1154: Public Health Leadership and Innovation in the Islands

ASTHO CEO Dr. Joseph Kanter reflects on key themes emerging from the Executive Leadership Forum, where public health leaders from across the country are navigating funding uncertainty, workforce challenges, and an increasingly complex operating environment. He also shares a powerful example of disease detection and collaboration that prevented infant illness and demonstrated the everyday impact of public health work. Later, ASTHO Senior Director for State Health Policy, Andy Baker-White, discusses how U.S. Island jurisdictions are advancing public health through legislative action. States Are Using Policy to Strengthen Preparedness and Supply Chain Resilience | ASTHOIsland Areas Pursue Policies That Advance Health Outcomes | ASTHOPolicy Institute for STI and Infectious Disease Prevention | ASTHOASTHO Policy Institute Lunch & Learn: Preserving Institutional Knowledge for STI & ID ProgramsShared Strategies that Promote Well-Being and Resilience