Maggie Davis, ASTHO Director of State Health Policy, updates us on public health policy updates from state legislatures across the country; Cody Kinsley, North Carolina Secretary of Health and Human Services, says North Carolina will continue to build a network of behavioral health urgent care centers; and Moses E. Pretrick, Assistant Secretary for Health at the FSM Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

ASTHO Blog Article: ASTHO's 2024 Legislative Session Update – Part Two

ASTHO Blog Article: ASTHO’s 2024 Legislative Session Update – Part One

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services News Release: Investment in Strengthening North Carolina’s Behavioral Health Crisis Response System

ASTHO Webpage: Stay Informed

ASTHO staff, members, and alumni, discuss a recent meeting focused on the implementation of the Public Health Infrastructure Grant program for the island areas; Dr. Mark Levine, Commissioner of Health for the State of Vermont, says his state’s Facing Suicide Vermont website is more than a collection of online links to available resources; Dr. Ari Bernstein, Director of the National Center for Environmental Health and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry at the CDC, tells us about a new tool available to help people avoid the dangers of hot weather.

FacingSuicideVT Webpage

Vermont Support Line Webpage

ASTHO Webpage: Supporting Mental Health – Addressing a New Public Health Crisis

NWS HeatRisk Webpage

ASTHO Webpage: Stay Informed

Elizabeth Hertel, Director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, tells us how her department is working to improve mental health; Kathleen Ho, Deputy Director for Environmental Health with Hawaii’s State Department of Health, explains her team’s response to the historic wildfires in 2023; and an ASTHO blog article looks at five trends from across state legislatures that you should be aware of.

Michigan Webpage: Mental Health

Mental Health Awareness Month Webpage

Hawaii Department of Health Webpage: Maui Wildfire Response

ASTHO Blog Article: ASTHO’s 2024 Legislative Session Update: Part One

ASTHO Public Health Review Morning Edition Episode 669

ASTHO Webpage: Stay Informed