Public Health Review Morning Edition ASTHO

Chris Teale, a journalist with Route Fifty, discusses a federal rule that requires websites to adopt standards outlined in the Americans with Disabilities Act; Courtney Youngbar, ASTHO Director of Environmental Health, tells us about the concern over a tick-borne disease called Alpha-Gal Syndrome; an ASTHO brief explains how agencies can help pregnant people and infants find the specialized care they need; and an ASTHO framework outlines public health's role in mental health promotion and suicide prevention.
ADA Fact Sheet: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Accessibility of Web Information and Services of State and Local Government Entities
Route Fifty News Article: Feds move to make gov websites more accessible to people with disabilities
ASTHO Blog Article: What Health Officials Should Know About Alpha-Gal Syndrome
ASTHO Brief: Implementing Levels of Maternal Care Improves Access to Risk-Appropriate Care
ASTHO Report: Public Health's Role in Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention
 

Ellen Cartmell, Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program Manager at the Kentucky Department for Public Health, updates us on her state’s tobacco situation for World No Tobacco Day; an ASTHO blog article outlines how your jurisdiction might leverage its JUUL settlement funds to promote public health; and Dr. Timothy Hunt, Research Scientist at Columbia University, discusses the Healing Communities Study which aims to provide possible solutions to the opioid crisis.
World No Tobacco Day Webpage
ASTHO Blog Article: How States Can Leverage JUUL Settlement Funds to Promote Public Health
NIH Webpage: Healing Communities Study
ASTHO Webpage: Stay Informed

John Bowman, Executive Vice President for U.S. Tobacco Programs at the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, sounds the alarm about the tobacco industry’s relentless drive to encourage young people to use their products; Kayley Humm, ASTHO Senior Analyst on the Overdose Prevention Team, says there is some encouraging news about the rate of overdose deaths;  ASTHO continues its celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month; and learn how to promote healthy aging as a public health priority in an ASTHO learning module now online.
ASTHO Legislative Prospectus: Tobacco and Nicotine Products – The Unwavering Public Health Crisis
CDC Webpage: Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts
ASTHO Webpage: Integrating Healthy Aging into Public Health
 

Helen Branswell, Senior Writer on Infectious Diseases and Global Health at STAT, reflects on her early coverage of the avian flu virus impacting mostly dairy cows across the country; Betsy Mayotte, President of the Institute of Student Loan Advisors, discusses an upcoming webinar on the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program; ASTHO continues its celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with reflections from public health leaders in the island areas; and an ASTHO blog article outlines how public health agencies are preparing for another wildfire season.
ASTHO Blog Article: From the Chief Medical Officer – Key Takeaways from ASTHO’s HPAI Scientific Symposium
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Webinar Webpage: Public Service Promise Webinar for BCHC, APHL and Safe States Alliance
ASTHO Blog Article: Where There’s Fire, There’s Smoke—States Prepare for Health Impacts of Wildfire Smoke
 

Maggie Davis, ASTHO Director of State Health Policy, updates us on public health policy updates from state legislatures across the country; Cody Kinsley, North Carolina Secretary of Health and Human Services, says North Carolina will continue to build a network of behavioral health urgent care centers; and Moses E. Pretrick, Assistant Secretary for Health at the FSM Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
ASTHO Blog Article: ASTHO's 2024 Legislative Session Update – Part Two
ASTHO Blog Article: ASTHO’s 2024 Legislative Session Update – Part One
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services News Release: Investment in Strengthening North Carolina’s Behavioral Health Crisis Response System 
ASTHO Webpage: Stay Informed
 

ASTHO staff, members, and alumni, discuss a recent meeting focused on the implementation of the Public Health Infrastructure Grant program for the island areas; Dr. Mark Levine, Commissioner of Health for the State of Vermont, says his state’s Facing Suicide Vermont website is more than a collection of online links to available resources; Dr. Ari Bernstein, Director of the National Center for Environmental Health and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry at the CDC, tells us about a new tool available to help people avoid the dangers of hot weather.
FacingSuicideVT Webpage
Vermont Support Line Webpage
ASTHO Webpage: Supporting Mental Health – Addressing a New Public Health Crisis
NWS HeatRisk Webpage
ASTHO Webpage: Stay Informed