Public Health Review Morning Edition

Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President and Chief Medical Officer for Alaska Department of Health, explains best practices for building connections with the federal government; Dr. Benjamin Beard, Deputy Director of the CDC's Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, discusses Malaria cases in the United States; ASTHO has published a blog article advising health officials on Malaria; John Auerbach, Senior Vice President for Public Health at ICF, talks about growing concerns for the health of the LGBTQ community; and ASTHO has a new Webinar Series on addressing the youth mental health crisis ASTHO webpage: Strengthening State and Federal Connections: Q&A with Anne Zink CDC: Mosquito Home Page ASTHO Webpage: What Health Officials Should Know About Locally Acquired Malaria Cases in Florida and Texas Health Affairs: LGBTQ+ Health Is An Essential Component Of Public Health Equity Efforts ASTHO Webinar Series: Leveraging Different Sectors to Address th

Arnaldo Machado, Director of Public Health Workforce Development and Resilience at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, talks about a new program that connects public health students with the workforce; ClarLynda Williams-DeVane, Deputy Secretary of Operational Excellence at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, shares her takeaways from the ASTHO Leadership Institute; Admiral Rachel Levine, the Assistant Secretary for Health for the United States Department of Health and Human Services, says it's important to prioritize the health of LGBTQ people this year; and registration for the PHEARLESS leadership program is open until July 14th. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Webpage: Academic Health Department — Academic Public Health Corps ASTHO Leadership Institute USF Health: The PHEARLESS Initiative

Dr. Janelle Palacios, Nurse Midwife and Researcher at Kaiser Permanente, says we need better data on the health challenges facing American Indian and Alaska Native mothers and their babies; Dr. Clifford Mitchell, Director of the Environmental Health Bureau for the Maryland Department of Health, discusses advancements in Maryland's Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program; ASTHO partners with NACCHO on a new webinar discussing the Public Health AmeriCorps program; ASTHO has a new Q&A with Palina Louangketh, Chief of the Bureau of Equity and Strategic Partnerships for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, on health equity in Idaho; and ASTHO is hiring multiple positions. ACIMM: Making Amends: Recommended Strategies and Actions to Improve the Health and Safety of American Indian and Alaska Native Mothers and Infants Maryland Department of Health: Lead Poisoning Prevention Public Health Review: Data Strategies to Improve Health Outcomes for Indigenous Communities ASTHO Webinar: Meet Public Health AmeriCorps, A Pipeline for Public Health Workforce ASTHO Webpage: Q&A with Palina Louangketh ASTHO Webpage: Careers at ASTHO

William Kassler, Chief Medical Officer for Palantir Technologies, calls for a comprehensive and collaborative approach to understanding health data; Krystle White, Manager of Health Equity Outcomes for the Gaston County Government in North Carolina, says the future of public health is in ASTHO's Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health program; Amy Rubis, Epidemiologist for the CDC Meningitis and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch, explains a CDC report that found an increase in Meningococcal disease among persons with HIV; and ASTHO has a new blog post on achieving better health equity metrics. CDC Report: Notes from the Field: Increase in Meningococcal Disease Among Persons with HIV ASTHO Webpage: What Needs to Change to Achieve Better Health Equity Metrics

Mariah Pokorny, Director of Accreditation & Reporting for the South Dakota Department Of Health, explains the importance of vital records and health statistics accreditation; Chantell Reed, Interim Deputy Director Of Operations at the Multnomah County Oregon Health Department, discusses how public health infrastructure grants impact health agencies' community partnerships; Maggie Davis, ASTHO Director of State Health Policy, shares state policies supporting therapeutic Psilocybin use; and registration is open to attend ASTHO's tobacco endgame webinar on June 27th. South Dakota Department Of Health: Vital Records ASTHO Webpage: State Policies Supporting Evidence-Based Therapeutic Psilocybin Use ASTHO Webinar: Building State Readiness for the Tobacco Endgame

Dr. John Ward, Director of the Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination at the Task Force for Global Health, urges public health to address Hepatitis C in prisons; Marisa Wong, ASTHO Environmental Health team, shares Dengue tracking and new prevention options; ASTHO and the CDC developed a new tool to help agencies measure suicide prevention programs; and registration to watch the live streamed video of this year's TechXpo on demand is open through June 30th. The Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination : Expanding access to hepatitis C prevention, testing, and treatment in prisons ASTHO Webpage: Dengue Preparedness in the U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States ASTHO Webinar: Showcase of the Suicide Prevention Indicator Explorer ASTHO: What We Learned at the Public Health TechXpo and Futures Forum ASTHO: TechXpo on demand Registration

Dr. Laura Chanchien Parajon, Deputy Cabinet Secretary for the New Mexico Department of Health, explains how the New Mexico Health Department is working with tribal communities to improve health services; Dr. Michelle Taylor, Director of the Shelby County Tennessee Health Department, invests in a new program for public health workers' education; and Dr. Vicki Kramer, Chief of Vector-Borne Disease Section at the California Department of Public Health, shares how to prepare and protect from mosquito-borne disease. California Department of Public Health: Mosquitoes And Mosquito-Borne Diseases California Department of Public Health: West Nile Virus

Dr. Stephen Lee, Executive Director of the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors, shares advice for building public health programs for the LGBTQ+ community; Heather Pangelinan, Director of Public Health Services at Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation, says the DELPH program helped her strengthen her advocacy; Wayne Cascio, the EPA Director of the Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, explains how to prepare for wildfire smoke; and ASTHO is hiring in multiple positions. EPA: Wildfires and Smoke Air Now: Be Smoke Ready ASTHO Webpage: Careers

Dr. Jonathan Mermin, Director of the CDC National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, shares how public health can better address the STI epidemic; ASTHO Alum Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Immediate Past Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health and President and CEO of Sinai Chicago, explains why communication is a priority in public health; Melanie Highland, Director of the Division of Senior and Disability Services at Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, explains how the Alzheimer's Task Force is working to support Alzheimer's patients and caregivers; and an ASTHO webinar happening June 21st features discussion on partnerships role in improving vaccine uptake. Daily Journal: Alzheimer's Task Force gives recommendations Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services: Alzheimer's State Plan Task Force ASTHO Webinar: Partnerships for Progress: An Intro to the Vaccine Equity Project

Avia Mason, ASTHO Vice President of Leadership and Organizational Performance, explains the significance of the 2023 DELPH cohort; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO Senior Director of Government Affairs, says public health emergency preparedness, data infrastructure, and more were topics on Capitol Hill this week; Dr. Kimberlee Wyche Etheridge, ASTHO Senior Vice President of Health Equity and Diversity Initiatives, encourages public health officials to commemorate Juneteenth; and there is an upcoming ASTHO webinar on strengthening the public health workforce. ASTHO Webpage: ASTHO Scholars Program Helps Grow Diverse Public Health Leaders ASTHO Webpage: Health Equity Policy Toolkit ASTHO Webpage: Health Equity ASTHO Webpage: Meet Public Health AmeriCorps: A Pipeline for Public Health Workforce