Public Health Review Morning Edition

Dr. Awele Maduka-Ezeh, Medical Director for the Delaware Division of Public Health, details the launch of the Health Equity Institute of Delaware; Ken Rose, Branch Chief for the Physical Activity and Health Program in the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity at the CDC, tells us how community design can affect health aging; an ASTHO blog article focuses on building more equitable communities through policy; and Dr. Kenneth Fink, Director of the Hawaii State Department of Health, shares his thoughts as we near Public Health Thank You Day.

Delaware News Release: Health Equity Institute of Delaware Offers Training to Clinical and Public Health Workers

CDC Web Page: Community Design

ASTHO Blog Article: Building More Equitable Communities Through Public Health Law

Caroline Wroczynski, Education Manager for the National Organization of State Health Offices of Rural Health, tells us about the impact of National Rural Health Day; Dr. Robyn Cree, Epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention within the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, evaluated the success of the Public Health Disability Specialists Program; the Great American Smokeout is also today; and the CDC has issued a Health Alert Network Health Advisory focused on the first case of Clade I Mpox.

National Rural Health Day Web Page

Journal of Public Health Management Practice Article: Best Practices and Lessons Learned From the Public Health Disability Specialists Program – Addressing the Needs of People With Disabilities During COVID-19

American Cancer Society Web Page: The Great American Smokeout

ASTHO Web Page: Menthol Capacity Building

CDC Web Page: First Case of Clade I Mpox Diagnosed in the United States

Dr. Charmain Jackman, Licensed Psychologist and Founder and CEO of InnoPsych, tells us how InnoPsych plans to diversify the psychology workforce; Tami Thompson, Regulatory Affairs Manager at the Washington State Department of Health, discusses how Washington is prioritizing health equity in their rulemaking processes; the Public Health Infrastructure Grant has its own newsletter; and ASTHO is hiring several positions.

CNN News Article: Why Black women are pushing to diversify health care industry

ASTHO Report: Equitable Rulemaking in Washington State

PHIG Newsletter

ASTHO Web Page: Careers At ASTHO

Dr. Steven Stack, Commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health and ASTHO’s Immediate Past President, tells us how his state is using the Public Health Infrastructure Grant to improve the state of public health in Kentucky; ASTHO and the National Community Action Partnership are hosting a webinar focused on lessons learned from the vaccine equity project on November 20th at 2 p.m. ET; and California has confirmed the first known case of Clade I MPox in the United States.

PHIG Web Page

ASTHO Webinar: Leading the Way for Community-Driven Health Transformation – Lessons Learned from the Vaccine Equity Project

California Department of Public Health News Release: California Reports First Known U.S. Case of Emerging Mpox Strain

CDC News Release: California confirms first clade I mpox case

Karl Ensign, ASTHO Vice President for Island Support, tells us why braiding and layering funding can be beneficial as ASTHO launches a learning module on the subject; Beth Giambrone, ASTHO Senior Analyst for State Health Policy, discusses the EPA setting limits on PFAS chemicals in drinking water; and ASTHO is looking for its next Chief Medical Officer.

ASTHO Learning Module: Braiding and Layering Funding

ASTHO Blog Article: States’ Growing Efforts to Eliminate PFAS

ASTHO Web Page: Chief Medical Officer

ASTHO Web Page: Stay Informed

Rachel Jervis, Foodborne Enteric, Waterborne and Wastewater Diseases Program Manager for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, discusses how Colorado played a key role in the response to the McDonald’s E. coli outbreak; Joshua Berry, ASTHO Director of Chronic Disease Risk Factors, details the latest version of the National Youth Tobacco Survey; the Public Health Infrastructure Grant has its own newsletter; and an ASTHO Brief takes you through lessons learned from the Data Road Map for Racial Equity Advancement in Maternal and Child Health Learning Community.

CNN News Article: How disease detectives’ quick work traced deadly E. coli outbreak to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders

CDC Web Page: Tobacco Product Use Among Middle and High School Students — National Youth Tobacco Survey, United States, 2024

PHIG Newsletter

ASTHO Brief: Using Data to Advance Racial Equity – Lessons from the DREAM Learning Community

Greg Papillon, ASTHO Director of Public Health Innovation, tells us about the launch of ASTHO’s Innovation Advisory Council; Jonathan Greene, Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, reflects on the response in North Carolina to Hurricane Helene; and ASTHO and the National Community Action Partnership are hosting a webinar focused on lessons learned from the vaccine equity project.

ASTHO News Release: ASTHO Launches Public-Private Advisory Council to Address Critical Public Health Challenges

Vaccine Equity Project Webinar

ASTHO Web Page: Stay Informed

Dr. Manisha Juthani, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health and ASTHO President-Elect, breaks down some of the recommendations from the most recent ACIP meeting; Kelsey Tillema, ASTHO Senior Analyst, discusses the recent PH-HERO Agency Advocate event; and for all PHIG information, PHIG has its own newsletter now.

American Medical Association Web Page: New ACIP recommendations – COVID vaccine frequency for seniors and RSV vaccine safety concerns

PHIG Newsletter

ASTHO Web Page: Stay Informed

Teresa Ehnert, Federal Affairs Liaison for the Arizona Department of Health Services Office of Resiliency, Policy, and Environmental Services, discusses why public health is the perfect career for someone transitioning from the military; Lillia Colasurdo, ASTHO Director of Public Health Law and Data Sharing, tells us how the HTI-2 rule could help those in public health; the Public Health Infrastructure Grant has its own newsletter; and applications are now open for ASTHO’s Over-the-Counter Contraception Academy.

Arizona Department of Health Services Web Page: AZ Hires Vets

ASTHO Blog Article: What Public Health Leaders Need to Know About HTI-2 Proposed Rule

PHIG Newsletter

ASTHO Web Page: Funding & Collaboration Opportunities

Dr. Kenneth Fink, Director of the Hawaii Department of Health, an ASTHO Member and a retired Air Force Colonel, tells us how the military prepared him for his role in public health; Sara Bell, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Public Health Systems and Planning, tells us about a recent ASTHO learning community series focused on public health planning; and ASTHO is sharing best practices for environmental agency resiliency planning.

State of Hawaii Web Page: Director of Health

ASTHO Blog Article: Balancing Structure and Flexibility for Effective Public Health Planning

ASTHO Report: State Resiliency Planning Considerations

ASTHO Web Page: Stay Informed