Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, Distinguished Professor of Practice at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Former Baltimore City Health Commissioner, explains the ups and downs of overdose deaths in Baltimore across the last decade; Catherine Jones, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Government Affairs, stresses the importance of the SNAP program; an ASTHO blog article discusses response strategies to environmental health threats after a hurricane; and am ASTHO blog article emphasizes how hurricanes heighten the risk of infectious diseases due to flooding and population displacement.
ASTHO Blog Article: Federal Nutrition Program's Fate Lies in 2024 Farm Bill
ASTHO Blog Article: Responding to Environmental Health Threats Following Hurricanes
ASTHO Blog Article: Preparing for and Responding to Infectious Disease Threats Following Hurricanes