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When is a challenge ready for action, and when does it need to be managed over time?

That’s the focus of the first session in ASTHO’s 5-part Power Hour PLUS: Expand Your Impact series.

From Urgency to Action: Paths to Advancing Decision-Making will help public health leaders distinguish between problems that can be solved and polarities that require ongoing management, identify when a challenge is ready for action, and develop decision criteria grounded in organizational values and strategic priorities.

Join Alice Schenall and Sharon Gloyer on September 30 from 2–3:15 p.m. ET.

Registration closes September 28.

Register now: discover.astho.org/4gSroh5.

CDC Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB)

From planning tools to real-world case studies, PHIG resources are designed to support public health infrastructure work.

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CDC Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB)

Healthy aging is about creating the conditions that help people stay healthy, connected, independent, and engaged throughout life.

In recognition of Healthy Aging Month, today’s Public Health Review Morning Edition features Lawrence Greenblatt, state health director and chief medical officer for the NC Department of Health and Human Services, discussing his state’s approach to healthy aging, brain health, and caregiving.

Also, Jewel Mullen, associate professor for the Dell Medical School - UT Austin, highlights the importance of Boundary Spanning Leadership in addressing complex public health challenges and improving community health outcomes.

Join the conversation, explore resources, and subscribe here: https://discover.astho.org/4rt0qQR.

Preventing youth substance use is both an immediate public health priority and a long-term investment in healthy communities.

A new special JPHMP Direct supplement, developed through collaboration among ASTHO, CDC, and ONDCP, highlights the work of coalitions supported through the ONDCP-supported Drug-Free Communities (DFC) program.

The 13 manuscripts explore how DFC coalitions are using:
• Community-driven partnerships and evidence-based prevention strategies.
• Youth engagement.
• Sustainable, adaptable infrastructure.

Together, these approaches demonstrate how communities can build prevention efforts that reflect local needs and support the health and well-being of young people.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/46EUoTG.

📣 Application deadline extended to Sept. 28!

State and territorial health departments are invited to apply for ASTHO’s Capacity Building Assistance RFP for Long COVID.

Through this opportunity, ASTHO will fund up to three jurisdictions to implement promising practices and strategies that advance new or ongoing Long COVID initiatives.

Funding can support jurisdiction-specific efforts such as strategic planning, resource development, public or provider education, and other activities that strengthen Long COVID response efforts.

📅 New application deadline: Sept. 28 | 11:59 p.m. ET

Learn more and apply: https://discover.astho.org/4gW5hFl

Data modernization is strengthening public health agencies' ability to analyze data, improve decision-making, and respond to emerging health threats.

On today’s episode of Public Health Review Morning Edition, Colin Ge**er, senior program analyst with the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, discusses the Data Science Team Training program and how it helps public health professionals build data science skills through hands-on projects aligned with agency priorities.

Ge**er shares how the program combines project-based learning, expert coaching, professional development, and peer collaboration to support state, tribal, local, and territorial health departments.

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Back-to-back super typhoons tested the resilience of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) in 2026.

On today’s episode of Public Health Review Morning Edition, ASTHO member Esther Muna, chief executive officer of Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation, joins emergency preparedness leaders Warren Villagomez and Patrick Fitial to discuss how CNMI prepared for the storms, maintained critical health services, and supported communities through recovery.

Listen as they share lessons on emergency operations, workforce planning, health care facility protection, and the partnerships that helped provide services in the aftermath.

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South Carolina has seen overdose deaths decline for two consecutive years. What’s driving that progress?

On today’s Public Health Review Morning Edition, Brannon Traxler, acting director of the South Carolina Department of Public Health, discusses how naloxone access, data-driven response, and coordination across public health, law enforcement, EMS, treatment providers, and community partners are helping drive progress.

Traxler also discusses how emerging drugs — including xylazine, medetomidine, and nitazenes — are changing the overdose response and why public health messaging must continue to evolve with the illicit drug supply.

Listen now, access resources, and subscribe: https://discover.astho.org/4yMgVKf.

Use data to create a healthier future. Apply to informatician jobs at public health agencies across the country.

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