Public Health Review Morning Edition ASTHO

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
 

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