Maggie Davis, ASTHO’s Director of State Health Policy, examines the flurry of lawsuits and court orders resulting from legislative and executive prohibitions of school masking policies; Lindsey Myers, ASTHO’s Vice President of Social and Behavioral Health, says public health departments can help kids who’ve lost a parent or grandparent to COVID-19 by pursuing a population health approach to their response; ASTHO wins the Public Policy Award from the National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention; and Dr. Nicole Alexander Scott, Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health, tells us what she’s thankful for this Thanksgiving season.

ASTHO Blog Article: Courts Considering Challenges to States Blocking School Mask Requirements

ASTHO Blog Article: The Children COVID-19 Left Behind – A Public Health Call to Action

APHA webpage: Public Health Thank You Day