Aileen Benavente-Pangelinan, Environmental Health Program Manager at the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation, describes how the new food code adopted by the Northern Mariana Islands will improve public health safety; Jessica Hulsey, Founder and CEO of the Addiction Policy Forum, explains how new CDC provisional overdose data indicates that public health measures are working, and how to sustain success; ASTHO is kicking off its Public Health Nursing Learning Lab Series next Wednesday, July 23rd; and ASTHO’s PHIG National Partners Connections newsletter keeps members up to date on all Public Health Infrastructure Grant news. 

CNMI Law: Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation Food Code 

CDC: Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts

ASTHO Webinar: Public Health Nursing Workforce Learning Lab

ASTHO Subscribe: PHIG Connections Newsletter

Laura Knights, CEO and founder of Knights Consulting, shares what the second installment of ASTHO’s Ignite, Accelerate, and Activate series has to offer public health leadership; Dr. Anil Mangla, Director for Disease Surveillance and Control at the South Nevada Health District, highlights the benefits and ethical concerns of wastewater surveillance; ASTHO is launching its Public Health Nursing Learning Lab Series next Wednesday, July 23rd; and ASTHO warmly welcomes new member Dena Schmidt, Administrator of the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health, to the ASTHO community. 

ASTHO Workshop: Ignite, Accelerate, and Activate: Series 2, Session 2: Conflict & Collaboration

ASTHO Webinar: INSPIRE: Readiness - Navigating Ethical Issues in Wastewater Surveillance for Infectious Diseases 

ASTHO Webinar: Public Health Nursing Workforce Learning Lab

Dena Schmidt Bio

Dr. Joseph Kanter, ASTHO CEO, shares how ASTHO will use the Public Health Workforce Interest and Needs Survey (PH WINS) to guide national public health priorities; Emma Pliskin, research scientist at Child Trends, shares what their new study reveals about trends in STI testing and why many patients are missing key testing opportunities; ASTHO is holding an INSPIRE: Readiness webinar tomorrow, Tuesday July 17th, at 2 p.m. EST on the role of wastewater surveillance in preventing infectious diseases and navigating the ethical concerns that come with it; and a summary of the Tobacco Control Network’s Office Hour on Federal Policy and Funding Updates is now available online. 

PH WINS Dashboard

Child Trends Study: Missed Opportunities for STI Testing in Contraceptive Care

ASTHO Webinar: INSPIRE: Readiness - Navigating Ethical Issues in Wastewater Surveillance for Infectious Diseases

Tobacco Control Network Summary: TCN Office Hour on Federal Policy and Funding Updates

Dr. Brian Castrucci, President and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation, shares how the 2024 PH WINS survey can help state and local health departments develop more strategic workforce development plans; Dr. David Spach, Editor-in-Chief for the National STD Curriculum and Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle, explains how the university’s online STI curriculum is providing reliable education to healthcare professionals across the globe; ASTHO alum Dr. Tomás Aragón has been appointed to be an Impact Fellow at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, where he will launch projects and share expertise with the school’s students and scholars; ASTHO is holding a webinar next Thursday, July 24th, about effective communication strategies for public health messaging; and a new ASTHO toolkit is available for states to strengthen immunization infrastructure through partnerships with Community Action Agencies. 

PH WINS Dashboard

National STD Curriculum Web Page

National STD Curriculum Podcast

National HIV Curriculum Web Page

UC Berkeley Public Health: UC Berkeley School of Public Health welcomes second cohort of impact fellows

ASTHO Webinar: Enhancing Public Health Communication: Tools for Engagement & Visibility

ASTHO Toolkit: Strengthening State Immunization Infrastructure Through Public Health-Community Action Partnerships

Kristin Raab, Director of the Minnesota Climate and Health Program at the Minnesota Department of Health, shares how the state’s “Stay Cool Minnesota” campaign is working to protect Minnesotans against the negative health effects of extreme heat; ASTHO Alum, Dr. Matthew Christiansen, Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Health Affairs at Valley Health Systems, discusses ASTHO’s recent Executive Leadership Forum and the value of public health; ASTHO’s new data dashboard to help states use data to guide health improvement; and an ASTHO training on legal maps will take place on July 30th. 

Minnesota Department of Health News Release: Health officials launch campaign to encourage Minnesotans to ‘Stay Cool’ during extreme heat

ASTHO Brief: How States Can Leverage Data to Guide Health Improvement

ASTHO Webinar: State and Territorial Infrastructure for Suicide Prevention: Exploring New Legal Maps

Maggie Nilz, Senior Analyst of Preparedness at ASTHO, explains how states can help support public health preparedness workforce resilience and capacity; Carolyn Mullen, Senior Vice President for Government Affairs and Public Relations at ASTHO, shares what Congress has been busy with in this week’s View from Washington, D.C. report; a new ASTHO resource helps prevent adverse childhood experiences by providing various economic support program options; and Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO Past President, was named co-leader of a new population health data initiative at the Yale School of Public Health. 

ASTHO Health Policy Update: States Stay Prepared by Supporting the Public Health Workforce

ASTHO Legislative Alert: One Big Beautiful Bill Law Summary

ASTHO Web Page: Prioritizing Economic Support Policies to Prevent ACEs and Promote Public Health

Yale School of Public Health unveils PopHIVE

Kristen Rogers, writer for CNN Wellness, explains why synthetic food dyes are being banned by states across the country and how each state is taking action; Felicia Quintana-Zinn, Associate Director of Health Data with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, discusses the value of ASTHO’s Executive Leadership Forum and what makes it a unique opportunity; Dr. Dan Edney, ASTHO Board Member and State Health Officer for the Mississippi State Department of Health, was featured on the first episode of the department’s new “Health Talk MS” podcast to discuss the state’s largest preventable health threats; and ASTHO just released a new episode of Public Health Review on forming strong partnerships across state and local agencies. 

CNN News Article: Over half of US states are trying to eliminate food dyes. Here’s what you can do now

CNN News Article: What eliminating artificial food dyes could mean for the food system

ASTHO Facebook Post: ASTHO’s 2025 Executive Leadership Forum

Health Talk MS Podcast Web Page

ASTHO Public Health Review Episode: Partnering to Expand Adolescent Access to School Health Services

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

Patricia Tilley, Associate Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, details the critical needs the Public Health Infrastructure Grant has helped with.

PHIG Partners Web Page

PHIG Newsletter

Dr. Jay Varma, physician and epidemiologist with the Community Healthcare Network, describes the importance of embracing new AI technologies in public health; Dr. Amanda Simanek, associate professor at the Chicago Medical School and Director of the Michael Reese Foundation Center for Health Equity Research at Rosalind Franklin University, discusses what’s to come this Thursday, July 10th in ASTHO’s INSPIRE: Readiness webinar on effective data communication during public health crises; ASTHO is kicking off its five-part Public Health Nursing Learning Lab Series on Wednesday, July 23rd, with a conversation about the evolving role and impact of public health nurses; and Dr. Steven Stack, ASTHO alum and past president, begins his new role as secretary of Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services, where he’ll work alongside the rest of the cabinet to manage Kentucky’s human services. 

HealthBeat Web Page: Here’s how artificial intelligence could improve public health

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

ASTHO Series: Public Health Nursing Workforce Learning Lab

The News-Enterprise News Article: A conversation with Dr. Steven Stack, Kentucky’s new health cabinet secretary