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In this ASTHO Member Spotlight, Howard Haft of Maryland discusses his routine, professional influences, and public health priorities.

In this ASTHO Member Spotlight, Kristina Box of Indiana discusses her routine, professional influences, and public health priorities.

In this podcast episode, Scott Harris and Mei Kwong explore the current state of telehealth during COVID-19 and how it’s being used as a tool to access care, spotlighting examples from public health.

With Omicron surges pushing jurisdictions to activate protocols for providing healthcare during crisis, it is important to incorporate disability inclusion into these crisis standards of care.

Nirav Shah, Director of Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and Joe Smyser, CEO of Public Good Projects, discuss countering COVID-19 vaccine misinformation.

With the pandemic upending social interaction, youth mental health is an increasingly important issue. This episode explores why understanding the intersection of suicide, overdose, and ACEs is critical to helping individuals live happy ...

This conversation was recorded in May 2020, but felt the lessons and takeaways are still very relevant as we are finally starting to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. The rates of depression, suicide, and substance use are expected to ...

People with chronic diseases have suffered the most during the pandemic both in rates of COVID-19 mortality and morbidity, and the health disparities that exist in those with chronic disease and poor social determinants of health are ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected children’s and families’ social, emotional, and mental well-being, and demand for social services has increased due to COVID-19-related and economic factors. The speakers on this episode explain how ...

Our experts on this episode also discuss that while there have been perceived challenges in the initial COVID-19 vaccine rollout, the overall effort of getting vaccines into the arms of a virus that barely existed one year ago is nothing ...

On this episode, speakers will discuss the impact of COVID-19 on rural health infrastructure and workforce, and how to improve these conditions in rural communities. We hear from three leaders who work in states with high rural healthcare ...

May is Mental Health Month, and in 2020, health officials are tasked with navigating the impact of COVID-19 on the behavioral health system. The rates of depression, suicide, and substance use are expected to surge as communities continue ...

This episode emphasizes the importance of addressing heart disease and stroke prevention through approaches that center on health equity, including systems-level changes, quality improvement, and community development. CDC’s Division for ...

As in any sector, there is often talk in the public health field of “working upstream,” or addressing problems at their source. If public health is going to be a changemaker in the world, its leaders must be equal parts nimble and ...

An interview with ASTHO President Anne Zink (SHO-AK) about strengthening state and federal connections for public health.

COVID-19 Highlights Need to Fund State Public Health Association of state and territorial health officials, astho, covid-19, covid-19 pandemic, public health, public health infrastructure, state health agency, public health workforce, ...

Environmental PFAS contamination is a complex issue that requires leadership and input from multiple stakeholder groups, including local, state, and federal public health agencies, elected officials, the public, and industry.

Nathaniel Smith (alumni-AR) discusses his experience serving on several national advisory committees, how health officials can communicate about the benefits of vaccines, and opportunities for public health and healthcare partners to ...

Interview with Monica Bharel, MD, MPH, commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, about how the state is reducing overdose deaths in underserved populations, training medical students on preventing and managing ...

Interview with Marissa Levine (alumni-VA) about the Virginia Cardiovascular Health Collaborative and other heart healthy initiatives in the commonwealth.