Dr. Rachel Wightman, Consultant Medical Director at the Rhode Island Department of Health for Drug Overdose Prevention and Surveillance, catches us up on the state’s opioid strategy; Kelly White, Director of the Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Division at the Indiana Department of Health, discusses tuberculosis drug shortages; performance management is on the agenda for a webinar hosted by ASTHO and the Public Health Foundation on September 17th; and Dr. Kelly Kimple is the new acting director of the North Carolina Division of Public Health.

Rhode Island News Release: Rhode Island Overdose Deaths Decreased 7.3% in 2023

ASTHO Blog Article: Partnering to Increase Access to Tuberculosis Medications

ASTHO Webinar: Operationalizing Performance Management in a Health Department

ASTHO Web Page: Kelly Kimple, MD, MPH