Public Health Review Morning Edition

Maria Sarabia, Assistant Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health, shares an overdose dashboard that clarifies the people most affected; Shannan Rome, Health Access Nurturing Development Services Manager at the Franklin County Health Department in Kentucky, says the ELM leadership training program helped her grow as a leader; a new ASTHO framework outlines public health's role in promoting mental health well-being and suicide prevention; applications for ASTHO's Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health program are due Friday, October 13th; and stay up to date by signing up for ASTHO's Legislative alert emails. Minnesota Department of Public Safety: Minnesota Drug Crimes And Overdose Dashboard Public Health Review: Cutting-Edge Program Boosts Public Health Leadership Skills ASTHO Webpage: Public Health's Role in Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention ASTHO Webpage: Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health ASTHO Webpage: Legislative Alerts

Dr. Anna-Michelle McSorley, Postdoctoral Scholar at the NYU School of Global Public Health, reports territories are not represented in federal health data systems; ASTHO is looking for a contractor to build a toolkit for health equity performance indicators; and Dr. Steven Gortmaker, Professor of the Practice of Health Sociology at the Harvard School of Public Health, encourages public health to work with community partners to address childhood obesity. JAMA Network: A Call to Increase Health Data Availability in US Territories—Not Too Small to CountASTHO Website: U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States Health Equity Key Performance Indicator Contractor Childhood Obesity Intervention Cost-Effectiveness Study: Choices Community Of Practice

Gabby Ruiz, ASTHO Analyst of Maternal and Infant Health, explains strategies to promote infant and early childhood mental health; Joy Rucker, National Harm Reduction Consultant at JR Harm Reduction Consulting, reflects on the harm reduction journey of the overdose crisis; Dr. Steve Corsi is the new CEO of Nebraska's Department of Health and Human Services; and applications are open for ASTHO's Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health program. ASTHO: Approaches Public Health Leaders Can Use to Make a Difference ASTHO Public Health Review: Partnering to Prevent Overdoses ASTHO Webpage: Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health Governor Jim Palma Office of the Governor: Gov. Pillen Appoints Steve Corsi as CEO of DHHS

Mary Giliberti, Chief Public Policy Officer at Mental Health America, explains a new framework that connects public health with mental health and suicide prevention; Latoya Sahadeo, Director of the Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health program (DELPH), says the initiative empowers public health leaders; Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Relations, says the deadline for Congress to reach agreement on federal funding and thus avoid a government shutdown is now November 17th; and a new ASTHO report examines how state agencies can support community and clinical connections to prevent falls among older adults in the U.S. ASTHO Webpage: New Framework Helps Public Health Leaders Navigate Suicide, Mental Health ASTHO Webpage: Public Health's Role in Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention ASTHO Webpage: Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health ASTHO Webpage: Expanding Falls Prevention Through Surveillance, Community-Clinical Linkages, and Strategic Planning and Evaluation

Dr. Fatimah Dawood, Pediatrician and Medical Officer on the Influenza Prevention and Control Team at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, explains how the SHARE method can help providers inform patients about vaccines; Dr. Dylan George, Director of the CDC's Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics, says the upcoming fall and winter respiratory season will generate more peak hospitalizations than pre-pandemic seasons; an ASTHO brief examines social stressors in chemical risk assessments; and an ASTHO blog article outlines relationships and community connections as a part of the STRETCH Initiative. CDC: Recommendations for Influenza Prevention and Treatment in Children: An Update for Pediatric Providers CDC: Respiratory Disease Season Outlook ASTHO Webpage: Considering the Role of Social Stressors in Chemical Risk Assessment ASTHO Webpage: Empowering Connection Through STRETCH ASTHO Webpage: Funding & Collaboration Opportunities

Dr. Nia West-Bey, the Director of Youth Policy at the Center for Law and Social Policy, shares a new framework focused on prevention and wellness promotion among young people; Dr. Cathy Slemp, Co-Founder and Vice Chair of the West Virginia Hope in Action Alliance, explains the importance of collaboration across public safety and public health fields when it comes to addressing the overdose crisis; an ASTHO webinar outlines how to work with PRAMS data; and ASTHO is accepting applicants to its DELPH Program. The Center for Law and Social Policy: Are We Listening? Youth Mental Health Challenges are Rooted in Young Adult Poverty Rates The Kennedy Forum Public Health Review: Partnering to Prevent Overdoses ASTHO Webinar: It's a Weighty Matter: Exploring PRAMS Weights ASTHO Webpage: Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health

Chris Taylor, ASTHO's Director of Infectious Disease Outbreak Response and Recovery, says it's important that health departments remain vigilant against Mpox; Alyssa Gonzales, Communication Specialist at Salud America, shares a tool that identifies community health inequities; an ASTHO webinar explains how data equity can improve maternal and infant health outcomes; and sign up for ASTHO's Legislative Alert emails. CDC: 2022-2023 Outbreak Cases and Data ASTHO Webpage: Looking Back and Moving Forward from the U.S. Mpox Outbreak Salud America: Health Equity Report Card ASTHO Webinar: Advancing Maternal Health with Data Equity ASTHO Legislative Alerts

Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO's Chief Medical Officer, offers public health agencies three talking points they can use when the tobacco industry tries to argue against proposed bans on flavored tobacco products; Dr. Alison Evans Cuellar, Chair of the Community Preventive Services Task Force, says patient navigation services to increase cancer screening are cost-effective; Laura Wildey, Senior Program Analyst in Food Safety at the National Environmental Health Association, says there's still time for agencies to apply for FDA grants to improve retail food safety programs; and subscribe to ASTHO's Public Health Weekly email newsletter. The Community Guide: Patient Navigation Services to Increase Breast Cancer Screenings are Cost-effective National Environmental Health Association National Environmental Health Association: NEHA-FDA RFFM Grant Program The Retail Food Safety Regulatory Association Collaborative: Collaborative Featured in the Journal of Environmental Health

Kyle Zebley, Senior Vice President of the American Telemedicine Association, explains the benefits of telehealth; Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Relations, explains what ASTHO members should know about the pending government shutdown; ASTHO has resources on healthy aging available; and ASTHO has resources on cardiovascular disease for World Heart Day. American Telemedicine Association: Telehealth Awareness Week The White House: Agency Contingency Plans ASTHO Webpage: Healthy Aging and Brain Health ASTHO Webpage: Heart Disease And Stroke

Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO's Chief Medical Officer, shares the challenges facing plans to ban tobacco flavorings; Dr. David McSwane, Executive Director of the Conference for Food Protection, explains the collaborative work of CFP and NACCHO to research and evaluate retail program standards networks; a new ASTHO blog article examines how everyday surroundings impact the health of communities; and an ASTHO infographic shares exercises health agencies can use to prepare for emergencies. ASTHO Webpage: From the Chief Medical Officer: How State Health Officials Can Make a Stand Against Menthol An Evaluation of Existing Retail Program Standards Networks ASTHO Webpage: What Surrounds Us Shapes Our Health—Look to Primary Prevention for Better Health ASTHO Webpage: Seven Emergency Preparedness Exercises for Health Agencies