Public Health Review Morning Edition ASTHO

Dr. Joseph Kanter, ASTHO CEO, discusses a letter to Congress that asks lawmakers to lift the Medicaid funding cap on all U.S. territories; Gordon Thane, CEO and Principal Consultant for Public Health Insight, says gaps in public health knowledge can keep important information from reaching those who need it most; communication is the topic of an ASTHO webinar happening on Monday June 24th; and an ASTHO blog article from Dr. James Bell III, Chief of Staff at the Michigan Health Department and a DELPH graduate, explains how Michigan is working to address health disparities.
ASTHO News Release: ASTHO and NAMD Call on Congress to Fully Fund Medicaid and CHIP in U.S. Territories
Public Health Insight Podcast Episode: Leadership in Public Health and Medicine
ASTHO Webinar: Combatting the Rise of Syphilis Through State Communication Campaigns
ASTHO Blog Article: Roots of Equity – Addressing Health Disparities and Advancing Inclusive Solutions in Michigan
ASTHO Webinar: Performance Management Techniques for Successful Decision Making
 

Suleima Salgado, an ASTHO Telehealth Consultant, shares details of a new needs assessment focused on telehealth; Dr. Fredrick Echols, CEO and Founder of Population Health and Social Justice Consulting LLC and a DELPH Graduate, tells us how DELPH graduates use their newly acquired skills to impact work in agencies across the states and territories; and an ASTHO resource provides ideas to build additional capacity to address adverse childhood experiences.
ASTHO Webpage: 2024 Telehealth Needs Assessment
ASTHO Webpage: Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health
ASTHO Blog Article: DELPH Reflections – A Journey Towards Creating a More Equitable and Just Democracy
ASTHO Webpage: Leadership Development
ASTHO Webpage: Actions to Build Capacity for ACEs Prevention
 

Megan Drake-Pereyra, ASTHO Advisor for Public Health Infrastructure, says island area agencies are looking to update plans and processes following the pandemic; Arthur U. San Agustin, Special Assistant to the Office of the Governor, tells us Leaders in Guam have spent a lot of time working to improve the way they manage small purchase procurement; the CDC has issued a health advisory regarding a federal health care fraud indictment against a telehealth company that provides ADHD treatment; and the ASTHO Leadership Institute is building a new cohort of senior public health leaders interested in strategic professional development.
ASTHO Blog Article: How Two Island Health Departments Are Preparing for Successful Public Health Planning
ASTHO Public Health Review Podcast: Using Business Process Improvement to Address Procurement Challenges in Guam
CDC Webpage: Disrupted Access to Prescription Stimulant Medications Could Increase Risk of Injury and Overdose
ASTHO Webpage: ASTHO Leadership Institute
 

Ashley Hebert, Senior Program Manager for Community and Government Relations with the Center for Black Health and Equity, says despite challenges organizations must continue their work to protect communities of color from tobacco industry campaigns; Ashley Ottewell, ASTHO Director of Public Health Data Modernization and Informatics at ASTHO, discusses a JPHMP article written about health equity science; and Kristin Sullivan, ASTHO Director of Public Health Systems Improvement and Infrastructure, discusses a project to help leaders in the U.S. Virgin Islands improve their business processes.
ASTHO Brief: Engaging Communities Is a Critical Tobacco Control Strategy
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice Article: Leveraging Science to Advance Health Equity
ASTHO STAR Center
ASTHO Webpage: Stay Informed
 

Dr. Liz Wood, Scholarly Assistant Professor at the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University, discusses her grant-winning research on disability data; Julia Von Alexander, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Island Support, says leaders with the Federated States of Micronesia are working to improve healthcare access for remote island populations; Veronica Halloway, Executive Director for the National Association of State Offices of Minority Health, reflects on National Minority Health Month; and Trust for America’s Health has announced that ASTHO has earned an Age-Friendly Public Health Systems Recognition.
Association of University Centers on Disabilities News Release: Announcement of AUCD-ASTHO Grant Awardees
ASTHO Blog Article: Improving Access to Healthcare in the Pacific: Q&A with Patrick Abraham
Trust for America’s Health News Release: The Association for State and Territorial Health Officials Achieves Age-Friendly Public Health Systems Recognition
 

Sarah Auer, Program Analyst for the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, tells us about the Applied Epidemiology Competencies toolkit; Lillie Seels, Director of Practice Transformation at the National Community Action Partnership, says ASTHO’s vaccine equity toolkit was developed using real-world experience; Jon Junior Calvo, Chief of Staff for the Office of the Governor of Guam, discusses why ASTHO’s business process improvement approach has been time well spent; and an ASTHO webinar will focus on state communication campaigns to combat the syphilis epidemic.
Applied Epidemiology Competencies Toolkit
ASTHO Blog Article: ASTHO Helping Agencies and Providers Advance Vaccine Equity
Public Health Review Podcast: Using Business Process Improvement to Address Procurement Challenges in Guam
ASTHO Webinar: Combatting the Rise of Syphilis Through State Communication Campaigns