This episode highlights ASTHO’s President’s Challenge, “Building Health and Resilient Communities,” which is a multi-year campaign that calls on state, territorial, local, and tribal health officials to align strategic investments and promote community-driven, place-based solutions to empower communities to be as healthy as possible, reduce health disparities, and stimulate economic development. The challenge is aligned with the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and the U.S. Surgeon General’s focus on community health and economic prosperity.

Guests:

• Nicole Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH, ASTHO president and director of the Rhode Island Department of Health
• VADM Jerome Adams, MD, MPH, 20th Surgeon General of the United States
• Kevin Sumner, MPH, NACCHO president and health officer for the Middle-Brook Regional Health Commission in New Jersey

Resources:

• ASTHO President’s Challenge Web Page
• Rhode Island Health Equity Zones Brochure