Dr. Joseph Kanter, ASTHO CEO, and Kate McEvoy, Executive Director of the National Association of Medicaid Directors, discuss a new partnership between the two organizations; Dr. Joseph Kanter, ASTHO CEO, Dr. Susan Kansagra, ASTHO Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Scott Harris, ASTHO President and State Health Officer for the Alabama Department of Public Health, Dr. Ayanna Bennett, Director of the District of Columbia Department of Health, and Dr. Manisha Juthani, ASTHO President-Elect and Commissioner for the Connecticut Department of Public Health, held a deskside briefing discussing ACIP recommendations amid preparations for the upcoming respiratory virus season; a new ASTHO report analyzes recent Medicaid data to determine causes of commercial tobacco use in Washington State; and ASTHO will host a webinar with the PHIG National Partners to introduce Wave 2 of the Public Health Data Modernization Implementation Center Program on August 26.

NAMD Web Page: National Committee for Sustainable Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships

ASTHO YouTube: ASTHO Respiratory Virus Season Deskside Media Briefing

ASTHO Report: Tobacco Use in King County Washington: A Medicaid Data Analysis Report

ASTHO Webinar: Public Health Data Modernization Implementation Center Program

Dr. Joseph Kanter, ASTHO CEO, Dr. Susan Kansagra, ASTHO Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Scott Harris, ASTHO President and State Health Officer for the Alabama Department of Public Health, Dr. Ayanna Bennett, Director of the District of Columbia Department of Health, and Dr. Manisha Juthani, ASTHO President-Elect and Commissioner for the Connecticut Department of Public Health, held a deskside briefing on the preparations for the upcoming respiratory virus season; Ericka McGowan, Senior Director of Emerging Infectious Disease at ASTHO, explains the importance of case investigation and contact tracing, and how ASTHO’s Foundations in CICT course can help prepare public health providers; a new ASTHO brief breaks down succession planning to help public health departments develop strategies to address workforce challenges; and ASTHO will hold the first webinar of a three-part series on Thursday, September 4th, to explore building a future-ready public health workforce through succession planning.

ASTHO Blog: Strengthening Case Investigation and Contact Tracing Skills: Q&A with Ericka McGowan

ASTHO Brief: Demystifying Succession Planning

ASTHO Webinar: Succession Planning Part 1 of 3: Building the Case for Succession Planning

Dawn Shanafelt, Director of the Division of Maternal and Infant Health and Title V Maternal Child Health Director for the State of Michigan, shares the policies and program that helped the state record its lowest infant mortality rate on record; Dulce Mendoza, Senior Analyst of Island Support at ASTHO, explains how a new learning series can help prepare public health professionals to engage with U.S. territories and freely associated states; applications are now open for ASTHO’s Developing Executive Leaders in Public Health program, a ten-month intensive leadership development full of workshops, coaching, and networking opportunities; and a new ASTHO resource breaks down document management systems to help public health departments determine the best fit.

State of Michigan: Michigan records lowest rate of infant mortality in its history; continues focus on resources to keep moms, babies healthy

ASTHO Learning Series: LMS Module: Exploring Key Insights of U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States

ASTHO Webpage: Leadership Development

ASTHO Web Page: Document Management System