727: Lead Testing, KFF Health Misinformation Monitor

Dr. Debra Bogen, Secretary of Health for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, discusses the importance of testing children for lead; Irving Washington, Senior Vice President and Executive Director for KFF's Health Misinformation and Trust Initiative, tells us how Public Health can benefit from KFF's Health Misinformation Monitor; an ASTHO report explores how the Mississippi State Department of Health integrates environmental justice into disaster response and emergency preparedness; and the CDC has issued a Health Alert Network Health Update regarding Mpox. TribLive News Article: Dr. Debra Bogen – Applesauce recall shows importance of testing all children for lead poisoning KFF Webpage: Health Misinformation and Trust ASTHO Report: How Mississippi Prioritizes Environmental Justice During Disaster Response CDC Webpage: Mpox Caused by Human-to-Human Transmission of Monkeypox Virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with Spread to Neighboring Countries