568: Equity Policies Improve Health for All, Apprenticeship Program Builds the Workforce

Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman, Deputy Secretary of Public Health for the Maryland Department of Health, says his state has been able to engage bold policies to help people and address health inequities; Dr. Mondi Mason, Workforce Manager with the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment, examines how Colorado is raising up a new generation of public health leaders through an apprenticeship program; and an ASTHO blog article explains how agencies have used the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant to support health equity. ASTHO Webpage: Optimal Health for All in the Legislative Process Trailhead Institute Webpage: Colorado Public Health Works Program ASTHO Blog Article: Flexibility of PHHS Block Grant Supports Health Equity in Communities ASTHO Webpage: Stay Informed