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.

Congress returns from its August recess facing a packed fall agenda, with federal funding, public health leadership and the looming midterm elections shaping what lawmakers can accomplish before the end of the year. On this View from Washington D.C., ASTHO’s Vice President of Government Affairs, Jeffrey Ekoma, discusses the latest developments on Capitol Hill: the continuing resolution that will keep the federal government funded through December 11, what to watch in negotiations over FY2027 fun

On today's episode, ASTHO's Dan Tauriello explains how modernizing data systems in medical examiner offices can improve efficiency, strengthen connections with public health, and more.

Brannon Traxler, acting director of the South Carolina Department of Public Health, and an ASTHO member, shares about the state's public health and environmental laboratory, which was recently built in response to the demands of COVID-19 testing and modern laboratory equipment.

On today's installment of the PHIG Impact Report, Raynard Washington, ASTHO member and commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health, discusses how PHIG funding supports local health departments, strengthens the state’s public health workforce, and enhances communications infrastructure.