778: TFAH Blueprint Report Outlines Six Priorities, Upgrade Your Department’s PMS
Public Health Review Morning Edition
Release Date: 10/25/2024
799: Climate Change & Health Equity Partners, ASTHO's Alzheimer's Work
Public Health Review Morning Edition
Linda Helland, Manager of the Climate Change and Health Equity Branch in the Office of Health Equity at the California Department of Public Health, tells us how the California Department of Public Health is working to incorporate health equity into climate work; Tyrone Bethune, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Health Improvement and Healthy Aging, discusses support ASTHO provides for Alzheimer’s; ASTHO has a resource on the legal requirements for state funding core public health services; and Patrick Allen, Secretary of the New Mexico Department of Health, shares thanks for public health. ...
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798: Public Health Thank You Day
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Dr. Scott Harris, ASTHO President and State Health Officer of the Alabama Department of Public Health and Dr. Joseph Kanter, ASTHO CEO, share their thoughts on Public Health Thank You Day; and Dr. Georges Benjamin, Executive Director of the American Public Health Association, delivers a message for Public Health Thank You Day.
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797: Health Equity Institute Launch, Community Design Supports Healthy Aging
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Dr. Awele Maduka-Ezeh, Medical Director for the Delaware Division of Public Health, details the launch of the Health Equity Institute of Delaware; Ken Rose, Branch Chief for the Physical Activity and Health Program in the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity at the CDC, tells us how community design can affect health aging; an ASTHO blog article focuses on building more equitable communities through policy; and Dr. Kenneth Fink, Director of the Hawaii State Department of Health, shares his thoughts as we near Public Health Thank You Day.
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796: National Rural Health Day, Public Health Disability Specialists Program Evaluation
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Caroline Wroczynski, Education Manager for the National Organization of State Health Offices of Rural Health, tells us about the impact of National Rural Health Day; Dr. Robyn Cree, Epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention within the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, evaluated the success of the Public Health Disability Specialists Program; the Great American Smokeout is also today; and the CDC has issued a Health Alert Network Health Advisory focused on the first case of Clade I Mpox.
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795: Psychology Diversity, Rulemaking Improvements
Public Health Review Morning Edition
Dr. Charmain Jackman, Licensed Psychologist and Founder and CEO of InnoPsych, tells us how InnoPsych plans to diversify the psychology workforce; Tami Thompson, Regulatory Affairs Manager at the Washington State Department of Health, discusses how Washington is prioritizing health equity in their rulemaking processes; the Public Health Infrastructure Grant has its own newsletter; and ASTHO is hiring several positions.
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794: Kentucky PHIG Success, Vaccine Equity Project Webinar
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Dr. Steven Stack, Commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health and ASTHO’s Immediate Past President, tells us how his state is using the Public Health Infrastructure Grant to improve the state of public health in Kentucky; ASTHO and the National Community Action Partnership are hosting a webinar focused on lessons learned from the vaccine equity project on November 20th at 2 p.m. ET; and California has confirmed the first known case of Clade I MPox in the United States.
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793: Braiding & Layering Funds, EPA PFAS Limits
Public Health Review Morning Edition
Karl Ensign, ASTHO Vice President for Island Support, tells us why braiding and layering funding can be beneficial as ASTHO launches a learning module on the subject; Beth Giambrone, ASTHO Senior Analyst for State Health Policy, discusses the EPA setting limits on PFAS chemicals in drinking water; and ASTHO is looking for its next Chief Medical Officer.
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792: States Assist McDonald’s E. coli Outbreak, Latest National Youth Tobacco Survey
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Rachel Jervis, Foodborne Enteric, Waterborne and Wastewater Diseases Program Manager for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, discusses how Colorado played a key role in the response to the McDonald’s E. coli outbreak; Joshua Berry, ASTHO Director of Chronic Disease Risk Factors, details the latest version of the National Youth Tobacco Survey; the Public Health Infrastructure Grant has its own newsletter; and an ASTHO Brief takes you through lessons learned from the Data Road Map for Racial Equity Advancement in Maternal and Child Health Learning Community.
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791: ASTHO Innovation Advisory Council Launch, ASPR Hurricane Helene Response
Public Health Review Morning Edition
Greg Papillon, ASTHO Director of Public Health Innovation, tells us about the launch of ASTHO’s Innovation Advisory Council; Jonathan Greene, Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, reflects on the response in North Carolina to Hurricane Helene; and ASTHO and the National Community Action Partnership are hosting a webinar focused on lessons learned from the vaccine equity project.
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790: New ACIP Recommendations, PH-HERO Event
Public Health Review Morning Edition
Dr. Manisha Juthani, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health and ASTHO President-Elect, breaks down some of the recommendations from the most recent ACIP meeting; Kelsey Tillema, ASTHO Senior Analyst, discusses the recent PH-HERO Agency Advocate event; and for all PHIG information, PHIG has its own newsletter now.
info_outlineDr. Tekisha Everette, Executive Vice President at Trust For America’s Health, outlines the six priorities of the new Trust For America’s Health Blueprint Report; Andrea Schon, National Account Manager for VMSG Dashboard, previews ASTHO’s upcoming performance management system vendor showcase; and ASTHO’s HAI roadmap will help you understand Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance programs.
ASTHO Web Page: Vendor Showcase – Performance Management Systems