Public Health Review Morning Edition

Alec Tyson, Associate Director of Research at the PEW Research Center, previews a survey of Americans' views of public health officials and their handling of the COVID-19 pandemic; Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President and Chief Medical Officer for the State of Alaska, discusses meetings ASTHO members had with members of the Biden Administration during their visit to Washington D.C. this week; and ASTHO is hiring for several positions. Pew Research Center Webpage: Lack of Preparedness Among Top Reactions Americans Have to Public Health Officials' COVID-19 Response ASTHO Webpage: Careers at ASTHO ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know

Dr. Jonathan Levy, Chair of the Department of Environmental Health with the Boston University School of Public Health, has new research that says white people in Massachusetts now are more likely to die from COVID than black or Hispanic people in the state; Morgan Zialcita, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Health Equity and Diversity Initiatives, discusses the agenda for ASTHO's 2023 Health Equity Summit in Atlanta in late April; in a blog article Dr. Kimberlee Wyche Etheridge, ASTHO's Senior Vice President of Health Equality and Diversity, details a week-long trip to Honduras; and an ASTHO brief examines the need for better data about people living with disabilities. Boston Globe News Article: COVID is still killing people every day. But its main victims have changed ASTHO Webpage: Health Equity Summit – A Movement for Justice ASTHO Blog Article: An American Public Health Physician in Honduras ASTHO Brief: Better Defining Disability Will Make Data More Inclusive and Usable

Amber Williams, ASTHO Senior Vice President for Leadership & Organizational Performance, says ASTHO members have a busy schedule of meetings with Biden Administration and Congressional officials in Washington, D.C. this week; Parker Beene, ASTHO Senior Policy Analyst, says at least 10 states and Guam have introduced legislation to impose their own limits on the sale of flavored tobacco and nicotine products; an ASTHO blog article examines how Xylazine is infiltrating the drug supply and being mixed with other illicit substances, leading to an increase in overdose deaths; and learn how to partner with Gen Z advocates in a webinar planned for March 13th. ASTHO News Release: Island Health Officials Advocate to Strengthen Healthcare Infrastructure During ASTHO's Spring Leadership Meeting ASTHO Blog Article: Recent Federal and State Actions to Limit Flavored Tobacco Products ASTHO Blog Article: Xylazine - What Health Agencies Need to Know ASTHO Webpage: Cultivating Gen Z as Partners for Healthier Communities - Part 2

Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Relations, previews the work ahead in Congress and ASTHO's public health policy agenda in the first installment of the View from Washington D.C. report; Alex Wheatley, ASTHO Assistant Director of the Island Support Team, says island officials have a packed agenda in Washington next week to engage policymakers working in the Administration and Congress; and ASTHO's Fiscal Year 2024 Public Health Appropriations Book is now available. ASTHO Webpage: Fully Fund the Renegotiated Compacts of Free Association and Reduce Compact Impact in U.S. Territories and States Policy Statement ASTHO Webpage: ASTHO Governmental Public Health Appropriations Book FY24

Alex Wheatley, ASTHO Assistant Director of the Island Support Team, says there is an urgent need to approve agreements that continue funding for health programs in several island nations; Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO Senior Vice President for Government Affairs & Public Relations, prepares to kick off a new report on the newscast called 'The View from Washington D.C.'; and Dr. Mark Levine, Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Health, discusses the elimination of the X waiver and how it is a win for public health. ASTHO Webpage: Fully Fund the Renegotiated Compacts of Free Association and Reduce Compact Impact in U.S. Territories and States Policy Statement Politico News Article: Farewell to the X waiver

Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO Chief Medical Officer, outlines the role of public health in addressing the challenges of long COVID; Katie Moran McCabe, Lead Law and Policy Analyst with the Center for Public Health Law Research at Temple University, says more than 1,500 bills to change public health authority have been introduced in state legislatures over the last two years; and ASTHO is hiring for several open positions. ASTHO Blog Article: From the Chief Medical Officer: Leadership Considerations for Long COVID Temple University Webpage: The Policy Surveillance Program Temple University Webpage: Legislators Introduced More Than 1,500 Bills To Change The Authority Of State And Local Health Agencies And Executive Officers During 2021 And 2022 Legislative Sessions ASTHO Webpage: Careers at ASTHO

Dr. Thomas Dobbs, Dean of the John D. Bower School of Population Health at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, writes about problems impacting public health, such as underfunding, bureaucracy, and inadequate administrative support, in an article for Health Affairs; Omar Khalid, ASTHO's Director of Workforce Development, says ASTHO has a new online resource hub to help agencies build resilience among members of their workforce; and five years ago today, ASTHO delivered the first episode of the Public Health Review podcast. Health Affairs News Article: Getting Government To Work For Public Health ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know Public Health Review Podcast: The Epidemic of Epidemics: Opioids, Part I ASTHO Webpage: PH-HERO Resource Hub

Dr. Daniel Edney, State Health Officer for the Mississippi State Department of Health, has studied the data in Mississippi's latest Maternal Mortality Report and says the rates are unacceptable; Heather Tomlinson, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Immunizations, explains in a new blog article how members can defend vaccination requirements to their state lawmakers; and there is only one day left to apply to be part of the next cohort enrolled in ASTHO's Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health program. AP News Article: Maternal deaths and disparities increase in Mississippi ASTHO Blog Article: Building Vaccine Confidence Among State and Territorial Legislatures ASTHO Webpage: Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know

Dr. Sameer Vorha, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, is taking note of the disparities laid bare by COVID-19 in a new guest column written for the Chicago Sun-Times; Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer for CVS Health, celebrates her first year on the job; and ASTHO has a blog article asking what leaders can do to help develop resilience among the members of their teams. Chicago Sun-Time News Article: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic can make Illinois healthier than ever LinkedIn Blog Article: A Look Back: My First Year as the Inaugural Chief Health Equity Officer at CVS Health ASTHO Blog Article: Resiliency Within the Workforce ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know

Kinetra Joseph, Campaign Director for the CDC Foundation, says the Foundation's Live to the Beat initiative has had a successful first year; Dr. Christopher King, Dean of the Georgetown University School of Health, spent much of his career studying issues affecting historically marginalized and disenfranchised communities and is using that lens to look at COVID-19 impacts; and an ASTHO report guides readers through challenges and steps associated with developing health equity standards and measures. Live to the Beat Campaign Webpage ASTHO Report: Measuring Health Equity for Planning and Performance Improvement ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know