In 2017, nearly 64,000 children under six had elevated blood lead levels as defined by the CDC. There is no safe blood lead level in children, and even low levels of lead have been shown to affect IQ, ability to pay attention, and academic ...
Learn how Iowa HHS streamlined their process for assisting local health departments in this blog article. ... able to directly request TA from the PHIG National Partners. Members of ASTHO’s Public Health Infrastructure team met with them ...
A mid-session legislative update on five of ASTHO's top 10 public health state policy issues to watch in 2023: data privacy and modernization, reproductive health, health equity, strengthening public health agencies, and immunization. ...