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Member Spotlight: Cara Christ

ASTHO Member Spotlight,

Members,

Arizona,

Cara Christ

In this ASTHO Member Spotlight, Cara Christ of Arizona discusses her routine, professional influences, and public health priorities.

ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Mental Health

Health Policy Update,

At-Risk Populations,

Rural Health,

Mental Health,

Suicide Prevention,

State Health Policy,

Alabama,

Arizona,

Arkansas,

Colorado,

Delaware,

Florida,

Hawaii,

Illinois,

Indiana,

Kentucky,

Maine,

Maryland,

Minnesota,

New Jersey,

Ohio,

Oregon,

Rhode Island,

South Carolina,

Tennessee,

Texas,

Virginia,

Washington, D.C.,

West Virginia,

Maggie Davis,

LGBTQ+

Continuing ASTHO’s Legislative Prospectus series—which highlights the top 10 public health policy issues for 2022—this post focuses on mental and behavioral health, as well as supporting the public ...

ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Ending the HIV Epidemic

Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

HIV,

State Health Policy,

Alabama,

Arizona,

California,

Connecticut,

Delaware,

Kentucky,

Missouri,

Oregon,

Rhode Island,

Virginia,

West Virginia,

LGBTQ+

As part of ASTHO’s annual Legislative Prospectus series, we are taking time this week to focus on efforts to end the HIV epidemic. Public health officials across all levels of government have been ...

Courts Considering Challenges to States Blocking School Mask Requirements

Health Policy Update,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Federal Government Affairs,

State Health Policy,

Immunization,

Pandemics,

Maggie Davis,

Education,

COVID and Special Populations,

Iowa,

South Carolina,

Tennessee,

Texas,

Florida,

Arkansas,

Arizona,

Oklahoma,

Disability Inclusion,

Infant and Child Health

Recent state laws and governor emergency orders prohibiting universal school mask protocols are complicating the implementation of CDC’s evidence-based guidance for COVID-19 mitigation measures for ...

Public Health on the Front Lines to Combat Flu

Podcast,

Members,

Influenza,

Arizona,

Illinois,

Robert Johnson,

Cara Christ,

Christopher Shields,

Daniel Jernigan,

Tribal Health,

Pandemics

This episode will focus on the burden of seasonal and pandemic flu, and highlight key planning activities and strategies that federal, state, and local public health agencies are doing to combat flu ...

States Assessing and Mitigating Risks of Agencies Using Artificial Intelligence

Advocacy,

Health Policy Update,

State Health Policy,

Public Health Workforce,

Disability Inclusion,

Texas,

Maine,

Maryland,

Arizona,

California,

Connecticut,

North Dakota,

Alaska,

Indiana,

Oklahoma,

New Jersey,

New York,

Data Modernization,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Maggie Davis,

Beth Giambrone,

Greg Papillon

States Assessing and Mitigating Risks of Agencies Using Artificial Intelligence artificial intelligence, machine learning, drug overdose deaths, privacy protections, chatbot technology, department of ...

Modernizing State HIV Laws: Legislation to Prevent and Decriminalize HIV

Health Policy Update,

Social Determinants of Health,

HIV,

At-Risk Populations,

Infectious Disease,

State Health Policy,

Arizona,

Washington, D.C.,

Florida,

Georgia,

Kentucky,

Maryland,

Minnesota,

North Dakota,

Pennsylvania,

Virginia,

Maggie Davis

Though we’ve made progress on the number of HIV cases in the U.S, tens of thousands of Americans are diagnosed with HIV each year—a disproportionate number being people of color. In 2019, the federal ...