Dr. Jim McDonald, commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, discusses the State’s Heat Risk and Illness Dashboard and how it can reduce heat related injury; Dr. Tara Kirk Sell, senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and an associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, previews public health communications topics that will be covered in ASTHO’s INSPIRE Readiness webinar today, Thursday, June 12 at 2 p.m. ET; the Texas Department of State Health Services is leading an initiative to strengthen collaboration between public health and academic health departments; and ASTHO member Dr. Ralph Alvarado, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Health, was a panelist at the Age-Friendly Ecosystem Summit, where he discussed the importance of effective public health messaging. 

New York State Department of Health Heat Risk and Illness Dashboard

News Release: New York State Department of Health Launches Interactive Heat Risk and Illness Dashboard

ASTHO Webinar: INSPIRE: Readiness - Tackling Public Health Communication Conundrums: Rumors and Public Trust 

ASTHO Blog: Public Health and Academic Leaders Unite Through Texas Consortium

Trust for America's Health and John A. Harford Foundation: The Age-Friendly Ecosystem Summit  

Liz Hamel, Vice President and Director of Public Opinion and Survey Research at KFF, discusses KFF’s latest KFF Tracking Poll on Information and Trust; Tina Tan, State Epidemiologist at the New Jersey Department of Health, tells us about the Protect Me With 3+ program that aims to educate adolescents about the importance of vaccinations; and an ASTHO webinar on Thursday, June 12 at 2 p.m. ET will be a vital conversation on protecting public health and building trust.

KFF Web Page: KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust – The Public’s Views on Measles Outbreaks and Misinformation

Protect Me With 3+ Program Web Page

Protect Me With 3+ Program Web Page: NJ Students Recognized for Excellence in 13th Annual Vaccine Awareness Contest

ASTHO Webinar Web Page: INSPIRE – Readiness - Tackling Public Health Communication Conundrums: Rumors and Public Trust

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Andy Baker-White, ASTHO Senior Director for State Health Policy, is the first member of ASTHO’s State Health Policy team to be featured in ASTHO’s Get To Know You Segment; Ken Harrison, Workforce Development Director with the Alabama Department of Public Health, explains the Friendly Face Fridays initiative and how it is helping their workforce; an ASTHO blog article focuses on how Hillsborough County, the Florida Department of Health, and the University of South Florida came together to focus on workforce development; and ASTHO's STAR Center offers resources and tools to help state and territorial health agencies modernize and strengthen administrative and organizational capacities.

ASTHO Web Page: State Health Policy

ASTHO Blog Article: Academic Health Partnership Prioritizes Workforce Development in Florida

ASTHO Web Page: State and Territorial Administrative Readiness (STAR) Center

Claire Hannan, Executive Director of the Association of Immunization Managers, details AIM’s 2024 Annual Report as they celebrate 25 years in existence; Sara Bell, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Public Health Systems and Planning, tells us how a new ASTHO resource can help your team with internal communications; an ASTHO webinar on Thursday, July 10 at 2 p.m. ET will aim to teach you how to clearly and effectively communicate public health data; and ASTHO has a crisis communcations hub with trainings, videos, and additional resources.

Association of Immunization Managers Web Page: AIM 2024 Annual Report

ASTHO Blog Article: Field-Tested-Strategies for Effective Communication in Public Health

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

ASTHO Web Page: Public Health & Crisis Communications Resource Hub

Nate Weed, Chief of Resiliency and Health Security at the Washington State Department of Health, discusses a conversation at the 2025 Preparedness Summit between Directors of Public Health Preparedness, the CDC, and the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response facilitated by ASTHO; Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Relations, tells us about all the public health happenings from Washington D.C.; on Wednesday, July 9 at 2 p.m. ET the second installment in ASTHO’s Essentials of Leadership and Management series will happen; and ASTHO has a free e-learning opportunity to allow your organization to better utilize the STRETCH framework.

2025 Preparedness Summit Web Page

ASTHO Web Page: Legislative Alerts

ASTHO Legislative Alert: White House Releases Additional FY26 Budget Materials

ASTHO Webinar: Ignite, Accelerate, and Activate: Series 2, Session 1: Navigating Difficult Conversations

ASTHO Web Page: Tools to Operationalize Equity Utilizing the STRETCH Framework

Melissa Magstadt, Secretary of Health for South Dakota and an ASTHO Member, explains the state’s first-in-the-nation anonymous naloxone kit distribution program; Colton Anderson, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Public Health Infrastructure and Improvement, tells us about ASTHO’s Quality Advisory Group; an ASTHO webinar scheduled for June 12 aims to help public health practitioners tell the story of public health; and Dr. Broke Cunningham, an ASTHO Member and the Commissioner of Health for the Minnesota Department of Health, will speak at the 2025 Minnesota Rural Health Conference.

Emily’s Hope News Release: Emily’s Hope and South Dakota agencies team up to make lifesaving naloxone widely available

ASTHO Blog Article: Quality Advisory Group Supports Performance Improvement in Health Agencies

ASTHO Webinar: INSPIRE – Readiness - Tackling Public Health Communication Conundrums: Rumors and Public Trust

Minnesota Rural Health Conference Web Page

Elizabeth Gunsalus, K-12 Education and Outreach Project Manager at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, explains how the department’s Mobile Lab Experience has been beneficial; Dr. Susan Kansagra, ASTHO Chief Medical Officer, spoke at a recent Trust for America’s Health media briefing focused on the most recent Pain in the Nation Report; the Connecticut Tumor Registry marks its 90th anniversary; and Elizabeth Hertel, ASTHO Member and the Director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, recently gave the commencement address for the Michigan State University’s College of Human Medicine graduation ceremony.

Kansas Department of Health and Environment Web Page: Mobile Lab Experience

Trust for America’s Health Web Page: Pain in the Nation 2025 – The Epidemics of Alcohol, Drug, and Suicide Deaths

NAACCR 2025 Annual Conference Web Page

Michigan State University Class of 2025 Commencement Web Page

Autumn Watson, Public Health Organizational Development Director for the Mecklenburg County Public Health Department, explains how PHIG is being used at the local level.

PHIG Partners Web Page

PHIG Newsletter

Laura Harrington, Professor in the Department of Entomology at Cornell University and Director of the Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, explains how public health can combat tick-borne diseases; Beth Giambrone, ASTHO Senior Analyst for State Health Policy, discusses public health legislation in states around the country; the first-ever national certification for disease intervention professionals is coming this year; and the Boundary Spanning Leadership Training focused on Alzheimer’s and dementia care will take place June 16th and 17th.

Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases Web Page

ASTHO Blog Article: Update on State Legislative Sessions 2025

Certified Disease Intervention Certification Program Web Page

ASTHO Web Page: Boundary Spanning Leadership Training Interest Form

Brian King, Executive Vice President for U.S. Programs at the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, explains how state and local programs are the lifeblood of tobacco prevention; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO's Senior Director for Government Affairs, updates us on a busy few weeks in Washington D.C. that have a direct impact on public health; an article in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice discusses the role of State and Territorial Health Agencies when it comes to supporting healthy aging; and Dr. Puthiery Va, the Director of the Maine CDC and an ASTHO Member, was a guest speaker for the Maine Health Care Association’s “Remember Me” ceremony.

World Health Organization Web Page: World No Tobacco Day

Tobacco Control Newswork Web Page: The Future of Tobacco Control Relies on OSH Funding

ASTHO Blog Article: Tobacco Policy Roundup: Smoking Rates Down but Youth E-Cigarette Use Rising

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids News Release: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Names Brian King as Executive Vice President for U.S. Programs

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice Web Page: Supporting Healthy Aging and Older Adult Health – The Role of State and Territorial Health Agencies

Maine Health Care Association Web Page: Remember ME 2025 – Celebrating Lifetime Achievements!