377: Lingering Pandemic Impacts, Screening for Syphilis

Dr. Scott Harris, State Health Officer for Alabama Public Health, addresses the startling statistic that there have been more deaths in Alabama than births for two straight years; Nada Hassanein, Health Inequities Reporter for USA Today, writes about the nation's congenital syphilis trend and calls attention to the lack of care for pregnant people and their newborns; ASTHO has a webinar at the end of the month to help attendees learn how to leverage the community perinatal workforce as a strategy to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality; and ASTHO has several job opportunities you can apply for. Alabama.com News Article: Alabama had more deaths than births in 2022 as effects of COVID linger on USA Today News Article: 'Time to sound the alarm': Surge in babies born with syphilis draws attention to lack of care ASTHO Webpage: Leveraging the Community Perinatal Workforce to Reduce Maternal Morbidity and Mortality ASTHO Webpage: Careers at ASTHO