Erin Penniston, Chief of Staff of Public Health Services at the Maryland Department of Health, describes how ASTHO's Peer Assessment Program helped her state's health department strengthen its administrative infrastructure; Kelsey Tillema, Senior Analyst at ASTHO, shares key takeaways from ASTHO's Strengthening Administrative Preparedness in Public Health Agencies webinar; the highlights from ASTHO's recent INSPIRE: Readiness webinar on regional data ecosystems are available online now; and a study published in the Journal of Public Health Management & Practice revealed new opportunities for aligning State Health Improvement, Aging, and Dementia Plans.

ASTHO STAR Center: Peer Assessment Program

ASTHO Blog: Four Strategies to Advance Administrative Preparedness in Public Health

ASTHO Web Page: Highlights from INSPIRE: Readiness - Building a Data-Ready Ecosystem for Public Health Response

Journal of Public Health Management & Practice: Bridging Silos: Aligning State Health Improvement, Aging, and Dementia Plans