tuberculosis cases in 2020 and emphasizes the importance of TB awareness among providers; ASTHO publishes a blog article detailing how the Louisiana Department of Health launched a mentorship program during the pandemic; and we link ASTHO's statement on environmental health policy in recognition of Earth Day today! Public Health Communications Collaborative: Answers to Tough Questions Public Health Communications Collaborative: Talking Points and Answers to Tough Questions CDC Webpage: Tuberculosis Data and Statistics CDC Communications Campaign: Think. Test. Treat TB ASTHO Blog Article: Louisiana Department of Health Mentorship Program Thriving During COVID Response ASTHO Statement: Environmental Public Health Policy Statement

Dr. Bruce Perry, psychiatrist and author, tells public health leaders how they can help their frontline workers manage stress caused by the pandemic; ASTHO has a new blog article that lists seven workforce trends to watch for in the coming years; Aline Stone, Georgia's Alzheimer's and Related Dementia Coordinator, says a pilot project led by ASTHO and the Trust for America's Health helped her agency and the state's public health team find new ways to work together; and HLN Consulting signs on as a silver sponsor for this year's ASTHO Public Health Tech Xpo. ASTHO Webpage: Insight and Inspiration Series ASTHO Blog Article: Seven Trends Will Shape the Future Public Health Workforce ASTHO Public Health Tech Xpo Webpage: HLN Consulting