Dr. Nia West-Bey, the Director of Youth Policy at the Center for Law and Social Policy, shares a new framework focused on prevention and wellness promotion among young people; Dr. Cathy Slemp, Co-Founder and Vice Chair of the West Virginia Hope in Action Alliance, explains the importance of collaboration across public safety and public health fields when it comes to addressing the overdose crisis; an ASTHO webinar outlines how to work with PRAMS data; and ASTHO is accepting applicants to its DELPH Program. 

The Center for Law and Social Policy: Are We Listening? Youth Mental Health Challenges are Rooted in Young Adult Poverty Rates

The Kennedy Forum

Public Health Review: Partnering to Prevent Overdoses

ASTHO Webinar: It’s a Weighty Matter: Exploring PRAMS Weights

ASTHO Webpage: Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health

Chris Taylor, ASTHO’s Director of Infectious Disease Outbreak Response and Recovery, says it's important that health departments remain vigilant against Mpox; Alyssa Gonzales, Communication Specialist at Salud America, shares a tool that identifies community health inequities; an ASTHO webinar explains how data equity can improve maternal and infant health outcomes; and sign up for ASTHO’s Legislative Alert emails.

CDC: 2022-2023 Outbreak Cases and Data

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

Salud America: Health Equity Report Card

ASTHO Webinar: Advancing Maternal Health with Data Equity

ASTHO Legislative Alerts

Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO’s Chief Medical Officer, offers public health agencies three talking points they can use when the tobacco industry tries to argue against proposed bans on flavored tobacco products; Dr. Alison Evans Cuellar, Chair of the Community Preventive Services Task Force, says patient navigation services to increase cancer screening are cost-effective; Laura Wildey, Senior Program Analyst in Food Safety at the National Environmental Health Association, says there's still time for agencies to apply for FDA grants to improve retail food safety programs; and subscribe to ASTHO’s Public Health Weekly email newsletter. 

The Community Guide: Patient Navigation Services to Increase Breast Cancer Screenings are Cost-effective

National Environmental Health Association

National Environmental Health Association: NEHA-FDA RFFM Grant Program

The Retail Food Safety Regulatory Association Collaborative: Collaborative Featured in the Journal of Environmental Health

Kyle Zebley, Senior Vice President of the American Telemedicine Association, explains the benefits of telehealth; Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Relations, explains what ASTHO members should know about the pending government shutdown; ASTHO has resources on healthy aging available; and ASTHO has resources on cardiovascular disease for World Heart Day. 

American Telemedicine Association: Telehealth Awareness Week

The White House: Agency Contingency Plans

ASTHO Webpage: Healthy Aging and Brain Health

ASTHO Webpage: Heart Disease And Stroke

Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO’s Chief Medical Officer, shares the challenges facing plans to ban tobacco flavorings; Dr. David McSwane, Executive Director of the Conference for Food Protection, explains the collaborative work of CFP and NACCHO to research and evaluate retail program standards networks; a new ASTHO blog article examines how everyday surroundings impact the health of communities; and an ASTHO infographic shares exercises health agencies can use to prepare for emergencies. 

ASTHO Webpage: From the Chief Medical Officer: How State Health Officials Can Make a Stand Against Menthol

An Evaluation of Existing Retail Program Standards Networks

ASTHO Webpage: What Surrounds Us Shapes Our Health—Look to Primary Prevention for Better Health

ASTHO Webpage: Seven Emergency Preparedness Exercises for Health Agencies

Christina Severin, ASTHO’s Director of Public Health Law, outlines upcoming Supreme Court cases that will impact public health; Susan Donnelly, Workforce Director at the Oklahoma State Department of Health, shares the work her team is doing to support the public health workforce; applications are open to join the STRETCH 2.0 project; and sign up for ASTHO’s Public Health Weekly email newsletter.

ASTHO Webpage: Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! Public Health in the Courts

Careers in Public Health

ASTHO Webpage: Empowering Connection Through STRETCH

ASTHO Webpage: STRETCH 2.0 Community Collaborative Cohort Opportunity

ASTHO Webpage: Public Health Weekly email newsletters

Dr. Jennifer Tang, Professor of OB-GYN at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, calls for better solutions to maternal health inequities; a new ASTHO blog article examines the impact of rural hospital closures on pregnant people and their babies; Tamara McBride, the Chief of Health Preparedness at the Ohio Department of Health, shares the value of promoting mentorship programs in the public health workforce; and a new ASTHO Legislative Alert addresses the budget impact of the potential federal government shutdown. 

ACURE4MOMS

ASTHO Webinar: Advancing Maternal Health with Data Equity

National Preparedness Leadership Initiative: Programs

ASTHO Blog: Addressing the Impact of Rural Hospital Closures on Maternal and Infant Health

ASTHO Legislative Alert: Federal Government Shutdown Update: HHS Contingency Plan Released

Brandon del Pozo, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Public Health at Brown University, explains that collaboration between public health, public safety, and harm reduction is needed to fully address public health needs; Antony Cousins, the Executive Director for AI Strategy at Cision, outlines how generative AI can contribute to public health work; and ASTHO has a new blog article celebrating Dr. Jennifer Thomas, Employee Wellbeing and Resilience Program Manager at the Washington State Department of Health, on her series of blog articles focused on wellness. 

Public Health Review podcast: Partnering to Prevent Overdoses

ASTHO Webpage: Your Words Matter

Dr. Gillian SteelFisher, Director of Global Polling at the Harvard Opinion Research Program, says promoting the flu, RSV, and COVID-19 vaccines together help broaden the appeal; Dr. Jennifer Shuford, Commissioner for the Texas Department of State Health Services, explains how creating more specific data records for pregnant people impacts health outcomes; and Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO’s Senior Director of Government Affairs, discusses the threat of a government shutdown and challenges within a bill to grow the healthcare workforce.

Evolving View Of Vaccination: COVID-19, Flu, AND RSV

09/20 Public Health Review Morning Edition 507: New Vaccine Poll Data, Blogs Help PH Workers Connect

Texas Department of State Health Services: Hear Her Texas

Texas Department of State Health Services: Effort to Reduce Opioid-Related Deaths in Pregnancy 

Dr. Puja Seth, the Healthy Aging Branch Chief at the CDC, shares a new state-focused program that aims to address dementia; Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman, the Deputy Secretary of Public Health at the Maryland Department of Health, explains that policy changes have allowed the state to better support mental health among pregnant people; an upcoming ASTHO webinar focuses on Advancing Maternal Health with Data Equity; and sign up for ASTHO’s Legislative Alert emails. 

CDC: Alzheimer’s Disease and Healthy Aging Program Home

Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health: Inaugural Maternal Mental Health State Report Card (2023)

ASTHO Webinar: Advancing Maternal Health with Data Equity

ASTHO Legislative Alerts