Dr. Valerie Yeager, Interim Director of the Center for Health Policy at the Indiana University Fairbanks School of Public Health, discusses the need for public health to update hiring practices; Willysha Jenkins, Senior Advisor for Data Modernization and Informatics at the Public Health Accreditation Board, tells us about an upcoming webinar focused on the new Public Health Data Modernization Implementation Center Program; and an ASTHO blog article recaps a two-day, in-person workshop that brought together leadership from Island Areas.

Health Affairs Web Page: When Money Is Not Enough – Reimagining Public Health Requires Systematic Solutions To Hiring Barriers

ASTHO Webinar: PHIG Implementation Center Informational Webinar

ASTHO Blog Article: Strengthening Leadership, Risk Communications, and Preparedness in the Islands

ASTHO Web Page: Stay Informed