Public Health Review Morning Edition

In a special edition of the newscast, we celebrate Veterans Day with thoughts from two veterans working in public health: Keith Reed, Oklahoma Commissioner of Health, is a registered nurse and a colonel in the Oklahoma Air National Guard and Dr. Edward Simmer, South Carolina's Director of the Department of Health and Environmental Control, is a Navy veteran with more than 30 years in the military. Also, we get another thankful note in celebration of the upcoming Public Health Thank You Day on Monday, November 21st. ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know

Kerry Wyss, ASTHO's Director of Environmental Health, outlines a new report about the value of a Health in All Policies approach to public health; Ali Aslam, ASTHO's Senior Analyst for Environmental Health, discusses how grantmakers can incorporate a Health in All Policies and equity-centered approach into requests for proposals and notice of funding opportunities; Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President, comments about concerns over the winter flu, RSV, and COVID season in a November 4th report in the Washington Post; ASTHO lists available job openings; and Public Health Thank You Day is coming up on Monday, November 21st. ASTHO Report: The Value of Health in All Policies ASTHO Brief: Incorporating Health in All Policies – Tips for Grantmakers The Washington Post News Article: CDC warns of tough winter as flu, RSV and covid collide ASTHO News Release: State Health Officials Urge Families to Take Preventive Measures During Current Respiratory Virus Surge ASTHO Webpage: Careers at ASTHO

Caitlin Langhorne Griffith, ASTHO's Director of Behavioral Health, unveils a new public health tool known as SPACECAT, or Suicide, Overdose and Adverse Childhood Experiences Prevention Capacity Assessment Tool; Talyah Sands, ASTHO Director of Health Improvement, discusses a new article written for the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice about a project to help agencies in Georgia better coordinate their work on behalf of older adults; ASTHO has won the 2022 Fries Prize for the organization's contribution to improving public health; and Public Health Thank You Day is coming up on Monday, November 21st. ASTHO Webpage: SPACECAT Journal of Public Health Management and Practice Webpage: Improving Older Adult Health by Operationalizing State Plans on Aging and Health Improvement ASTHO News Release: ASTHO Awarded 2022 Fries Prize for Improving Public Health During COVID-19

Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President, releases a statement addressing the response to a spike in respiratory infections; Dr. Jose Romero, Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC, addresses the latest concerns about the rise in respiratory infections across the country; Jeanne Ayers, former State Health Officer for the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and now the Executive Director for Healthy Democracy Healthy People, explains the connections between voting and public health on the eve of the Nov. 8th election; JoAnne McClure, ASTHO Senior Analyst for State Health Policy, has a blog article summarizing steps some states and territories are taking to stem the rising tide of overdose fatalities; and Public Health Thank You Day is Monday, November 21st. ASTHO News Release: State Health Officials Urge Families to Take Preventive Measures During Current Respiratory Virus Surge Healthy Democracy Healthy People Webpage: Health & Democracy Index ASTHO Blog Article: Harm Reduction Policies Can Prevent Overdose Fatalities

Dr. Umair Shah, Secretary of Health for the State of Washington, discusses a settlement with three companies the state says played a key role in driving the opioid epidemic; Donna Levin, Director of Act for Public Health, discusses the legal landscape of public health in a new ASTHO Trailblazer interview; and Public Health Thank You Day is Monday, November 21st. Washington State News Release: AG Ferguson – Half-billion dollars to fight opioid epidemic will start flowing Dec. 1 ASTHO Blog Article: Leadership Trailblazer Spotlight: Donna Levin, Act for Public Health Project Director, Network for Public Health Law The Network for Public Health Law Webpage

Dr. Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge, ASTHO's Senior Vice President of Health Equity and Diversity Initiatives, discusses concerns with RSV infections and the triple threat that comes with treating those cases at the same time people are getting sick with the flu and COVID-19; Dr. Mark Starr, Deputy Director of Environmental Health for the California Department of Public Health, tells us about One Health Day; and Monday, November 21st is Public Health Thank You Day. One Health Commission Webpage One Health Day Webpage

Dr. Steven Stack, ASTHO President-Elect and Kentucky Public Health Commissioner, discusses Kentucky's new online system to report foodborne illnesses; Ankur Jain, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Public Health Data Modernization and Informatics, examines a violence prevention model developed in Cardiff Wales and founded on data that is beginning to attract interest in the United States; ASTHO is hiring an Assistant Controller, a Director of Workforce Development, and an Advisor of Public Health Infrastructure; and Monday, November 21st is Public Health Thank You Day. Kentucky Food Safety Reporting Webpage Northern Kentucky Tribune News Article: Kentucky launches new food safety reporting website aimed at increasing public health and protection ASTHO Report: Health Agency Implementation Guidance: Cardiff Model for Violence Prevention ASTHO Webpage: Careers at ASTHO

Karl Ensign, ASTHO's Vice President for Territorial Support, discusses the idea behind the Island Areas Workgroup, which is celebrating one year of connecting territories, freely associated states, and federal partners; ASTHO is making the case to include island areas in federal public health data sets; Dr. David Goodman, Team Lead for the Maternal Mortality Prevention Program at the CDC, responds to a new CDC report that says more than 84 percent of pregnancy-related deaths that occurred between 2017 and 2019 were preventable; and Public Health Thank You Day is Monday, November 21st. ASTHO Webpage: Territories and Freely Associated States ASTHO Webpage: Health Equity ASTHO Report: Including Island Areas in Federal Public Health Datasets CDC Webpage: Pregnancy-Related Deaths: Data from Maternal Mortality Review Committees in 36 US States, 2017–2019 ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know

Jeanne Ayers, Executive Director of Healthy Democracy Healthy People and an ASTHO alum, discusses the impact of voting on public health; Grace Lee, Senior Analyst for Infectious Disease Infrastructure and Policy, authored a blog article about the increase of healthcare-associated infections; ASTHO members are taking action to help breastfeeding parents adapt to barriers created by the pandemic; and ASTHO tracks legislative and policy developments in Washington and across the states and territories as part of regular legislative alerts that you can sign up for. Healthy Democracy Healthy People Webpage Healthy Voting Webpage ASTHO Blog Article: States and Territories Strengthening Infection Prevention and Control Policies ASTHO Brief: Supporting Breastfeeding and Maternal Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know

Katie Capelli, an Epidemiologist in the Office of Health Crisis Response at the Delaware Division of Public Health, discusses a new public service campaign to promote a positive, drug free, lifestyle to youth across the state; Dr. Umair Shah, Secretary of Health for the Washington State Department of Health, attends an event with Vice President Kamala Harris, U.S. Senator Patty Murray, and Governor Jay Inslee where green energy buses for several school districts in the state were announced; agencies looking to reflect the social determinants in upcoming Medicaid Managed Care contracts can check out a new ASTHO resource now online; and stay in the know with ASTHO's Public Health Weekly email newsletter. Delaware.gov Webpage: DPH Announces #MyReasonWhyDE Youth Campaign ASTHO Webpage: Impacting Social Determinants of Health Through Managed Care Contracts ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know