J.P. Leider, Director of the Center for Public Health Systems at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, explains the importance of the Consortium for Workforce Research and Public Health; Nancy Scotto Rosato, Assistant Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health, tells us about the $3.5 million headed to the Healthy Women, Healthy Families initiative in New Jersey; and an episode of the Public Health Review podcast dives into health disparities.

Public Health Careers Webpage

Consortium for Workforce Research in Public Health

New Jersey Department of Health News Release: $3.5 Million Awarded to Three NJ Agencies to Improve Black and Hispanic Infant, Maternal Mortality

Public Health Review Podcast Episode: Data Strategies to Improve Health Outcomes for Indigenous Communities

ASTHO Webpage: Legislative Alerts

Dr. Kris Mork, Director of Public Health Informatics at Guidehouse, says the development of AI needs to be inclusive; Heidi Bojes, Director of the Environmental Epidemiology and Disease Registry at the Texas Department of State Health Services, discusses incorporating an environmental health surveillance unit as part of their overall Hurricane response; an ASTHO blog article describes how to respond to additional hurricane threats aside from water and wind; and ASTHO has a webpage for funding opportunities, RFPs, and collaboration opportunities. 

ASTHO Webinar: Artificial Intelligence in State and Territorial Public Health

Texas Department of Emergency Management Webpage: Preparedness

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

ASTHO Blog Article: Responding to Environmental Health Threats Following Hurricanes

ASTHO Webpage: Funding & Collaboration Opportunities

Richa Ranade, ASTHO’s Senior Director of Overdose Prevention, says ASTHO’s policy statement on Over-the-Counter Naloxone supports increasing access; Chris Medina, State Medical Operations Center Director at the Texas Department of State Health Services, outlines the department’s preparation for hurricane response; and ASTHO has a virtual event on Artificial Intelligence in State and Territorial Public Health.

ASTHO Webpage: Over-the-Counter Naloxone Policy Statement

ASTHO Webpage: AI in Public Health—ASTHO Has Entered the Chat

ASTHO Webinar: Artificial Intelligence in State and Territorial Public Health

Warren Villagomez, Director of Public Health Hospital for the Emergency Preparedness Program at the Commonwealth Health Care Corporation, shares the public health planning lessons learned form COVID-19; Hsini Lin, Office Chief for Environmental Epidemiology at the Arizona Department of Health Services, explains the ADHS response to record breaking heat; ASTHO has a new Speakers Bureau that connects event organizers with expert speakers; and sign up for ASTHO’s Public Health Weekly email newsletters.

ADHS: Extreme Weather & Public Health

ASTHO: Climate and Health

ASTHO: Speakers Bureau

ASTHO Webpage: Public Health Weekly email newsletters

Kerry Wyss, ASTHO’s Director of Environmental Health, explains how ASTHO held focus groups to address school air quality concerns; Dawn Terashita, Associate Director ofthe Acute Communicable Disease Control Program at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, shares the The Council for Outbreak Response: Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogen (CORHA) framework document made to standardize healthcare-associated infection notifications; and ASTHO will hold a virtual discussion on the Contraception Access Learning Community.

ASTHO Webpage: School Ventilation and Air Filtration: Focus Group Findings and Guidance Considerations for Health Agencies

CORHA Principles and Practices for Healthcare Outbreak Response

ASTHO Webinar: Engaging Adolescents in Sexual and Reproductive Health Care and Education

Beth Giambrone, ASTHO’s Senior Analyst of State Health Policy, says the EPA has proposed regulations on certain forever chemicals; Jamie Pina, ASTHO’s Vice President of Public Health Data Modernization, explains how AI can be a public health tool; ASTHO has a new Congenital Syphilis Technical Package; and sign up for ASTHO’s Public Health Weekly email newsletter

ASDWA, ECOS, and ASTHO Send Letter to President Biden Seeking Support from Federal Agencies to Remove Sources of PFAS

ASTHO Webpage: State and Federal Actions to Reduce Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances’ Impact on Public Health

ASTHO Webpage: AI in Public Health—ASTHO Has Entered the Chat

ASTHO Webinar: Artificial Intelligence in State and Territorial Public Health

ASTHO Webpage: Effective Public Health Approaches to Reducing Congenital Syphilis

ASTHO Newsletter

Wendi Wilkes, Senior Advisor at the Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water, explains lead testing program that allows schools and child care agencies to remove the threat of lead; Heather Sebero, ASTHO’s Senior Analyst for Social and Behavioral Health, says partnering with community-based organizations is a powerful tool to address mental health; ASTHO resources show that your physical environment significantly impacts health; and stay up to date by signing up for ASTHO’s Legislative alert emails. 

EPA: WIIN Grant: Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program

ASTHO Webpage: Addressing the Youth Mental Health and Loneliness Crises Through Social Connection in Schools

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

ASTHO Infographic: What Surrounds Us Shapes Our Health

ASTHO Webpage: Legislative Alerts

Dr. Jeffrey Klausner, Professor of Clinical Population and Public Health Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine at USC, describes how drug shortages are making it tough to treat syphilis; Jazmyn Covington, ASTHO Director of Maternal and Infant Health, says ASTHO members are making maternal and child health a priority; there is still time to sign up for ASTHO’s webinar about ways to improve access to emergency contraception; and stay in the loop about all things happening in public health when you sign up for ASTHO’s Public Health Weekly email newsletter.

New York Times News Article: Antibiotic Shortage Could Worsen Syphilis Epidemic

ASTHO Blog Article: Integrating Breastfeeding Into Early Childhood Nutrition Security Programs

ASTHO Brief: Increasing Access to Breastfeeding Resources for Mothers Who Are Incarcerated

ASTHO Webinar: Leveraging State Health Departments to Improve Access to Emergency Contraception

ASTHO Webpage: Stay Informed

Hear from the experts who participated in an ASTHO online briefing on the coming RSV season; Sophia Durant, ASTHO’s Analyst of Family and Child Health, says access to emergency contraception is a health equity issue; and an ASTHO virtual session explores explore the potential of artificial intelligence in public health.

ASTHO Video: State Health Officials Share Preparations for Upcoming Respiratory Virus Season

ASTHO Webinar: Leveraging State Health Departments to Improve Access to Emergency Contraception

ASTHO Webinar: Artificial Intelligence in State and Territorial Public Health

Bethany Alcauter, Director of Research and Public Health Programs at the National Center for Farm Worker Health, is focused on local action when it comes to rural health infrastructure; an ASTHO online briefing discussed the coming RSV season; and this episode marks the second anniversary of the ASTHO newscast and features the first newscast interview with Dr. Nirav Shah, Principal Deputy Director of the CDC.

National Agricultural Worker Health Program: Combating Covid-19