646: Climate Health Training, Updated PFAS Provider Guidance
Public Health Review Morning Edition
English - April 18, 2024 09:00 - 5 minutes - 6.97 MB - ★★★★★ - 44 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness Government healthcare health healthnews news publichealth Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Ben Fulgencio-Turner, Director of the Climate for Health Program at EcoAmerica, discusses a new ASTHO training program that connects the impacts of climate change to public health; Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO Chief Medical Officer, tells the news site Governing that coordination between agriculture and public health officials is critical as more dairy herds test positive for avian influenza; Dr. Ari Bernstein, Director of the National Center for Environmental Health and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry at the CDC, reviews updated guidance for clinicians with patients exposed to PFAS; an ASTHO blog article summarizes public health policy in the U.S. territories and freely associated states; and a webinar hosted by the National Coalition of STD Directors will help you learn how to work with state lawmakers.
ASTHO Webpage: Climate for Health Ambassadors Training
Governing News Article: Public Health's Strategy to Protect Against Bird Flu
CDC Webpage: PFAS Information for Clinicians – 2024
ASTHO Blog Article: Island Areas Public Health Policies in 2024