691: Building Trust Takes Time, Science Supports Health Equity

Dr. Tara Kirk Sell, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and an associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, offers straightforward advice on managing online misinformation; Locola Hayes, the Deputy Director for Strategy and Implementation in CDC's Office of Science, explains how science can help advance health equity; ASTHO CEO Dr. Joseph Kanter encourages public health to understand the challenges marginalized communities face towards reaching the goal of optimal health; and an ASTHO webinar covers how Medicaid enrolled tobacco users in Washington state access health care. Practical Playbook for Addressing Health Misinformation Journal of Public Health Management and Practice: Leveraging Science to Advance Health Equity Biden-Harris Administration Highlights Key LGBTQI+ Progress at HHS ASTHO Webpage: Lessons with the State of Washington on Medicaid Data and Tobacco Use