Dr. Scott Harris, State Health Officer for Alabama Public Health, addresses the startling statistic that there have been more deaths in Alabama than births for two straight years; Nada Hassanein, Health Inequities Reporter for USA Today, writes about the nation’s congenital syphilis trend and calls attention to the lack of care for pregnant people and their newborns; ASTHO has a webinar at the end of the month to help attendees learn how to leverage the community perinatal workforce as a strategy to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality; and ASTHO has several job opportunities you can apply for.

Alabama.com News Article: Alabama had more deaths than births in 2022 as effects of COVID linger on

USA Today News Article: 'Time to sound the alarm': Surge in babies born with syphilis draws attention to lack of care

ASTHO Webpage: Leveraging the Community Perinatal Workforce to Reduce Maternal Morbidity and Mortality

ASTHO Webpage: Careers at ASTHO