Dr. Sameer Vohra, ASTHO Member and the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, takes us through how his team is using the Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) to impact the state of Illinois.

PHIG Partners Web Page

ASTHO Blog Article: Illinois Strengthens Public Health Infrastructure with New Data Modernization Director

PHIG Partners Web Page: Illinois Director Vohra Announces Groundbreaking Public Health Workforce Transformation Initiative at Kick-Off Meeting

PHIG Newsletter

Dr. Ralph Alvarado, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Health and an ASTHO Member, tells us why his team decided to create an Office of Healthy Aging; Dr. Jennifer Unger, a Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences at the University of Southern California, discusses the rise of vape devices with built-in video games; and ICF is hosting a webinar about the transformative impact of recent CMS actions on Tuesday, January 7th at Noon ET.

Tennessee Department of Health News Release: New Office of Healthy Aging Will Support Well-Being of Tennessee's Growing Population of Older Adults

Keck School of Medicine of USC News Story: Vaping devices with video games

ICF Webinar: Medicare and Medicaid move upstream to address social determinants of health

ASTHO Web Page: Stay Informed

Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Relations, tells us everything we need to know about the potential government shutdown; Ali Maffey, ASTHO Vice President of Social and Behavioral Health, outlines efforts across four jurisdictions to launch statewide firearm injury prevention surveys; and n ASTHO committee of CFOs and Senior Deputies recently met with the CDC to discuss the future.

ASTHO Web Page: Legislative Alerts

ASTHO Brief: Recommendations for Developing State Firearm Surveys and Applying Findings

ASTHO Web Page: Stay Informed

Rich Hamburg, Executive Director of the Safe States Alliance, reflects on his career in public health as he prepares to retire; Marita Chilton, Senior Director of Accreditation and Recognition at the Public Health Accreditation Board, tells us about the Vital Records and Health Statistics Reaccreditation Program; and a recent episode of the Public Health Review Podcast details how your team can work across agencies to maximize investments in the social determinants of health.

ASTHO Web Page: Joint and Affiliate Councils

Safe States Alliance News Release: Safe States Alliance Thanks Retiring Executive Director and Announces New Executive Director

Public Health Accreditation Board News Release: News PHAB Launches Reaccreditation Program for Vital Records and Health Statistics Units

Public Health Review Podcast Episode: Working Strategically Across Agencies to Maximize Investments in the Social Determinants of Health

ASTHO Web Page: Stay Informed

Allison Budzinski, ASTHO Senior Workforce Analyst, tells us small and important steps to support the public health workforce; Shane Gausepohl, Communications and Equity Coordinator for Del Norte County Public Health, explains the Community Health Education Kiosk Project that his team has undertaken; and Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, an ASTHO alum, has been named the new President and CEO of the Public Health Accreditation Board.

ASTHO Blog Article: Small Steps to Support and Compensate the Public Health Workforce

ASTHO Blog Article: Health Education Kiosks Meet Diverse Needs in California Community

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

ASTHO Web Page: Stay Informed

Dr. Robert Goldstein, Commissioner at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and an ASTHO Member, describes how SAPHE 2.0 will promote health equity throughout the state; Dr. Scott Harris, Alabama State Health Officer and ASTHO President, is quoted in a recent Governing article that details the rise of bird flu in dairy cattle and weighs the risk to humans; and Dr. Anne Zink, former Chief Medical Officer for the Alaska Department of Health and ASTHO’s 80th President, has been appointed as a Lecturer and Senior Fellow at the Yale School of Public Health.

Boston Globe News Article: New law aims to shore up and equalize state’s public health services

SAPHE 2.0 Fact Sheet

Governing News Article: Bird Flu Continues to Spread. What Are the Risks for Humans and Cows?

Yale School of Public Health News Release: Dr. Anne Zink Appointed as Lecturer and Senior Fellow at YSPH

Melissa Magstadt, Secretary of Health in the South Dakota Department of Health, tells us how the state is using a recently awarded maternal health innovation grant; Maggie Davis, ASTHO Director of State Health Policy, previews legislative trends for the upcoming year; and a recent Public Health Review episode explores how cloud technology, open-source tools, and data standards transform public health data systems.

South Dakota Department of Health News Release: South Dakota Department of Health Receives Maternal Health Innovation Grant to Improve Maternal Care

ASTHO Blog Article: Likely Public Health Legislative Trends for 2025

ASTHO Podcast Episode: Improving Public Health by Modernizing Data Exchange

ASTHO Web Page: Stay Informed

Dr. Debra Bogen, Secretary of Health for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and an ASTHO Member, discusses ASTHO’s Maternal and Childhood Health Legislative Prospectus; Dr. Tina Tan, President of the Infectious Disease Society of America, tells us how public health can push back against pertussis; an ASTHO blog article explores how mathematical models and forecasts predict outbreaks and guide public health decisions; and ASTHO Member Dr. Betsy Tilson was awarded the Public Service Award from the North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians.

ASTHO Web Page: Supporting Maternal and Child Health Across All Stages of Life

NBC News Article: Whooping cough spikes, especially among unvaccinated teens

ASTHO Blog Article: Defining Disease Forecasting and Modeling

Lindsey Myers, ASTHO Vice President for Public Health Workforce and Infrastructure, discusses the need to bolster the public health workforce to better serve everyone; Dr. Georges Benjamin, Executive Director of the American Public Health Association, recaps the annual APHA meeting; ASTHO’s Omar Khalid was recently featured on an episode of “Public Health Live!”; and an ASTHO blog article details more ways to support your workforce.

ASTHO Web Page: Strengthening the Public Health and Healthcare Workforce

American Public Health Association Web Page: APHA 2024

Public Health Live! Episode: Trauma Responsive Leadership for the Public Health Workforce

ASTHO Blog Article: Small Steps to Support and Compensate the Public Health Workforce

Dr. Robert Goldstein, Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and an ASTHO Member,  discusses the containment and prevention of the spread of infectious disease as part of ASTHO’s Legislative Prospectus Series; Allyson Belton, Director of Education and Training for the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine and a Co-Lead of ASTHO Divers Executives Leading in Public Health program, looks back on how far the program has come as the fifth cohort kicks off; and ASTHO’s newest member is Gina DeBlassie, the Interim Cabinet Secretary for the New Mexico Department of Health.

ASTHO Web Page: 2025 Legislative Prospectus Series

ASTHO Web Page: Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health

ASTHO Web Page: Gina DeBlassie

ASTHO Web Page: Stay Informed