Sen. Kalani Kaneko of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, himself a former health official, shares how military veterans from the freely associated states aligned with the U.S. cannot access their health benefits if they decide to live on the islands they call home; Dr. Lee Norman, Kansas Secretary of Health and a Colonel in the U.S. Army, tells us what he would do to improve health care for his fellow veterans; Mylynn Tufte, former state health official in North Dakota, gets set to inspire an audience on Nov. 18th; ASTHO announces new job openings; and ASTHO’s Courtney Youngbar shares a “thankful note” in advance of Public Health Thank You Day on Nov. 22nd.

Hawaii Public Radio webpage: Complicated U.S. relations Leave Veterans Without Full Health Benefits

ASTHO webpage: Insight and Inspiration series

ASTHO webpage: Job Opportunities in Public Health and at ASTHO

APHA webpage: Public Health Thank You Day