Dr. Anne Zink, Former ASTHO President and a Senior Clinical Fellow at the Yale School of Public Health, describes the 100 Miles in May challenge; Anna Bradley, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Public Health Infrastructure and Performance Improvement, discusses how to better gather community engagement metrics; an ASTHO webinar on Wednesday, May 28th at 1 p.m. ET will focus on administrative preparedness for public health emergencies; and your next great hire could be found at publichealthcareers.org.

100 Miles In May Web Page

ASTHO Blog Article: Meaningful Measures for Community Engagement in Public Health

ASTHO Webinar: Strengthening Administrative Preparedness in Public Health Agencies

PublicHealthCareers.org

Dr. Sarah Nosal, President-Elect of the American Academy of Family Physicians, discusses the importance of family physicians in regard to mental health; Amelia Poulin, ASTHO Assistant Director of Emerging Infectious Disease at ASTHO, explains why a Disease Intervention Specialist is so important; an ASTHO webinar today, May 22nd at 2 p.m. ET, explores how regional data ecosystems can power smarter public health decisions; and an ASTHO resource walks you through the best ways to integrate sustainability into your implementation of the Healthy Brain Initiative.

National Alliance on Mental Illness Web Page: Mental Health Awareness Month

American Academy of Family Physicians Web Page

ASTHO Web Page: Prioritizing Cases and Contacts: Considerations for STI Programs During Emergency Response

ASTHO Webinar: INSPIRE – Readiness - Building a Data-Ready Ecosystem for Public Health Response

ASTHO Web Page: Integrating Sustainability Into Healthy Brain Initiative Implementation

Julia McIlroy, Procurement Content Manager for the National Association of State Procurement Officials, discusses administrative preparedness for public health emergencies; Lillian Colasurdo, ASTHO Director of Public Health Law and Data Sharing, tells us about legislative trends regarding mosquito control; an ASTHO webinar on Thursday, May 29th will focus on how defined levels of maternal care can reduce maternal mortality and improve outcomes; and Dr. Manisha Juthani, ASTHO President-Elect and the Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health, recently delivered a commencement address.

ASTHO Webinar: Strengthening Administrative Preparedness in Public Health Agencies

ASTHO Blog Article: Legislative Trends for Mosquito Control in the United States

ASTHO Webinar: Defining Care, Saving Lives – The Role of Levels of Maternal Care in Mortality Reduction

Kimberly Shoaf, Professor of Public Health and the Director of the Rocky Mountains and High Plains Center for Emergency Public Health, discusses how a data-ready ecosystem for public health response can be beneficial; Ashley Cram, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Population Health, tells us about ASTHO’s new web page dedicated to the support of Community Health Workers in island jurisdictions; and the Be Ready for Measles toolkit from CDC is online now.

ASTHO Webinar: INSPIRE – Readiness - Building a Data-Ready Ecosystem for Public Health Response

ASTHO Web Page: Tools That Support Community Health Worker Programs in Island Jurisdictions

CDC Web Page: Be Ready for Measles Toolkit

ASTHO Public Health Review Podcast Episode: Why We Serve – An Inside Look at Public Health AmeriCorps

Dr. Susan Kansagra, ASTHO Chief Medical Officer, provides updates on Measles and the Avian Flu; Dr. Ralph Alvarado, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Health and an ASTHO Member, explains how Tennessee is building a better healthcare system for older Americans; on May 22nd, ASTHO’s next INSPIRE: Readiness webinar focused on data-ready ecosystems will take place; and Dr. Puthiery Va, ASTHO Member and the Maine CDC Director, recently spoke about youth mental health at an event.

Older Americans Month Web Page

Tennessee Web Page: Department of Disability and Aging

Tennessee Department of Health Web Page: Office of Healthy Aging

ASTHO Webinar: INSPIRE – Readiness – Building a Data-Ready Ecosystem for Public Health Response

Dr. Sameer Vohra, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health and an ASTHO Member, tells us why his department wanted to create a dashboard focused on measles; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO Senior Director of Government Affairs, recaps a busy few weeks on Capitol Hill in this week’s View From Washington D.C. Report; and Dr. Ralph Alvarado, ASTHO Member and Tennessee Commissioner of Health, and ASTHO Alum Dr. Georges Benjamin, will give commencement speeches at the Meharry Medical College.

Illinois Department of Public Health News Release: IDPH Rolls Out New Measles Simulator Dashboard to Empower School Officials to Protect Students and Staff from Outbreaks

Meharry Medical College Web Page: Commencement Speakers

ASTHO Web Page: Subscribe

Alex Karydi, State and Territory Initiatives Director at the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, details a recent assessment from SPRC that looked at the ability of states and territories to prevent suicide successfully; Emily Lapayowker, ASTHO’s Assistant Director of Web, uses Global Accessibility Awareness Day to explain why digital access and inclusion are so important; publichealthcareers.org might be where you find your next great hire; and ASTHO Alum, Dr. Umair Shah, received an award from the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

Suicide Prevention Resource Center Web Page: State and Territorial Suicide Prevention Needs Assessment Homepage

Suicide Prevention Resource Center Web Page: State Suicide Prevention Infrastructure Recommendations

Global Accessibility Awareness Day Web Page

ASTHO Brief: Website Accessibility – Enhancing Access to COVID-19 Vaccine Registration and Beyond

PublicHealthCareers.org

Brittany Giles-Cantrell, Program Director at the de Beaumont Foundation, tells us why de Beaumont’s 40 Under 40 in Public Health program is so valuable; Catherine Jones, ASTHO Government Affairs Senior Analyst, tells us her journey to ASTHO in this week’s “Get to Know ASTHO” segment; an interactive ASTHO tool compiles data to help your health agency in identifying measures for your suicide prevention programs; and ASTHO’s “Strengthening Administrative Preparedness” webinar will dive into everything you need to know for public health agency preparedness.

de Beaumont Foundation Web Page: 40 Under 40 in Public Health – Nominations

ASTHO Web Page: Suicide Indicator Tool

ASTHO Webinar: Strengthening Administrative Preparedness in Public Health Agencies