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Jan. 17, 2025

825: National Day of Racial Healing, New Administration Early Priorities

Natasha Harper Levy, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at ASTHO, tells us the importance of racial healing as we get ready to celebrate the National Day of Racial Healing; an ASTHO blog article dives into how you …
Jan. 16, 2025

824: AHEAD Model, NEMA Hurricane Response Webinar

Dr. Laura Herrera Scott, Secretary of Health for the Maryland Department of Health and an ASTHO Member, tells us how Maryland was the first state to sign on to the AHEAD Model released by CMS; Jessica Byrski, Senior Policy A…
Jan. 15, 2025

823: Oral Health Is Public Health, Islands Offer Workforce Development Strategies

Dr. Russell Dunkel, President of the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors, tells us why dental health is so important to public health; Keith A. James, Program Manager for Workforce Development and Health Eq…
Jan. 14, 2025

822: Shah Steps Down, ASTHO Welcomes New Member

Dr. Umair Shah, secretary of health for the Washington State Department of Health, shares some of his proudest accomplishments as he steps away from his position; Dirk Wilke is the new interim commissioner of the North Dakot…
Jan. 13, 2025

821: Winter Weather Safety Campaign, Senior Deputy & CFO Meeting Invaluable

Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman, deputy secretary for Public Health at the Maryland Department of Health and an ASTHO Member, discusses Maryland’s Winter Weather Safety campaign; and Dr. Tobi Adeyeye Amosun, deputy commissioner for …
Jan. 10, 2025

820: Legal Mapping Center, 2025 Legislative Outlook

Maggie Davis, ASTHO director of State Health Policy, dives into ASTHO’s Legal Mapping Center project, which was one of the most popular resources on ASTHO’s website in 2024; and Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO's senior vice president …
Jan. 9, 2025

819: First Substance Use Disorder Treatment Month, Power of One App Launches

Dr. Yngvild Olsen, director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment at SAMHSA, tells us about the importance of the first-ever Substance Use Disorder Treatment Month; Dr. Beverly Kingston, director of the Center for the …
Jan. 8, 2025

818: Tobacco-Related Disparities, Illegally Manufactured Fentanyl Report

Dr. Kristy Marynak, senior science advisor at the CDC's Office on Smoking and Health, details a report on tobacco-related disease and death; Dr. Jean Ko, deputy director at the CDC's Scientific Programs for the Division of O…
Jan. 7, 2025

817: Illinois PHIG Impact Report

Dr. Sameer Vohra, ASTHO member and director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, takes us through how his team is using the Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) to impact the state of Illinois.
Jan. 6, 2025

816: New Office of Healthy Aging, Vape Devices with Video Games

Dr. Ralph Alvarado, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Health and an ASTHO member, tells us why his team decided to create an Office of Healthy Aging; Dr. Jennifer Unger, a professor of Population and Public Health …

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