601: Use Policy to Achieve Health Equity, Stigma Hurts Long COVID Patients

Dr. Brooke Cunningham, ASTHO Member and Health Commissioner for the Minnesota Department of Health, reflects on the importance of using policy to achieve racial equity; Dr. Priti Patel, Acting Director of the Office of Science in the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at CDC, discusses a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine that considers the public health role in the response to long COVID; and an ASTHO report examines the benefits of verbal screening when treating people using two or more substances during pregnancy. American Journal of Preventive Medicine Webpage: The Role of U.S. Public Health Agencies in Addressing Long COVID ASTHO Report: Polysubstance Use During Pregnancy and the Benefits of Universal Verbal Screening ASTHO Webpage: Stay Informed