Dr. Allison Arwady, Director at the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the CDC, details a recent webinar focused on mental health and overdose prevention; Beth Giambrone, ASTHO Senior Analyst for State Health Policy, explains some of the challenges island jurisdictions face; ASTHO Member Elizabeth Hertel, Director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, recently gave a keynote address at the June 2025 Food as Medicine Summit; and on Thursday, July 10th ASTHO will hold the next Inspire Readiness Webinar focused on communicating about data and surveillance during infectious disease emergencies.

CDC Web Page: About the Division of Overdose Prevention

ASTHO Blog Article: Public Health Legislation in Island Areas

Food As Medicine Web Page

ASTHO Webinar: INSPIRE – Readiness - Communicating About Data and Surveillance During Infectious Disease Emergencies