407: Disaster Response Getting Better, Leadership Diversity

Maggie Nilz, ASTHO's Senior Analyst of Preparedness and Disability Integration, says preparedness is important to public health; the annual Preparedness Summit is ongoing in Atlanta; Dr. Kandi Fredere, Upstate Regional Health Director for the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, says diversity makes leadership teams better; ASTHO, with support from the CDC, conducted focus groups with people involved in overdose prevention; and ASTHO has new job positions listed online. Preparedness 2023 Preparedness Summit Advancing Inclusivity Through Local, Diverse Leadership Overdose Data to Action: Public Health-Public Safety Partnerships Careers at ASTHO