Public Health Review Morning Edition

Amelia Poulin, Assistant Director of Emerging Infectious Disease at ASTHO, gives an update on public health's battle against tuberculosis on World TB Day; Moses Pretrick, Assistant Secretary for Health for the Federated States of Micronesia, tells us how ASTHO's Executive Leadership Forum helps the island areas; ASTHO will host a webinar focused on how AmeriCorps is Shaping Public Health in Indiana on April 3. CDC Web Page: 2025 U.S. TB Elimination Champions ASTHO Webinar: Public Health in Action – How AmeriCorps is Shaping Public Health in Indiana and NACDD ASTHO Web Page: Stay Informed

Erin Laird, ASTHO Director of Emerging Infections, explains how states are taking action against sepsis; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO Senior Director for Government Affairs, tells us how the recently signed continuing resolution affects funding for public health; an ASTHO tool can help upgrade your structured planning; and Alaska is celebrating 100 years of public health. ASTHO Blog Article: State Health Policies Reduce Sepsis Cases ASTHO Web Page: Foundational Planning Readiness Organizational Self-Assessment Alaska Department of Health Web Page Alaska Department of Health Video: 100 Years of Public Health Alaska State Archives Web Page: Serum Run of 1925

Allison Wheeler, Wastewater Surveillance Unit Manager and the Co-Director of the Wastewater Center of Excellence in Colorado, tells us about a recently published ASTHO report on ethical considerations in public health wastewater surveillance; Dawn Yohey, Clinical Program Planner III with the Department of Health and Human Services in Nevada, explains how the Fund for a Reslient Nevada will support projects to combat opioids over the next two decades; ASTHO's Essentials of Leadership and Management Workshop Series kicks off on Wednesday, April 2; and CDC issued a Health Alert Network Health Update about the ongoing risk of dengue virus. ASTHO Report: Framework for Addressing Ethical Considerations in Infectious Diseases Public Health Wastewater Surveillance Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment Web Page: Wastewater Surveillance for Infectious Disease Pathogens Nevada Web Page: Fund for a Resilient Nevada Nevada Web Page: Funds awarded to support opioid prevention, community intervention and support ASTHO Web Page: Series Topics and Sessions ASTHO Webinar: Ignite, Accelerate, and Activate: Series 1, Session 1- Leadership Behavior and Decision-Making CDC Web Page: Ongoing Risk of Dengue Virus Infections and Updated Testing Recommendations in the United States

Soulmaz Rostami, Program Manager for the Pacific Public Health Fellowship Program, tells us how the program is helping to fill a need for qualified public health workers in the island areas; Susan Gilbert, Co-Director of the National Coalition for Sexual Health, explains how the "Own The Awk" campaign will empower young adults to talk openly and honestly with their partners about sexual health; and on Thursday, April 3, ASTHO will highlight the impact of Public Health AmeriCorps on workforce development. PIHOA Web Page: Pacific Public Health Fellowship Program Own The Awk Web Page ASTHO Webinar: Public Health in Action – How AmeriCorps is Shaping Public Health in Indiana and NACDD ASTHO Web Page: Stay Informed

Dr. Puthiery Va, Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, explains how PHIG has helped Maine create a new Office of Violence Prevention. PHIG Partners Web Page PHIG Newsletter

Dr. Jerome Larkin, Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health and an ASTHO Member, explains how his state achieved such impressive vaccination rates; Dr. Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge, ASTHO's Senior Vice President of Health Equity and Diversity Initiatives, tells us how to change the conversation around immunizations; and the Essentials of Leadership and Management Workshop Series —Ignite, Accelerate, and Activate— begins on Wednesday, April 2nd. ASTHO Web Page: Immunization ASTHO Web Page: Series Topics and Sessions ASTHO Webinar: Ignite, Accelerate, and Activate – Series 1, Session 1- Leadership Behavior and Decision-Making ASTHO Web Page: Stay Informed

Dr. Daniel Edney, State Health Officer for the Mississippi State Department of Health and an ASTHO member, tells us how his meeting on Capitol Hill went this week; the Essentials of Leadership and Management Workshop Series kicks off on Wednesday, April 2; and Dr. Sameer Vohra, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health and an ASTHO member, explains why this week has been so important. ASTHO Web Page: Stay Informed ASTHO Web Page: Series Topics and Sessions ASTHO Web Page: Ignite, Accelerate, and Activate: Series 1, Session 1- Leadership Behavior and Decision-Making

Dr. Joseph Kanter, ASTHO CEO, brings us an update directly from ASTHO's 2025 Spring Leadership Forum; and an upcoming webinar focuses on the positive Public Health AmeriCorps can provide. ASTHO News Release: State and Territorial Health Leaders Convene on Capitol Hill to Advocate for Sustained Funding ASTHO Webinar: Public Health in Action – How AmeriCorps is Shaping Public Health in Indiana and NACDD

Dr. John Swartzberg, Clinical Professor Emeritus at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, provides an update on Avian Influenza; Dr. Susan Hernandez, an Epidemiologist at Public Health Seattle and King County, explains how her team used novel data to improve identification of Medicaid members who use tobacco; and a new ASTHO resource is available for your department's accreditation and reaccreditation. ASTHO Web Page: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Scientific Symposium CDC Web Page: Notes From the Field: Enhanced Identification of Tobacco Use Among Adult Medicaid Members — King County, Washington, 2016–2023 ASTHO Web Page: A Guide for Sustainable Public Health Accreditation ASTHO Web Page: Stay Informed

Dr. Mark Levine, Commissioner of Health for the State of Vermont and an ASTHO Member, looks back on his time as commissioner as he gets ready to depart his post; Melissa Touma, ASTHO Director of the Public Health Infrastructure Program, tells us how a toolkit aims to help with the funding of local subrecipients; a new ASTHO report explores how New York, Connecticut, and Illinois are working to improve nutrition for infants and young children; and CDC has issued a Health Alert Network Health Advisory about the measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico. ASTHO Web Page: Funding Local Subrecipients Toolkit ASTHO Report: Early Childhood Nutrition Security CDC Web Page: Expanding Measles Outbreak in the United States and Guidance for the Upcoming Travel Season