Public Health Review Morning Edition

Chrissie Juliano, Executive Director of the Big Cities Health Coalition, says the Community Safety Campaign is about making sure people who live in communities have livable wages, and affordable and safe housing; Carolyn McCoy, ASTHO's Senior Director of Federal Government Affairs, shares how ASTHO is keeping a close eye on changes in leadership on committees that direct public health policy and funding; ASTHO's Immediate Past President Dr. Nirav Shah will attend the President's State of the Union address tonight in Washington D.C. as he gets ready to become the Principal Deputy Director at the CDC; and ASTHO's latest Insight and Inspiration event is coming up on Wednesday, February 22nd. Big Cities Health Coalition Webpage: Community Safety Campaign Local Today News Article: Dr. Shah is attending State of the Union as he prepares for his new federal role ASTHO Webpage: Insight and Inspiration: Conversations for Public Health Leaders

Julie Wernau, Health and Science Reporter at The Wall Street Journal, has spent the last year reporting on the opioid crisis and offers some advice for public health; Shannon Vance, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Family & Child Health, says the difficulty of finding quality, affordable childcare only increased during the pandemic; and ASTHO's next webinar will help you discover a more equitable approach when working with people living with disabilities. The Wall Street Journal News Article: Fentanyl Test Strips on the Dance Floor? Partygoers Face New Reality ASTHO Blog Article: States Increasing Supports for Early Childhood Programs ASTHO Webpage: Disability Etiquette Competence and Inclusion Training ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know

Dawn Skaggs, the Emergency, Disaster and Climate Resilience Specialist at World Institute on Disability, will help lead an ASTHO training event on Monday that will ask attendees to develop more equitable approaches in their work to support people living with disabilities; Chris Taylor, ASTHO Director for Infectious Disease Outbreak Response & Recovery, says ASTHO has produced a series of resources to help members better care for their teams as they recover from the trauma of the pandemic; and ASTHO tracks developments in public health policy and reports them in legislative alert emails which you can sign up for today. ASTHO Blog Article: Building a Culture of Care: Art, Quiet, and Animal Therapy ASTHO Webpage: Disability Etiquette Competence and Inclusion Training ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know

Julie Wernau, Health and Science Reporter at The Wall Street Journal, says drug use sites face many hurdles even if they have local permission to operate; Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President, tells the Associated Press that her members are anxious to understand how the fall spike in respiratory illness will be impacted by plans to end COVID authorities; and public health professionals still dealing with the stress and trauma of the pandemic could find help in a conversation planned on Wednesday, Feb. 22nd. The Wall Street Journal News Article: Fentanyl Test Strips on the Dance Floor? Partygoers Face New Reality Associated Press News Article: How will life change once the COVID-19 emergency ends? ASTHO Webpage: Insight and Inspiration with Dr. Kemia M Sarraf

Julie Wernau, Health and Science Reporter at The Wall Street Journal, has been reporting on the opioid crisis for more than a year but says it's still a difficult story to write; Andy Baker-White, ASTHO Senior Director of State Health Policy, says ASTHO members are working to prepare for the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency declarations; and sign up for the Public Health Weekly email newsletter. The Wall Street Journal News Article: Fentanyl Test Strips on the Dance Floor? Partygoers Face New Reality ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know

Devon Page, ASTHO Government Affairs Analyst, says ASTHO wants to work with both parties in Congress to find common ground for the good of public health; Arnold Bogis, ASTHO Senior Analyst and Research Associate, tells us why Buffalo, New York needs an emergency management office; and Carolee Cooper, an Environmental Health Program Specialist with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, explains how Idaho is promoting awareness during National Radon Action Month. The Buffalo News Webpage: Another Voice – Buffalo needs an emergency management office Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Webpage: Radon

Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Relations, is keeping an eye on the budget wrangling taking place on Capitol Hill; Ashley Cram, with ASTHO, explains how ASTHO members are working to help people in rural communities maintain access to telehealth; members of an FDA advisory panel support a proposal to move to a single annual vaccine dose for COVID-19 strains; and ASTHO's next Insight and Inspiration series is Wednesday, Feb. 22nd. ASTHO Blog Article: Telehealth and Licensure Policies Improving Healthcare Access for Rural Communities ASTHO Webpage: Insight and Inspiration with Dr. Kemia M Sarraf

Dr. Christine Bean, Chief Learning Officer at the Association of Public Health Laboratories, talks about recruiting candidates into laboratory positions on ASTHO's new jobs website, publichealthcareers.org; Dr. Nirav Shah, ASTHO Immediate Past President and Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control, gives his take on the FDA proposing a once-a-year COVID-19 regimen for immunizations; and Mike Fraser, ASTHO CEO, announces ASTHO has new funding from the FDA to advance retail food safety initiatives and reduce foodborne illness. PublicHealthCarrers.org Webpage Maine Public Radio Webpage: Dr. Nirav Shah prepares to leave Maine CDC for top federal post—and answers your public health questions ASTHO News Release: Public Health Associations Band Together to Combat Foodborne Disease and Death

Dr. Nirav Shah, ASTHO Immediate Past President and Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control, reflects on his work in the state of Maine as he readies for his next job as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's number two in charge; Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO Chief Medical Officer, tells the Washington Post he thinks an annual COVID-19 vaccine is more likely to be accepted by the public than more frequent shots; and Dr. Esther Muna, CEO for the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation in the Northern Mariana Islands, says the new Medicaid law will allow people to avoid traveling thousands of miles to get treatment. Maine Public Radio Webpage: Dr. Nirav Shah prepares to leave Maine CDC for top federal post—and answers your public health questions FDA Webpage: Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee January 26, 2023 Meeting Announcement ASTHO Blog Article: Bringing the U.S. Territories Closer to Medicaid Equity ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know

Dr. Shannon Stokley, an Epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, talks about another drop in childhood vaccination rates; Tiara Smith, a Program Analyst for Environmental Health with the National Association of County and City Health Officials, explains a mentorship program for agencies looking for help with their retail food regulatory programs; graduates of ASTHO's public health leadership training program write about leadership in a new blog article; and ASTHO has several job openings. PEW Webpage: Child Vaccination Rates, Already Down Because of COVID, Fall Again NACCHO Webpage: Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program National Environmental Health Association Webpage: NEHA-FDA RFFM Grant Program Home ASTHO Blog Article: The Return on Investment of Time Spent on Your Own Leadership Development ASTHO Webpage: Careers at ASTHO