Dr. Scott Harris, ASTHO President-Elect and Alabama State Health Officer, discusses his state’s new maternal autopsy program; Calliana Thomas, Director of the Office of Gun Violence Prevention in the New York State Department of Health, tells us about the Surgeon General’s recent decision to declare gun violence as a public health issue; and a new ASTHO blog article explains the benefits of fostering workplace connections.

Alabama Public Health Webpage: Alabama Maternal Mortality Review Program

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Webpage: Firearm Violence in America

Public Health Review Podcast Episode: A Blueprint for Establishing a Health Equity or Minority Health Office

ASTHO Blog Article: Enhancing Connection at Work Can Improve Retention