Public Health Review Morning Edition

Dr. Carlos Oronce, an Advanced Health Services Research Fellow at the Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System, discusses the challenges of COVID-19 being exacerbated by a lack of good data; Dr. Joseph Kanter, State Health Officer for the Louisiana Department of Health, says health departments in southern states are on the lookout for West Nile Virus; and ASTHO's Health Equity Summit 2022 is set for Wednesday, July 27th Louisiana Department of Health Webpage: LDH surveillance finding high numbers of mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus ASTHO Health Equity Summit Registration

Margret Cooke, Commissioner for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, reflects on new preliminary data showing possible improvement this year for opioid-related overdose deaths; Dr. Amy Ladley, the State Perinatal Quality Program Manager for the Bureau of Family Health in Louisiana, discusses a relatively new effort working with 47 of Louisiana's 49 birthing hospitals on at least one of four initiatives to improve care for pregnant and postpartum people struggling with opioid use; ASTHO and the de Beaumont Foundation have been working on the latest version of the PHWins survey and the results are due out in just a few weeks; and ASTHO's Health Equity Summit 2022 is coming up on Wednesday, July 27th. Mass.gov News Release: Massachusetts Rate of Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths Increased 8.8 Percent in 2021 Compared to 2020 Mass.gov News Release: Massachusetts responds to the opioid epidemic Partners for Family Health Louisiana Webpage: Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative (LaPQC) ASTHO Health Equity Summit Registration ASTHO Webpage: National Survey - Public Health Professionals Pushed to Limit

Daniel Dawes, Executive Director for the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine, discusses a new Health Equity tracker that recently marked its first year online; ASTHO is talking about equity during its upcoming Health Equity Summit 2022 set for Wednesday, July 27th; Amelia Poulin, ASTHO's Senior Analyst for Infectious Disease Outbreak Response and Recovery, elaborates on the importance of inclusive communication for contact tracers and case investigators; and ASTHO posts a new blog article examining how some jurisdictions are changing laws to allow people to modify their birth certificates to update gender markers that may be out of date. Health Equity Tracker Webpage: One Year of Advancing Health Equity ASTHO Health Equity Summit Registration CDC Webpage: Health Equity Guiding Principles for Inclusive Communication ASTHO Blog Article: Jurisdictions Seek to Modernize Vital Records Systems

Sanaa Akbarali, ASTHO's Senior Director for Maternal and Infant Health, discusses strategies to improve care for pregnant and postpartum people with opioid use disorder; ASTHO produces a special supplement for the American Journal of Public Health on equitable and accessible contraception access; ASTHO's Health Equity Summit 2022 is less than two weeks away; and Gaafar Uherbelau, Palau's Minister of Health, joins his colleagues in the Pacific Islands to strategize on health equity and human rights issues. ASTHO Webpage: Supporting Pregnant and Postpartum Women with Opioid Use Disorder: An Infographic Series ASTHO News Release: Equitable and Accessible Contraception Access Highlighted in Special Issue of AJPH Sponsored by ASTHO ASTHO Health Equity Summit Registration

Johnny Taylor Jr., President and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, discusses how COVID-19 has forever changed the relationship between employers and their teams; Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, the Director of the District of Columbia Department of Health, explains why she is leaving her job; ASTHO posts a new blog article that details twelve recommendations health agencies should consider when writing proposals for federal infrastructure funding; and it's time to register for ASTHO's Health Equity Summit 2022 happening Wednesday, July 27th. WTOP News Article: Why the DC Health director is stepping down ASTHO Blog Article: Think Big When Applying for Infrastructure Funding: 12 Recommendations for Health Agencies ASTHO Health Equity Summit 2022 Registration

Dr. Denise Johnson, Acting Secretary for the Pennsylvania Department of Health, outlines the goals of a new task force considering the impact opioid abuse has on children in the state; Jon Rubin, Deputy Secretary for the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Office of Children, Youth, and Families, discusses the task force's unique outlook on data; ASTHO posts a new blog article with a link to a clinician toolbox for providers who want to better understand harmful bacterial blooms that can occur in bodies of water; and ASTHO Week is underway in Arlington, Virginia for the first time in more than two years. ASTHO Blog Article: Approaching Summer, States Ramping Up Water Protections

This special edition revisits a popular episode of Public Health Review Morning Edition from May 24th. Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, explains the Forward Together campaign; Dr. James Bell, State Assistant Administrator for the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services, discusses the benefits of being a graduate from the Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health program; and Mike Fraser, CEO for the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, tackles the cancer of racism in a new blog article. Forward Together Webpage Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health (DELPH) Webpage ASTHO Blog Article: Excising the Cancer of Racism

This special edition revisits a popular episode of Public Health Review Morning Edition from May 19th. Linda Mendonca, President of the National Association of School Nurses, discusses nurses needing a break, but also wanting more input regarding school health policy; Dr. Tom Simon, the Associate Director for Science in the Division of Violence Prevention with the CDC, elaborates on a way forward among record increases in the firearm homicide rate with public health leading the way; and a new ASTHO blog article explains recent changes to HRSA's Women's Preventive Services Guidelines. CDC Webpage: Vital Signs – Changes in Firearm Homicide and Suicide Rates ASTHO Policy Statement: Preventing Firearm Misuse, Injury, and Death ASTHO Blog Article: Understanding the Updated Women's Preventive Services Guidelines

This special edition revisits a popular episode of Public Health Review Morning Edition from May 31st. Dr. Karyl Rattay, Director of the Delaware Division of Public Health, looks back on the past 13 years of her career in Public Health. She has this conversation as she prepares for the next steps in her career, and leaves us with a few words of encouragement for public health workers across the country.

This special edition revisits a popular episode of Public Health Review Morning Edition from June 6th. Chelsea Kline, Associate Director of the Center of Excellence with the Alzheimer's Association, discusses how to address dementia through the social determinants of health; Admiral Rachel Levine, the 17th Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, talks about the importance of June's Pride month recognition; ASTHO publishes a new article that addresses the need to collect accurate race and ethnicity data and examines a CDC tool that helps target limited resources in rural and frontier areas of the country; and in a new ASTHO video discussion, two North Carolina state health officials tell how they have managed federal public health funds. Alzheimer's Association Webpage: Alzheimer's Association Public Health Efforts Journal of Public Health Management & Practice Article: Strategies to Operationalize Health Equity in State and Territorial Health Departments ASTHO Blog Article: Timely Spending: North Carolina's Approach to Efficiently Utilizing Federal Funds