Rita Condon, Program Manager for obesity, nutrition, and physical activity with the Department of Health in New Mexico, discusses the agency’s annual child obesity update and the new initiatives in place to promote healthy eating; Andy Baker-White, Senior Director for State Health Policy at ASTHO, reports a new legislative trend of banning certain food dyes and additives in states across the country; ASTHO’s INSPIRE Readiness webinar on the importance of regional data in decision-making takes place May 22nd; Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO past president and former Alaska State Health Officer, was appointed to the Steering Committee for the Vaccine Integrity Project.

New Mexico Childhood Obesity 2024 Report

ASTHO: States Moving to Prohibit Additives and Dyes in Food

ASTHO: INSPIRE: Readiness - Building a Data-Ready Ecosystem for Public Health Response

Vaccine Integrity Project