Public Health Review Morning Edition

Dr. Denise Johnson, Acting Secretary of Health for the Pennsylvania Department of Health, says effective reproductive health policies strengthen communities; Dr. Sameer Vohra, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, says jurisdictions should advocate for policies that defend against the negative public health impacts of climate change; ASTHO accepts applications for its next group of public health professionals to take part in the Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health Program; and you can sign up for an ASTHO email that allows you to learn about exciting events planned in the new year.

ASTHO Webpage: 2023 Legislative Prospectus Series

ASTHO Webpage: Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health

ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know

Dr. Georges Benjamin, Executive Director of the American Public Health Association, discusses how the organization’s 150th anniversary was celebrated at its annual meeting held recently in Boston; Joan Adam, Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Health, says the pandemic created opportunities to develop stronger partnerships with the nine federally recognized tribes in the state; an ASTHO blog article outlines four steps public health leaders can take to improve their crisis communications; and in recognition of Public Health Thank You Day, we continue to say thank you to people working in the field.

American Public Health Association Webpage

Indian Health Service Webpage

ASTHO Blog Article: Four Things Public Health Leaders Can Do to Improve Crisis Communications

ASTHO Webpage: Be In The Know

Ann Abraham, ASTHO Chronic Disease Prevention Analyst, discusses the need for tobacco control staff members to stay informed of the latest policies in this area; Crystal Rommen, Director of Louisiana Families for Vaccines, says vaccine advocates are gearing up for the new year; and in recognition of Public Health Thank You Day, we say thank you to people working in the field.

ASTHO Blog Article: Jurisdictions Moving Many ASTHO Essential Tobacco Control Policies Forward

Science and Families Engaging Communities Coalition and Action Fund Webpage

Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, CDC Director of the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, discusses the ongoing HIV epidemic on World AIDS Day; Mike Fraser, ASTHO CEO, says newly announced money from the CDC will allow his organization to “fully engage and support” state and territorial agencies as they prepare for the next pandemic; Dr. Morgan McDonald, Interim Health Commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Health, describes how Tennessee is planning to spend $230 million on new health resiliency projects in the Volunteer state; and Susan Best, Program Manager for the Division of Food and Lead Risk Assessment with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, explains how South Carolina has done more than 42,000 restaurant inspections online.

World AIDS Day Webpage

World Health Organization News Release: WHO recommends new name for monkeypox disease

ASTHO News Release: Three National Public Health Associations Will Support Historic Opportunity to Build Public Health Infrastructure

CDC News Release: CDC Awards More Than $3 Billion to Improve U.S. Public Health Workforce and Infrastructure

ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know

Dr. Christopher Jones, Acting Director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, discusses new guidelines that are meant to give providers more flexibility when it comes to treating pain with opioids; Brandi Hight Bank, Vice President for Public Health & Policy at Klick, explains the best ways to communicate with people in their late teens and early twenties; and we preview an ASTHO blog that addresses the tobacco policy.

CDC News Release: CDC Releases UPDATED Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain

ASTHO Webinar: Reaching Gen Z: Engaging Young Audiences in Public Health

ASTHO Webpage: Be In The Know