319: Mpox Readiness

Dr. Manisha Juthani, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health, explains how the agency's Mpox response benefitted from its COVID-19 experience; Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President and Chief Medical Officer for the State of Alaska, says vaccination rates in Alaska are better in Alaskan Native communities than they are in the rest of the state; ASTHO is working with the National Community Action Partnership and five agencies in the Partnering for Vaccine Equity project; and learn how to align the goals of your public health and state Medicaid agencies in a new webinar planned for Tuesday, December 13th. SFGATE News Article: How fighting COVID prepared CT health officials for monkeypox ASTHO Blog Article: Partnering with Community Action Agencies Can Improve Trust in Vaccines ASTHO Webpage: Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships in Virginia