Dr. Susan Kansagra, former ASTHO Member and most recently the Assistant Secretary and State Health Officer for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, has been named ASTHO’s new Chief Medical Officer; Jennifer Schmidt, North Dakota Health and Human Services Public Health Division PHIG Fund Manager, tells us how her office is transitioning from a “career ladder” to a “career honeycomb”; and the deadline to apply for ASTHO’s Leadership Institute has been extended.

ASTHO News Release: Susan Kansagra, MD, MBA, Named Chief Medical Officer of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

ASTHO Blog Article: How Staffing and Workload Can Impact Public Health Agencies

ASTHO Web Page: ASTHO Leadership Institute

ASTHO Web Page: Stay Informed

Dr. Sarah Lyon-Callo, Senior Deputy Director for Public Health Administration and the State Epidemiologist for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, tells us how the unique ability to use PHIG across sectors helps break down silos.

PHIG Partners Web Page

PHIG Newsletter

Elle Talsma, Project Supervisor for the INSPIRE Program at the Minnesota Department of Health, tells us how the program encourages students to take an interest in public health; Chris Baumgartner, Deputy Chief Informatics Officer at the Washington State Department of Health, discusses his time in the ASTHO Leadership Institute; and the Implementing Pharmacist-Prescribed Contraception Learning Community is currently accepting applications.

Minnesota Department of Health Web Page: INSPIRE Program

ASTHO Web Page: ASTHO Leadership Institute

ASTHO Web Page: Implementing Pharmacist-Prescribed Contraception Learning Community

ASTHO Web Page: Stay Informed

Dr. Dylan George, Director of the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics at the CDC, tells us about Insight Net which aims to improve analytics in outbreak forecasting; Mark Miller, Vice President of Communications at the deBeaumont Foundation, explains how a deBeaumont Foundation toolkit could help build trust; and on March 1st we will recognize “Remembrance Day” to honor the victims and survivors of U.S. nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands.

CDC Web Page: Insight Net

deBeaumont Foundation Web Page: Communicating About Public Health

Marshall Islands Story Project Web Page: Remembrance Day

ASTHO Web Page: Stay Informed

Dr. Robert Kruse, State Medical Director and the Division Director of the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services and an ASTHO Member, tells us about his state’s response to a confirmed case of Lassa Fever; Clarie Miller, Lead Suicide Prevention Coordinator at the New Mexico Department of Health, explains how her team helped reduce suicide rates in women and Indigenous peoples; an ASTHO Report can help your state learn about resiliency planning; and the deadline to apply for ASTHO’s Leadership Institute has been extended to March 10th.

Iowa Health and Human Services Web Page: State and Hospital Officials Follow Federal Guidance After Lassa Fever Death

USA Today News Article: Have the flu or know someone with it? Flu cases surge to highest levels in 15 years, CDC says

New Mexico Department of Health News Release: State suicide rate decreases in key groups in 2023

ASTHO Report: State Resiliency Planning Considerations

ASTHO Web Page: ASTHO Leadership Institute

Dr. Bradley Stoner, Director of the Division of STD Prevention at the CDC, reports the findings in the latest STI Surveillance report; Katherine Feldman, Chief Performance Officer at the Maryland Department of Health, details the success of Maryland’s State Health Improvement Plan; an ASTHO blog article outlines heart disease and stroke prevention in the pacific territories; and the Alabama Department of Public Health marks 150 years in existence.

National Coalition of STD Directors Web Page: NCSD Congratulates Dr. Bradley Stoner on CDC Appointment; Applauds Leadership During STI Crisis

CDC Web Page: Sexually Transmitted Infections Surveillance, 2023

Maryland Web Page: Building a Healthier Maryland

ASTHO Blog Article: Maryland Achieves Success Through Thoughtful Planning

ASTHO Blog Article: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention in the Pacific Territories

Dr. Bradley Stoner, Director of the Division of STD Prevention at the CDC, discusses the first few weeks in his new role; Dr. Barbara Van Der Pol, Professor of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, explains how the UAB Circle Project will work to combat syphilis; the deadline to apply for the 2025 ASTHO Leadership Institute in March 3rd; and Dr. Erica Pan, Director and State Public Health Officer for the California Department of Public Health, is ASTHO’s newest member.

National Coalition of STD Directors Web Page: NCSD Congratulates Dr. Bradley Stoner on CDC Appointment; Applauds Leadership During STI Crisis

ASTHO Web Page: Syphilis

ASTHO Web Page: ASTHO Leadership Institute

ASTHO Web Page: Erica Pan

Kyle Manglona, Onboarding Experience Manager at the Washington State Department of Health, tells us about the department’s revamped onboarding program; Lindsey Myers, ASTHO Vice President for Public Health Workforce and Infrastructure, gives us an update on the progress PHIG recipients have made in year two; an ASTHO blog article details Maryland’s success for its Building a Healthier Maryland initiative; and ASTHO has a toolkit to help you improve virtual working relationships.

PHIG Partners Web Page

ASTHO Blog Article: Maryland Achieves Success Through Thoughtful Planning

ASTHO Web Page: Engaging Partners in a Virtual Space

Jason Cummins, President of the National Tuberculosis Coalition of America, gives an update on a TB outbreak in Kansas; Dr. Charles Chima, Washington Department of Health Chief Healthcare Innovation and Strategy Officer, tells us about the “clarion call” for public health regarding telehealth; on ASTHO PROFILE resource focuses on the transition from Healthy People 2020 to Healthy People 2030; and ASTHO has several resources for “Healthy Heart, Healthy Brain.”

The Topeka Capital-Journal News Article: Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is now America's largest in recorded history

National Tuberculosis Coalition of America

ASTHO Telehealth Project Initiation and Scoping Assessment Web Page

Washington State Department of Health Web Page: Telehealth

ASTHO PROFILE Web Page: Making the Transition to Healthy People 2030

ASTHO Web Page: Healthy Heart, Healthy Brain

Heidi Hedberg, Commissioner for the Alaska Department of Health and an ASTHO Member, tells us about Alaska's Youth Behavioral Health Roadmap; Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, former ASTHO Member and the newest President and CEO of the Public Health Accreditation Board, explains what brought her to her new role; ASTHO is now taking applications for the Implementing Pharmacist-Prescribed Contraception Learning Community; and there are several brand-new updates to ASTHO’s Legal Mapping Center.

Behavioral Health Roadmap Project for Alaska Youth

ASTHO Public Health Review Morning Edition Episode 846: Comprehensive Mental Health Program, Syphilis Resources in One Place

PHAB News Release: PHAB Names Joneigh Khaldun, MD, MPH, FACEP, As New President and CEO

ASTHO Web Page: Implementing Pharmacist-Prescribed Contraception Learning Community

ASTHO Web Page: Public Health Infrastructure