Brannon Traxler, ASTHO board member and acting director of the South Carolina Department of Public Health, discusses how coordination among public health, law enforcement, emergency medical services, treatment providers, and community partners has led to a two-year decline in overdose deaths.

Public health agencies rely on strong relationships with community organizations and partners, but fragmented outreach can leave those partners overwhelmed by repeated surveys, meetings, and requests from different parts of the same agency. Anna Bradley, senior analyst for Public Health Infrastructure and Performance Improvement at ASTHO, discusses how customer relationship management (CRM) approaches can help agencies coordinate engagement, reduce burden, and strengthen partnerships. Bradley ex

Maggie Nilz, senior analyst for preparedness at ASTHO, discusses how EMS systems are adapting to meet changing community needs and what policymakers are doing to strengthen the systems that support emergency care.

Jennifer Lloyd, assistant director for RecoveryOhio in the office of Governor Mike DeWine, shares about RecoveryRachel, an AI-powered treatment finder designed to help people quickly identify appropriate mental health and substance use treatment providers.

On today's installment of the PHIG Impact Report, hear from ASTHO's Colton Anderson and DeMatt Harkins from the Mississippi State Department of Health on how a Quality Advisory Group creates a space to share challenges, exchange tools, and build stronger systems for performance management.

ASTHO member and New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Raynard Washington discusses his plans to strengthen the state's public health infrastructure, pulling from his past experience in North Carolina and Philadelphia.

ASTHO CEO, Dr. Joseph Kanter, and Vice President for Government Affairs, Jeffrey Ekoma, reflect on the effects of 9/11 and subsequent health emergencies on creating our modern public health preparedness system.

Beth Maldin, deputy commissioner for the Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, reflects on her experience responding to 9/11, the anthrax attacks that followed, and how the events helped transform public health emergency preparedness.

Rhonda Randall, executive vice president and chief medical officer for United Healthcare Employer and Individual, discusses the 14th edition of the America’s Health Rankings Senior Report and what its findings mean for state and territorial health officials.

On today's episode, guest Luigi Leblanc, a doctoral student at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, shares his research findings on data modernization across the territories. Leblanc highlights why data interoperability, governance, and workforce stability are critical to residents' health care in island areas.