Dr. Steven Stack, MD, MBA, Commissioner for Public Health and Chief Medical Officer, Commonwealth of Kentucky, and ASTHO President, discusses a partnership with HBCU Kentucky State University to bolster the public health workforce; Julia Greenspan, MPH, CHES, Director, Infectious Disease Infrastructure and Policy, ASTHO, lists the benefits of FDA approval of the first at-home syphilis test; a new ASTHO blog article looks at the Ohio Department of Health’s effort to improve public health data and emergency preparedness through partnerships; a new ASTHO toolkit is available on advancing contraceptive care to improve maternal health outcomes.  

New Partnership with Kentucky State University Will Expand Pathways to Public Health Careers

FDA: Marketing Authorization Enables Increased Access to First Step of Syphilis Diagnosis

ASTHO: Ohio Department of Health Using Partnerships to Improve Public Health Data and Emergency Preparedness

ASTHO Toolkit: Advancing Contraceptive Care to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes