905: PHIG Funding Bolsters Core Capabilities
Public Health Review Morning Edition
Release Date: 05/13/2025
924: ASTHO State Health Policy, Workforce Engagement
Public Health Review Morning Edition
Andy Baker-White, ASTHO Senior Director for State Health Policy, is the first member of ASTHO’s State Health Policy team to be featured in ASTHO’s Get To Know You Segment; Ken Harrison, Workforce Development Director with the Alabama Department of Public Health, explains the Friendly Face Fridays initiative and how it is helping their workforce; an ASTHO blog article focuses on how Hillsborough County, the Florida Department of Health, and the University of South Florida came together to focus on workforce development; and ASTHO's STAR Center offers resources and tools to help state and...
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923: New AIM Report, Communications Resources
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Claire Hannan, Executive Director of the Association of Immunization Managers, details AIM’s 2024 Annual Report as they celebrate 25 years in existence; Sara Bell, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Public Health Systems and Planning, tells us how a new ASTHO resource can help your team with internal communications; an ASTHO webinar on Thursday, July 10 at 2 p.m. ET will aim to teach you how to clearly and effectively communicate public health data; and ASTHO has a crisis communcations hub with trainings, videos, and additional resources.
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922: 2025 Preparedness Summit, Washington DC Report
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Nate Weed, Chief of Resiliency and Health Security at the Washington State Department of Health, discusses a conversation at the 2025 Preparedness Summit between Directors of Public Health Preparedness, the CDC, and the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response facilitated by ASTHO; Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Relations, tells us about all the public health happenings from Washington D.C.; on Wednesday, July 9 at 2 p.m. ET the second installment in ASTHO’s Essentials of Leadership and Management series will happen; and ASTHO has a...
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921: Anonymous Naloxone Kits; Performance Management Help
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Melissa Magstadt, Secretary of Health for South Dakota and an ASTHO Member, explains the state’s first-in-the-nation anonymous naloxone kit distribution program; Colton Anderson, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Public Health Infrastructure and Improvement, tells us about ASTHO’s Quality Advisory Group; an ASTHO webinar scheduled for June 12 aims to help public health practitioners tell the story of public health; and Dr. Broke Cunningham, an ASTHO Member and the Commissioner of Health for the Minnesota Department of Health, will speak at the 2025 Minnesota Rural Health Conference.
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920: Mobile Lab Experience, Kansagra + TFAH Brief Media
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Elizabeth Gunsalus, K-12 Education and Outreach Project Manager at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, explains how the department’s Mobile Lab Experience has been beneficial; Dr. Susan Kansagra, ASTHO Chief Medical Officer, spoke at a recent Trust for America’s Health media briefing focused on the most recent Pain in the Nation Report; the Connecticut Tumor Registry marks its 90th anniversary; and Elizabeth Hertel, ASTHO Member and the Director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, recently gave the commencement address for the Michigan State University’s...
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919: Local PH Departments + PHIG Funding
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Autumn Watson, Public Health Organizational Development Director for the Mecklenburg County Public Health Department, explains how PHIG is being used at the local level.
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918: Tick-Borne Diseases At All-Time High, PH Legislation Roundup
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Laura Harrington, Professor in the Department of Entomology at Cornell University and Director of the Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, explains how public health can combat tick-borne diseases; Beth Giambrone, ASTHO Senior Analyst for State Health Policy, discusses public health legislation in states around the country; the first-ever national certification for disease intervention professionals is coming this year; and the Boundary Spanning Leadership Training focused on Alzheimer’s and dementia care will take place June 16th and 17th.
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917: World No Tobacco Day, One Big Beautiful Bill Act
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Brian King, Executive Vice President for U.S. Programs at the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, explains how state and local programs are the lifeblood of tobacco prevention; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO's Senior Director for Government Affairs, updates us on a busy few weeks in Washington D.C. that have a direct impact on public health; an article in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice discusses the role of State and Territorial Health Agencies when it comes to supporting healthy aging; and Dr. Puthiery Va, the Director of the Maine CDC and an ASTHO Member, was a guest speaker for the...
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916: MAHA Report, School-Based Health Programs
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Dr. Susan Kansagra, ASTHO Chief Medical Officer, offers details on the Make America Health Again report; Lexie Giragosian, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Maternal and Child Health, tells us about an ASTHO brief that zeroes in on adolescent health; an ASTHO webinar today, May 29th at 3 p.m. E.T. focuses on how defined levels of maternal care can reduce maternal mortality and improve health outcomes; an ASTHO blog highlights the effectiveness of academic health partnerships; and ASTHO’s Carolyn Mullen and Lisa Petersen represented ASTHO at the recent ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new HHS portable...
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915: Healthy Aging, New Federal Health Policy Update
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Danny Staley, ASTHO Senior Vice President for Public Health Programs and Practice, details the recent Healthy Brain Initiative Summit where he presented a keynote presentation; Catherine Murphy, ASTHO Government Affairs Analyst, explains the importance of the Prevention and Public Health Fund; an ASTHO webinar today, May 28th at 1 p.m. ET will focus on administrative preparedness for public health emergencies; and the CDC has launched a new Mental Health Data Channel.
info_outlineEsther Muña, Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation and Territorial Health Official for the Northern Mariana Islands, explains how their Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) funds allowed them to improve security and integrate care through a new electronic health record system; Jerry Larkin, Director of the Department of Health of Rhode Island, describes how PHIG has been an asset to his department in preventing illness and enabling advancements; Jacki Tulafono, Division Head for the Department of Health in American Samoa, shares how PHIG dollars support key functions at their agency, allowing them to provide services to those that need it most.