Dr. Brooke Cunningham, ASTHO Member and Health Commissioner for the Minnesota Department of Health, reflects on the importance of using policy to achieve racial equity; Dr. Priti Patel, Acting Director of the Office of Science in the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at CDC, discusses a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine that considers the public health role in the response to long COVID; and an ASTHO report examines the benefits of verbal screening when treating people using two or more substances during pregnancy.

American Journal of Preventive Medicine Webpage: The Role of U.S. Public Health Agencies in Addressing Long COVID

ASTHO Report: Polysubstance Use During Pregnancy and the Benefits of Universal Verbal Screening

ASTHO Webpage: Stay Informed