242: New Data on Public Health Authority

Maggie Davis, ASTHO's Director of State Health Policy, discusses a project to survey recent changes in laws governing public health authority; Dr. Harry Chen, the former Commissioner of Health for Vermont, tells us about some of the lessons learned concerning the collection and use of public health data during the pandemic; Shelbi Davis, ASTHO's Senior Climate Change Analyst, says lack of funding and competing priorities are keeping many agencies from doing more to address the public health impacts of climate change in a Pew Stateline article; and you can still sign up to attend the 2022 National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media starting today. The Policy Surveillance Program Webpage: Sentinel Surveillance of Emerging Laws Limiting Public Health Emergency Orders Temple University Webpage: Nearly Half Of All States Have Now Passed Laws Limiting Authority To Respond To Public Health Emergencies PEW Stateline Article: Public Health Agencies Lack Money to Combat Climate Threats NPHIC Webpage: 2022 National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media