Public Health Review Morning Edition ASTHO

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

Elizabeth Hertel, Director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, tells us how her department is working to improve mental health; Kathleen Ho, Deputy Director for Environmental Health with Hawaii’s State Department of Health, explains her team’s response to the historic wildfires in 2023; and an ASTHO blog article looks at five trends from across state legislatures that you should be aware of.
Michigan Webpage: Mental Health
Mental Health Awareness Month Webpage
Hawaii Department of Health Webpage: Maui Wildfire Response
ASTHO Blog Article: ASTHO’s 2024 Legislative Session Update: Part One
ASTHO Public Health Review Morning Edition Episode 669
ASTHO Webpage: Stay Informed
 

Dr. JP Leider, Associate Professor in the Division of Health Policy and Management at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, tells us what the ASTHO Profile reveals about the public health workforce; Dr. Carolyn Wester, Director of the CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis, talks about national viral hepatitis elimination goals; and an ASTHO webinar will help you communicate more effectively through an equity lens. 
ASTHO Profile
CDC Webpage: Viral Hepatitis
ASTHO Webinar: Bi-directional Communication Through a Health Equity Lens with Public Health Practitioners
ASTHO Webpage: Stay Informed
 

Lillian Colasurdo, ASTHO Director of Public Health Law and Data Sharing, tells us about part one of ASTHO’s 2024 Legislative session update; Dr. Katrina Piercy, Director of the Division of Prevention Science in the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, discusses the federal government’s report on physical activity guidelines for older adults; healthy aging is the focus of a new ASTHO resource; and podcasters in the software space says the ASTHO Profile dashboard is one of the best-designed websites they have ever seen.
ASTHO Blog Article: ASTHO’s 2024 Legislative Session Update: Part One
HHS Webpage: Midcourse Report – Implementation Strategies for Older Adults
Older Americans Month Webpage
The White House Webpage
ASTHO Brief: Public Health Frameworks to Advance Healthy Aging
ASTHO Profile
 

Liz Gipson, Senior Program Officer at the Center for Healthcare Strategies, discusses a case study about New Jersey contraception legislation that ASTHO partnered on; Catherine Jones, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Government Affairs, says the federal government is beginning to have discussions about the rapidly aging U.S. population; and an ASTHO blog article offers several perspectives on how a diverse public health workforce can be beneficial.
ASTHO Webpage: Contraception Access Learning Community – Resources
New Jersey Webpage: A Study of New Jersey Assembly Bill 4503
ASTHO Blog Article: Federal Discussions on Aging Move Center Stage
ASTHO Blog Article: Infusing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Into State Public Health Agencies – Perspectives from Connecticut, New York, and Tennessee
ASTHO Webpage: Stay Informed