my.ASTHO Launch Thanks to Ariel Lautman, Corey Hughley, and many others who worked to get my.ASTHO up and running this week. We also shared an ASTHO advocacy update. And it was just fun to see people's response to him and appreciation for his incredible commitment and communication. But also a place of solutions, not a place of just admiring problems, but a place of collaborating to find solutions to problems. ASTHO signed on to a letter organized by the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids this week. There was interest in having the Secretary visit a public health department. ASTHO is among several public health organizations supporting the White House request seeking $4.5 billion in emergency funding for the nation's monkeypox response. Zika Care Connect provides a searchable network ofhealthcare professionalswho care for patients affected by Zika. Association of State and Territorial Health Officials - Wikipedia Thanks to the PIRE team for their great ideas and willingness to consider new options for how we learn about our members and their agencies. The webinar featured a presentation from the Oregon Health Authority on their new Climate and Health Resilience Plan. Staff from the Oregon Climate and Health Program described interventions that are now being implemented and how some of these projects and findings can inform efforts to integrate climate considerations into public health practice, regardless of designated funding for climate-specific work. Vice President, Chief Financial Officer CHRISTUS Networks, Vice President Foundation - Foundation Admin, Assistant Vice President - Internal Audit, Vice President of Medical Affairs - Hospital Medical Director; Dickinson Region, Chief Medical Officer | Tennessee Metro | Managed Care/Insurance|JO-2301-8042, Surgeon General - Woodland Hills - Per Diem, Surgeon General - West Los Angeles - Per Diem, Chief Medical Officer, Physician Enterprise, Vice President of Medical Affairs - Hospital Medical Director; Minocqua & Park Falls Regions, Chief Medical Officer - Guthrie Cortland Medical Center - Cortland, NY, Executive Director Consumer Access Multi-State. Maggie Davis, ASTHO Director of State Health Policy, discusses policies that have been considered or approved across the country since January; Dr. Gabriel Seidman, Director of Policy at the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute fo, Craig Behm, President and CEO of CRISP, Maryland's Health Information Exchange, explains how technology has advanced data sharing capabilities; registration to attend ASTHOs Tech Xpo and Futures Forum online are still avail, Dr. Nathaniel Harnett, Assistant Professor at The Harvard Medical School, discusses findings from his study connecting early childhood stress to mental health problems; Dr. Alison Cuellar, Chair of the Community Preventive S, Maggie Nilz, ASTHOs Senior Analyst of Preparedness and Disability Integration, says preparedness is important to public health; the annual Preparedness Summit is ongoing in Atlanta; Dr. Kandi Fredere, Upstate Regional Healt, Dr. Umair Shah, Washington State Secretary of Health, explains the One Health concept at the annual Preparedness Summit in Atlanta; Dr. Dylan George, Director of the CDC's Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics, says , On the first day of National Infant Immunization Week, Dr. Jos Romero, Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC, discusses the importance of vaccines and the COVID-19 schedule for, Jenice Butler, Project Manager with the U.S Food and Drug Administration, outlines a partnership with ASTHO and others that advances food safety; an ASTHO blog article explains ASTHOs plan to advance national retail food pr, Elizabeth Ruebush, ASTHO Senior Director of Public Health Data Modernization and Informatics, previews two reports to help members navigate the immunization information sharing landscape; Dr. Angelica Geter, Executive Vice P, Dr. Somava Saha, Founder and CEO of WE in the World, shares a framework to help public health officials create health equity; Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, Chief Medical Executive for the State of Michigan, explains how Michigan , Elizabeth Mothershed, Deputy Associate Director of State Strategy for the CDC, says its important for leaders to work together on Healthcare-associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance (HAI/AR) programs; a new ASTHO , On the 400th episode of Public Health Review Morning Edition, Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, Senior Associate Dean at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health, identifies four strategies to restore trust in pub, Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, Senior Associate Dean at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health, reflects on restoring trust in public health; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO Senior Director of Government Affairs, tells , For STI Awareness Week, Dr. Thomas Dobbs, former State Health Officer for the Mississippi State Department of Health, discusses STI treatment and prevention; ASTHO President Dr. Anne Zink urges providers to test their patien, Dr. Brian Castrucci, President and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation, says registration is open for the new "40 Under 40 in Public Health" cohort which recognizes creativity and innovation in public health leaders; Michael A, On the final day of National Public Health Week, Laura Holtrop-Kohl, Utah Department of Health and Human Services HEAL Public Health Nutritionist, explains the value of making nutritious food widely available; an ASTHO blog , On Day Six of National Public Health Week, Dr. Alexis Travis, former Senior Deputy Director for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, says accessibility accommodations must continually evolve to be effective;, On Day Five of National Public Health Week, Elke Shaw-Tulloch, Idaho Public Health Administrator for the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare, explains the challenges facing rural health care; a new ASTHO micro-learning teac, On Day Four of National Public Health Week, Dr. Mark Levine, Commissioner of Health at the Vermont Department of Health, says mental health must be considered if we want to advance public health; Kate Woodsome with the Washi, On Day Three of Public Health Week, Kelly Cleland, Executive Director of the American Society for Emergency Contraception, says college students need access to emergency contraception and related services; a new ASTHO blog a, On Day Two of Public Health Week, Rich Hamburg, Executive Director of the Safe States Alliance, discusses policies that would help reduce gun violence in America; the Public Health Foundation has a new video explaining the C, Dr. Steven J. Stack, Commissioner for Public Health with the Kentucky Department for Public Health, kicks off our coverage of National Public Health Week with a focus on how the idea of community impacts public health; Abiga, Shannon Vance, ASTHOs Senior Analyst, Family and Child Health, encourages ASTHO members to comment on the USDA's proposed standards for school lunch and breakfast programs; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHOs Senior Director of Governme, Gary Lankford, Advances in Indian Health Care Program Director at the Association of American Indian Physicians, explains vaccine messaging that appeals to American Indian and Alaskan Native populations; Dr. Laura Chanchien , Dr. Kimberlee Wyche Etheridge, ASTHO's Senior Vice President of Health Equity and Diversity Initiatives, celebrates women who've held ASTHO leadership positions over the last several decades; Jamie Pina, ASTHO's Vice Preside.