Dr. Laura Herrera Scott, Secretary of Health for the Maryland Department of Health and an ASTHO Member, discusses the state’s revamped overdose dashboard; Claire Hannan, Executive Director of the Association of Immunization Managers, tells us how immunizations get extra attention during this month; Dr. James McDonald, New York State Health Commissioner and an ASTHO Member, explains his approach to health equity; and an ASTHO webinar focuses on pharmacist-prescribed contraception on Tuesday, September 17th.

Maryland Department of Health News Release: Maryland Department of Health launches new overdose data dashboard 

Association of Immunization Managers Web Page: 2024 Immunization Champion Award Winners

New York Now Web Page: Full Episode – The State of NY's Cannabis Industry, NYS DOH Commissioner

ASTHO Webinar: Implementation of Pharmacist-Prescribed Contraception: Public Outreach & Awareness

Dr. Rachel Wightman, Consultant Medical Director at the Rhode Island Department of Health for Drug Overdose Prevention and Surveillance, catches us up on the state’s opioid strategy; Kelly White, Director of the Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Division at the Indiana Department of Health, discusses tuberculosis drug shortages; performance management is on the agenda for a webinar hosted by ASTHO and the Public Health Foundation on September 17th; and Dr. Kelly Kimple is the new acting director of the North Carolina Division of Public Health.

Rhode Island News Release: Rhode Island Overdose Deaths Decreased 7.3% in 2023

ASTHO Blog Article: Partnering to Increase Access to Tuberculosis Medications

ASTHO Webinar: Operationalizing Performance Management in a Health Department

ASTHO Web Page: Kelly Kimple, MD, MPH 

Chris Taylor, ASTHO Director of Infectious Disease Outbreak Response and Recovery, discusses a new strain of Mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; a CDC advisory warns about an increase in cases of human parvovirus B19 in the U.S.; Kara Kane, Public Information Officer at the Erie County Department of Health in New York, tells us about a new planning guide available to agencies looking to improve communications; ASTHO’s DELPH program wins a Power of Associations Summit Award from the American Society of Association Executives; and International Overdose Day is tomorrow.

CDC Web Page: Mpox Caused by Human-to-Human Transmission of Monkeypox Virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with Spread to Neighboring Countries

CDC Web Page: FACT SHEET – United States Response to the Clade I Mpox Outbreak in Several African Countries

ASTHO Web Page: Looking Back and Moving Forward from the U.S. Mpox Outbreak

CDC Web Page: Preventing Parvovirus B19

NACCHO Web Page: New Communications Planning Guide for Local Health Departments

ASTHO News Release: ASTHO’s Diverse Executives Leadership Program Receives National Recognition

International Overdose Awareness Day Web Page

ASTHO Web Page: Overdose Prevention

Dr. Jennifer Shuford, Commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services and an ASTHO Member, discusses her state’s updated data dashboards; Dr. Jessica Nelson, Program Director and Epidemiologist with the Minnesota Department of Health, says new urine tests can detect exposure to more than 70 different environmental chemicals; the third convening of the STRETCH 2.0 Initiative will take place on Sept. 18th; and the CDC recently released a national strategy to prevent and control vector-borne diseases in people.

Texas Health and Human Services Web Page: New Data Tools Provide Insights on Maternal and Child Health

CDC Web Page: Healthy Kids Minnesota – Creating a Better World

ASTHO Webinar: Grounding Leadership and Engagement in Psychological Safety to Promote a Culture of Equity

CDC Web Page: National Public Health Strategy to Prevent and Control Vector-Borne Diseases in People

Geetika Nadkarni, ASTHO’s Director of Infectious Diseases, discusses work to increase vaccine acceptance and uptake; Dr. Mikeisha Oldson, Senior Program Associate at NNPHI, previews an upcoming meeting for new public health workers focused on professional development and mentorship; and ASTHO has tools and resources to help you better support your workforce.

ASTHO Blog Article: Partnering with Community Action Agencies Can Improve Trust in Vaccines

ASTHO Toolkit: Championing Change – A Toolkit for Addressing Vaccine Equity Through Community Mobilization

NNPHI Web Page: Open Forum Next Generation

NNPHI Web Page: Open Forum – Next Generation (NxGen)

ASTHO Web Page: Public Health Workforce

Dr. Valerie Yeager, Interim Director of the Center for Health Policy at the Indiana University Fairbanks School of Public Health, discusses the need for public health to update hiring practices; Willysha Jenkins, Senior Advisor for Data Modernization and Informatics at the Public Health Accreditation Board, tells us about an upcoming webinar focused on the new Public Health Data Modernization Implementation Center Program; and an ASTHO blog article recaps a two-day, in-person workshop that brought together leadership from Island Areas.

Health Affairs Web Page: When Money Is Not Enough – Reimagining Public Health Requires Systematic Solutions To Hiring Barriers

ASTHO Webinar: PHIG Implementation Center Informational Webinar

ASTHO Blog Article: Strengthening Leadership, Risk Communications, and Preparedness in the Islands

ASTHO Web Page: Stay Informed

Dr. Lindsay Weaver, State Health Commissioner of Indiana, discusses the state’s record investment in public health; an ASTHO blog article details behavioral health-related workforce initiatives happening across the states and territories; and ASTHO has created a tool to help evaluate Health in All Policies strategies.

Health First Indiana Web Page

ASTHO Blog Article: Efforts to Boost Behavioral Health Workforce

ASTHO Resource: Health in All Policies Evaluation Tool for State and Local Health Departments

ASTHO Web Page: Stay Informed

ASTHO hosted a Respiratory Virus Season Deskside Briefing attended by national media outlets with Dr. Marcus Plescia, Dr. Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge, Dr. Sameer Vohra, and Dr. Manisha Juthani; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO Senior Director of Government Affairs, discusses the work his team is doing while Congress is in recess; and an ASTHO webinar will help you create a performance management system.

ASTHO Media Briefing on Preparations for Respiratory Virus Season

ASTHO Webinar: Operationalizing Performance Management in a Health Department

Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO Chief Medical Officer, updates us on COVID rates across the country; Robert Jennings, Executive Director of the National Public Health Information Coalition, tells us how AI could benefit public health communication; and an ASTHO webinar will explore strategies for public outreach and increasing awareness of PPC services.

ASTHO Web Page: COVID-19

Journal of Public Health Management & Practice Article: Leveraging AI for Public Health Communication: Opportunities and Risks

ASTHO Webinar: Implementation of Pharmacist-Prescribed Contraception – Public Outreach & Awareness

Angie Smith-Butterwick, Substance Use, Gambling and Epidemiology Manager for the State of Michigan, tells us about a pilot program that offers small incentives to people if they stay on approved substance use treatment plans; Ashley Nanthanvongsa-Mosley, gives an update on PublicHealthCareers.org; and the Healthy People framework guides national public health priorities every 10 years.

Michigan Web Page: Recovery Incentives Pilot

PublicHealthCareers.org

ASTHO Resource: Healthy People Coordinator Description Template