Public Health Review Morning Edition ASTHO

Dr. Michelle Fiscus, Chief Medical Officer at the Association of Immunization Managers, discusses numbers released in March that show the RSV immunization for infants is 90 percent effective; Dr. Tom Frieden, President and Chief Executive Officer of Resolve to Save Lives, says public health needs to take three steps to rebuild trust in communities; Darrah Dunlap, Food Protection Program Manager at the Illinois Department of Public Health, tells us about a cottage food guide to help people in business and local health departments in Illinois; and Puerto Rico has an online dashboard to identify and address health equity concerns in their jurisdiction.
CDC Webpage: CDC study shows effectiveness of RSV immunization for infants
STAT Opinion Article: To rebuild trust in public health: Better communication, fewer mandates, and small wins
ASTHO Webpage: Developing a Data Dashboard to Address Health Equity Concerns: Insights from Puerto Rico
 

Dr. Tom Frieden, President and Chief Executive Officer of Resolve to Save Lives, shares three steps he says are needed to rebuild trust in public health; Melissa Magstadt, Secretary of Health for the South Dakota Department of Health and an ASTHO Member, discusses how their states’ mobile clinics aim to bring health services to where people are; and a new ASTHO report outlines suicide prevention resources for agencies.
STAT News Opinion Article: To rebuild trust in public health – Better communication, fewer mandates, and small wins
South Dakota Department of Health News Release: South Dakota Department of Health Unveils Wellness on Wheels Mobile Clinics to Improve Healthcare Access to Underserved Communities
ASTHO Webpage: Data Sources and Strategies for Suicide Prevention Among Disproportionately Affected Populations
ASTHO Webpage: Stay Informed
 

Dr. Audrey Juhasz, Researcher at the Institute for Disability Research Policy and Practice at Utah State University, discusses findings from their disability data analysis research; Nada Hassanein, Health Inequities Reporter at Stateline, talks about her article which details research from UC San Francisco dealing with maternal implicit bias training; and ASTHO’s PH-HERO Workforce Resource Center can help protect and support your teams.
Association of University Centers on Disabilities Webpage: Announcement of AUCD-ASTHO Grant Awardees
The Salt Lake Tribune Article: Opinion – Too often, Utah neglects the mental health needs of individuals with disabilities
Chronic Health Conditions Among People with Disabilities Living in the Mountain West
Stateline News Article: To close racial gap in maternal health, some states take aim at implicit bias
ASTHO PH-HERO Workforce Resource Center
ASTHO Webpage: Stay Informed
 

Dr. Edward Simmer, Director of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, talks about a dashboard for state-wide overdose data; Chevelle Glymph, Senior Director of Public Health at the Association for University Centers of Disabilities, discusses grant funding that focuses on disability data analysis; an ASTHO brief emphasizes the need for specialized care for high-risk pregnant persons and infants; and Dr. Jerome Larkin is the new Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health.
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Webpage: Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
Association of University Centers on Disabilities Webpage: Announcement of AUCD-ASTHO Grant Awardees
ASTHO Brief: Enhancing Consumer Awareness Improves Access to Risk-Appropriate Care
ASTHO Webpage: Jerome Larkin
 

Denise Octavia Smith, Executive Director of the National Association of Community Health Workers, discusses the need for sustained funding for Community Health Workers; and Dr. Scott Hadland, Chief of Adolescent Medicine at Mass General for Children, discusses a survey that reveals most pediatricians don’t feel equipped to help teenage patients struggling with drug addiction.
National Association of Community Health Workers Webpage
American Academy of Pediatrics Webpage: Perceptions, Preparedness & Practices Treating Adolescent Opioid Use in Primary Care
KFF Health News Article: More Kids Are Dying of Drug Overdoses. Could Pediatricians Do More to Help?
 

Monika Salvage, Project Director for Cayuga County in New York, explains their participation in the HEALing Communities Study; Dr. Hao Yu, Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School, conducted a national study on the effect of record heat on EMS; and ASTHO has a new resource to help health agencies address suicide.
Healing Cayuga Webpage
HEALing Communities Study Webpage
County-Level Disparities in Heat-Related Emergencies Study
ASTHO Webpage: Suicide Indicator Tool
ASTHO Webpage: Stay Informed