536: Workforce Care Initiative, JUUL Settlements

Tom St. Louis, Director of the Office of Public Health Workforce Development for the Connecticut Department of Public Health, tells us about the new Culture of Care initiative that aims to help staff recover from the pandemic; Amy Ciarlo, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Chronic Disease Risk Factors, catches us up on 46 states, Puerto Rico, and D.C. reaching settlements in their cases against e-cigarette maker Juul; an ASTHO toolkit wants to help agencies train for possible disruptions to the supply of medications used to treat opioid use disorder; and ASTHO CEO Dr. Mike Fraser and de Beaumont Foundation President and CEO Dr. Brian Castrucci are out with a new book. ASTHO Webpage: PH-HERO Workforce Resource Center How States Can Leverage JUUL Settlement Funds to Promote Public Health ASTHO Webpage: Opioid Preparedness Exercise in a Box ASTHO Webpage: Building Strategic Skills for Better Health: A Primer for Public Health Professionals