953: Reducing Falls, Disability Data Collection

23/07/2025 4 min

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Episode Synopsis

Amy Ciarlo, Senior Analyst for Chronic Disease Risk Factors at ASTHO, describes ASTHO's new Health Policy Update on recent legislation focused on limiting the risk of older adult falls; Rebecca Ruvane, Senior Program Analyst at the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, discusses their joint webinar with ASTHO taking place tomorrow, July 24th, at 11 a.m. ET on data collection methods that are used to analyze people with disabilities; ASTHO is hosting a webinar tomorrow, July 24th, at 2 p.m. ET on tools for communication in public health; and John Auerbach, ASTHO past president and Senior Vice President for ICF, will participate in a Public Health Institute webinar next Wednesday, July 30th, to talk about how AI in public health can help meet community needs. ASTHO Health Policy Update: Strengthening Policies to Prevent Older Adult Falls CSTE + ASTHO Webinar: Building an Infrastructure for Disability Health Surveillance ASTHO Blog: Creating Inclusive Disability Data Systems ASTHO Blog: Designing With, Not For: Stakeholder-Centered Approaches to Disability Health Data ASTHO Webinar: Enhancing Public Health Communication: Tools for Engagement & Visibility Public Health Institute Webinar: AI in Public Health: Amplifying Our Ability to Meet the Needs in Our Communities

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