Public Health Review Morning Edition ASTHO

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
 

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