Dr. Kristy Marynak, Senior Science Advisor at the CDC's Office on Smoking and Health, details a report on tobacco-related disease and death; Dr. Jean Ko, discusses a CDC report about overdose rates involving illicitly manufactured fentanyls; and an ASTHO Blog Article focuses on the integration of race and ethnicity data into public health.

CDC Web Page: Surgeon General's Report – Eliminating Tobacco-Related Disease and Death: Addressing Disparities

CDC Web Page: Detection of Illegally Manufactured Fentanyls and Carfentanil in Drug Overdose Deaths — United States, 2021–2024

ASTHO Blog Article: Integrating Race and Ethnicity Data in Public Health – Local, State, and Territorial Insights

ASTHO Web Page: Stay Informed

Dr. Sameer Vohra, ASTHO Member and the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, takes us through how his team is using the Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) to impact the state of Illinois.

PHIG Partners Web Page

ASTHO Blog Article: Illinois Strengthens Public Health Infrastructure with New Data Modernization Director

PHIG Partners Web Page: Illinois Director Vohra Announces Groundbreaking Public Health Workforce Transformation Initiative at Kick-Off Meeting

PHIG Newsletter

Dr. Ralph Alvarado, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Health and an ASTHO Member, tells us why his team decided to create an Office of Healthy Aging; Dr. Jennifer Unger, a Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences at the University of Southern California, discusses the rise of vape devices with built-in video games; and ICF is hosting a webinar about the transformative impact of recent CMS actions on Tuesday, January 7th at Noon ET.

Tennessee Department of Health News Release: New Office of Healthy Aging Will Support Well-Being of Tennessee's Growing Population of Older Adults

Keck School of Medicine of USC News Story: Vaping devices with video games

ICF Webinar: Medicare and Medicaid move upstream to address social determinants of health

ASTHO Web Page: Stay Informed