Dr. Roxanne Connelly, Entomology and Ecology Team Lead in the Arboviral Diseases Branch of the Division of Vector-Borne Diseases at the CDC, tells us about the CDC’s response plan for Oropouche Virus; Latoya Sahadeo, ASTHO’s Leadership Development Program Director, discusses the wide-ranging benefits of the DELPH program; on Oct. 23 at 2 p.m. ET ASTHO and ChangeLab Solutions will host part two of their webinar series on regulations and rulemaking; and an ASTHO resource focuses on the basics of case investigation and contact tracing.

CDC Web Page: Response to Oropouche Virus Disease Cases in U.S. States and Territories in the Americas

ASTHO Web Page: Applications

ASTHO Web Page: Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health

ASTHO Webinar: Navigating the Rulemaking Process

ASTHO Web Page: Foundations in Case Investigation and Contact Tracing

Suzanne Bornschein, Rhode Island State Epidemiologist, outlines Rhode Island’s approach to combating Eastern Equine Encephalitis; Francesca Provenzano, Public Health Section Chief with the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health, tells us about ASTHO’s recent Directors of Public Health Preparedness Meeting; ASTHO staff have co-authored a Journal for the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice; and an ASTHO toolkit helps state and territorial health agencies mitigate drug shortages.

CDC Web Page: About Eastern Equine Encephalitis

ASTHO Web Page: Preparedness

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice Article: Approaching Public Health Issues Among People Who Use Drugs Through a Syndemic Lens

ASTHO Web Page: Improving Access to Critical Medications: A Policy Toolkit for Health Agency Program Leadership

Mieka Sanderson, Deputy Director for Public Health AmeriCorps, discusses the latest Notice of Funding Opportunity; Amy Wodarek O’Reilly, Principal Managing Consultant at Mathematica Policy Research, tells us Mathematica’s role as an Implementation Center;  ASTHO’s upcoming webinar focuses on how to best navigate the rulemaking process; and applications are now open for ASTHO’s Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health program.

AmeriCorps Web Page: FY 2025 AmeriCorps State and National Grants

ASTHO Web Page: Public Health Infrastructure Partners Launch National Implementation Center Program to Support Data Modernization 

PHIG Partners Web Page: Wave 1 (2024) Expression of Interest

ASTHO Webinar: Navigating the Rulemaking Process

ASTHO Web Page: Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health

Dr. Kelly S. Ramsey, an Addiction Medicine and Harm Reduction Consultant, discusses a Q&A she wrote for Johns Hopkins about the expansion of methadone treatment access; Matta Sannoh, ASTHO Chronic Disease Risk Factors Senior Analyst, tells us about ASTHO’s Menthol Capacity Building web page; and an ASTHO blog article details how Washington State continues to improve emergency preparedness.

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Web Page: Expanding Access to Methadone Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Carceral Settings

LinkedIn Web Page: Kelly S. Ramsey

ASTHO Blog Article: Menthol Capacity Building

ASTHO Blog Article: How Washington State Leverages Data to Improve Emergency Preparedness

Dr. Zack Moore, State Epidemiologist with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, explains how his state effectively uses wastewater testing; Truc Taylor, Director of Public Health Informatics at Guidehouse, discusses Guidehouse being one of the Public Health Infrastructure Grant Implementation Centers; Dr. Manisha Juthani, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health and an ASTHO Member, is now also part of the Connecticut Health Foundation’s advisory committee; and an ASTHO blog article will help you learn how to create a more equitable public health system through grants;

CDC Web Page: Wastewater Surveillance for Influenza A Virus and H5 Subtype Concurrent with the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Outbreak in Cattle and Poultry and Associated Human Cases

CDC Web Page: Notes from the Field – Support for Wastewater Monitoring and Influence on Protective Behavioral Intentions Among Adults — United States, July 2024

CDC Web Page: Infectious Disease Physicians’ Knowledge and Practices Regarding Wastewater Surveillance, United States, 2024

PHIG Partners Web Page: Wave 1 (2024) Expression of Interest

Yale School of Public Health Web Page: Connecticut Health Foundation launches advisory committee for statewide blueprint on maternal health equity

ASTHO Blog Article: Advanced Grant Payments – Creating a More Equitable Public Health System

Dr. Peggy Honein, Director of the Division of Infectious Disease Readiness and Innovation at the CDC, tells us how the CDC has used wastewater surveillance to track influenza; Kari White, Director of Community Health Equity with Northern Counties Healthcare, discusses the Vermont STRETCH Collaborative; and two ASTHO blog articles address different issues to consider when responding to hurricanes.

CDC Web Page: Wastewater Surveillance for Influenza A Virus and H5 Subtype Concurrent with the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Outbreak in Cattle and Poultry and Associated Human Cases

CDC Web Page: Notes from the Field – Support for Wastewater Monitoring and Influence on Protective Behavioral Intentions Among Adults — United States, July 2024

CDC Web Page: Infectious Disease Physicians’ Knowledge and Practices Regarding Wastewater Surveillance, United States, 2024

ASTHO Blog Article: STRETCH-ing for Health – Operationalizing Health Equity in Public Health Agencies

ASTHO Blog Article: Empowering Connection Through STRETCH

ASTHO Blog Article: Responding to Environmental Health Threats Following Hurricanes

ASTHO Blog Article: Preparing for and Responding to Infectious Disease Threats Following Hurricanes

Dr. John Anderton, Associate Director for Communication Science at the CDC's Office of Readiness and Response, tells us how the CDC has changed their approach to National Preparedness Month; Brian Lentes, Senior Director for Public Health Infrastructure at ASTHO, discusses ASTHO’s upcoming Virtual Performance Management Vendor Showcase; and you can now apply for ASTHO’s latest cohort of the Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health program.

CDC Web Page: National Preparedness Month 2024

ASTHO Web Page: Vendor Showcase – Performance Management Systems

ASTHO Web Page: Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health

ASTHO Web Page: DELPH Applications

Dr. Lynn Bufka, Deputy Chief of Professional Practice at the American Psychological Association, discusses the Surgeon General’s recent general advisory on the mental health and well-being of parents; A.C. Rothenbuecher, ASTHO Director of Workforce, details ASTHO’s new workforce planning guide; and an ASTHO blog article focuses on how to better protect children’s health through emergency preparedness.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Web Page: Parental Mental Health & Well-Being

ASTHO Web Page: Workforce Planning Guide – Guidance, Tools, and Resources to Assist Public Health Agencies in Workforce Planning

ASTHO Blog Article: How Emergency Preparedness Can Better Protect Children’s Health

Dr. Steven Stack, MD, MBA, Commissioner for Public Health and Chief Medical Officer, Commonwealth of Kentucky, and ASTHO President, discusses a partnership with HBCU Kentucky State University to bolster the public health workforce; Julia Greenspan, MPH, CHES, Director, Infectious Disease Infrastructure and Policy, ASTHO, lists the benefits of FDA approval of the first at-home syphilis test; a new ASTHO blog article looks at the Ohio Department of Health’s effort to improve public health data and emergency preparedness through partnerships; a new ASTHO toolkit is available on advancing contraceptive care to improve maternal health outcomes.  

New Partnership with Kentucky State University Will Expand Pathways to Public Health Careers

FDA: Marketing Authorization Enables Increased Access to First Step of Syphilis Diagnosis

ASTHO: Ohio Department of Health Using Partnerships to Improve Public Health Data and Emergency Preparedness

ASTHO Toolkit: Advancing Contraceptive Care to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes

Alison Cammack, PhD, MPH, lead author and health scientist on the CDC suicide prevention team, provides an overview of the CDC’s new Vital Signs report, with new data on suicide rates and variables; Stacy Scott, PhD, National Institute for Children’s Health Quality, discusses the role of public health in the effort to reduce infant mortality; an ASTHO blog article looks at better protecting children’s health through emergency preparedness. 

CDC: Vital Signs: Suicide Rates and Selected County-Level Factors - United States, 2022

NICHQ: Infant Mortality CoIIN Prevention Toolkit

NICHQ: National Infant Mortality Awareness Month Toolkit

ASTHO: How Emergency Preparedness Can Better Protect Children’s Health