717: Online Hub Offers Heat Relief, Medicaid Benefit Keeps Oregon Members Cool

Christine Schell, Manager for the Department of Environmental Protection at the Office of Environmental and Public Health Analysis in New Jersey, tells us about an online portal in New Jersey that explains to people the health impacts of hot summer temperatures; Dave Baden, Deputy Director for Policy and Programs at the Oregon Health Authority, says Oregon wants to get ahead of the heat by helping Medicaid members stay cool; ASTHO has released a set of four comprehensive resources to help agencies align their public health data and systems with their state's Medicaid Enterprise system; and Sara Black, Senior Advisor at the National Association for County and City Health Officials, dives into a new report to help agencies improve data sharing. Heat Hub NJ Webpage KFF Health News News Article: AC, Power Banks, Mini Fridges – Oregon Equips Medicaid Patients for Climate Change ASTHO Webpage: Sustaining DMI – Conditions for Enhanced Funding ASTHO Webpage: Sustaining DMI – A State Health Official's Guide to Enhanced Funding ASTHO Webpage: Sustaining DMI – Medicaid Advanced Planning Document Process ASTHO Webpage: Sustaining DMI – Leveraging Medicaid to Advance Public Health Data and Surveillance ASTHO Report: Policy Options to Improve Data Sharing Between State and Local Health Departments