Public Health Review Morning Edition

Kyle Manglona, Onboarding Experience Manager at the Washington State Department of Health, tells us about the department's revamped onboarding program; Lindsey Myers, ASTHO Vice President for Public Health Workforce and Infrastructure, gives us an update on the progress PHIG recipients have made in year two; an ASTHO blog article details Maryland's success for its Building a Healthier Maryland initiative; and ASTHO has a toolkit to help you improve virtual working relationships. PHIG Partners Web Page ASTHO Blog Article: Maryland Achieves Success Through Thoughtful Planning ASTHO Web Page: Engaging Partners in a Virtual Space

Jason Cummins, President of the National Tuberculosis Coalition of America, gives an update on a TB outbreak in Kansas; Dr. Charles Chima, Washington Department of Health Chief Healthcare Innovation and Strategy Officer, tells us about the "clarion call" for public health regarding telehealth; on ASTHO PROFILE resource focuses on the transition from Healthy People 2020 to Healthy People 2030; and ASTHO has several resources for "Healthy Heart, Healthy Brain." The Topeka Capital-Journal News Article: Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is now America's largest in recorded history National Tuberculosis Coalition of America ASTHO Telehealth Project Initiation and Scoping Assessment Web Page Washington State Department of Health Web Page: Telehealth ASTHO PROFILE Web Page: Making the Transition to Healthy People 2030 ASTHO Web Page: Healthy Heart, Healthy Brain

Heidi Hedberg, Commissioner for the Alaska Department of Health and an ASTHO Member, tells us about Alaska's Youth Behavioral Health Roadmap; Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, former ASTHO Member and the newest President and CEO of the Public Health Accreditation Board, explains what brought her to her new role; ASTHO is now taking applications for the Implementing Pharmacist-Prescribed Contraception Learning Community; and there are several brand-new updates to ASTHO's Legal Mapping Center. Behavioral Health Roadmap Project for Alaska Youth ASTHO Public Health Review Morning Edition Episode 846: Comprehensive Mental Health Program, Syphilis Resources in One Place PHAB News Release: PHAB Names Joneigh Khaldun, MD, MPH, FACEP, As New President and CEO ASTHO Web Page: Implementing Pharmacist-Prescribed Contraception Learning Community ASTHO Web Page: Public Health Infrastructure

Heidi Hedberg, Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Health and an ASTHO Member, describes Alaska's Comprehensive Integrated Mental Health Program Plan; Julia Greenspan, Director of Infectious Disease Infrastructure and Policy at ASTHO, explains how ASTHO's new syphilis web page could help public health leaders; applications are now open for the 2025 ASTHO Leadership Institute; and the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention is inviting you to participate in a needs assessment. Alaska's Comprehensive Integrated Mental Health Program Plan ASTHO Web Page: Syphilis ASTHO Web Page: ASTHO Leadership Institute National Strategy for Suicide Prevention Web Page: 2025 SPRC National Strategy Needs Assessment

Dr. Laura Herrera Scott, Secretary of Health for the Maryland Department of Health, explains how her team used the Public Health Infrastructure Grant to fund a myriad of initiatives. PHIG Partners Web Page PHIG Newsletter

Wesley Korteum, Data Analytics Section Lead at the Arizona Department of Health Services, explains how his team created a comprehensive public health data portal; Abraham Kulungara, Senior Director for Environmental Health at ASTHO, updates us on the state of indoor air quality; an ASTHO blog article highlights the staffing challenges public health agencies face; and if you're attending HIMSS25 Global Health Conference and Exhibition make sure you check out the Public Health Data Modernization Preconference Forum. Arizona Department of Health Services News Release: Arizona Department of Health Services Launches Public Health Data Portal ASTHO Blog Article: States Are Innovating to Improve Indoor Air Quality ASTHO Blog Article: How Staffing and Workload Can Impact Public Health Agencies HIMSS25 Web Page

Kristin Peterson, Chief of Policy at the Washington State Department of Health, tells us why the data-sharing agreement with the Tulalip Tribe is historic; Dr. Kim Baker, Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean of Practice at UT Health Houston School of Public Health, explains the success of the Own Every Piece campaign; several members of the ASTHO team collaborated on a recent Journal of Public Health Management and Practice article that focuses on efforts to improve access to care; and an ASTHO report explores the reasons cancer prevention messaging has often not resonated with its intended audience. Washington State Department of Health News Release: DOH and Tulalip Tribe sign historic Tribal-specific data sharing agreement UT Health Houston School of Public Health Web Page: "Own Every Piece" Campaign Promotes Reproductive Wellness and Birth Control Access to More than 3 Million Women Journal of Public Health Management and Practice Article: Public Health Agency Approaches to Improving Access to Care ASTHO Report: Improving Public Health Messaging – Exploring the Reach and Effectiveness of Cancer Prevention Communications

Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and an ASTHO Member, provides an update on Colorado's progress dealing with syphilis; Dr. Sonya Borrero, Professor of Medicine and Director of CONVERGE at the University of Pittsburgh, explains the updated guidelines of Providing Quality Family Planning Services in the United States; a data story in the ASTHO PROFILE focuses on the number of public health non-temporary employees as well as the rise of vacant and temporary positions; and the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention is inviting you to participate in a needs assessment to help shape the future of suicide prevention. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Web Page: Syphilis in Colorado American Journal of Preventative Medicine Article: Providing Quality Family Planning Services in the United States: Recommendations of the U.S. Office of Population Affairs (Revised 2024) ASTHO PROFILE Web Page: The number of public health non-temporary employees rises slightly; vacant and temporary positions rise more Suicide Prevention Resource Center Web Page: 2025 SPRC National Strategy Needs Assessment

Mia Christopher, Research Epidemiologist at RTI International, explains how the Opioid Overdose Community Decision Tool could benefit public health; Lexa Giragosian, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Maternal and Child Health, tells us why she believes her blog article on adolescent mental health resonated with so many; and an ASTHO toolkit is aimed at improving working relationships between a health agency's internal staff and external partners. NIH Heal Initiative Web Page: Overdose Crisis Community Decision Tool ASTHO Blog Article: Reducing the Impact of Eating Disorders on Adolescent Girls ASTHO Web Page: Engaging Partners in a Virtual Space ASTHO Web Page: 2025 Legislative Prospectus Series

Dr. Steven Stack, ASTHO Immediate Past President and Commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health, tells us more about the Our Health Kentucky Home initiative; Dr. Josef Coresh, Director of the Optimal Aging Institute at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, tells us the numbers behind a study that says dementia cases could double by 2060; the PH WINS survey is expanding; and the CDC has issued a Health Alert Network Health Advisory about a recently confirmed outbreak of Ebola in Uganda. Our Healthy Kentucky Home Web Page NYU Langone Health Web Page: United States Dementia Cases Estimated to Double by 2060 de Beaumont Foundation Web Page: Raising the Voices of the Islands Workforce – A Historic Expansion of PH WINS CDC Web Page: Ebola Outbreak Caused by Sudan virus in Uganda