418: Post-Emergency Plans, Americorps Investment

The public health emergency ends today; ASTHO CEO Dr. Mike Fraser says ASTHO members are prepared; Maggie Davis, ASTHO's Director of State Health Policy, explains that public health is adopting emergency measures into local statute and policies; ASTHO President Dr. Anne Zink looks ahead to improve systems for those who continue to suffer from COVID-19; Dr. Brannon Traxler, Director of Public Health for the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, outlines how South Carolina will handle sharing COVID-19 data following the end of the public health emergency; AJ Pearlman, Director of Public Health AmeriCorps, explains how the organization works to build up the public health workforce; Dr. Micky Tripathi, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at HHS, shares what COVID-19 taught public health about data management; online tickets to attend TechXpo are still available for the next two weeks; and an invitation to sign up for ASTHO's legislative alert emails. Alaska's COVID-19 situation has flattened out, but what should Alaskans do if they test positive now? AmeriCorps and CDC Award $90 Million to Public Health AmeriCorps Programs Public Health AmeriCorps Leadership Trailblazer Spotlight: Micky Tripathi, HHS's Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Public Health TechXpo and Futures Forum Legislative Alerts