239: Infectious Disease Planning

Winfred Rawls, ASTHO's Director for Preparedness and Evaluation, explains a project that will lead to the development of a clearinghouse with information to help public health agencies get ready for the next crisis; Andrea Flinchum, State HAI Prevention Program Manager with the Kentucky Department for Public Health, discusses dialysis getting new attention from a coalition working to make the treatment safer for patients; an ASTHO brief outlines several areas where inequities in reproductive health services still exist; and public health leaders can assess and improve their leadership skills with the DiSC Personality Assessment. ASTHO Webpage: Public Health Innovations Catalog CDC Webpage: Making Dialysis Safer For Patients Coalition ASTHO Brief: Reproductive Health Services Expanded During Pandemic but Inequities Persist ASTHO Blog Article: How the DiSC Personality Assessment Can Strengthen Public Health Leadership