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468: Pandemic Preps, New Ways to Think About Public Health
July 26, 2023

468: Pandemic Preps, New Ways to Think About Public Health

Dr. Thomas Dobbs, ASTHO Alum and Dean of the John D. Bower School of Population Health at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, says growth is needed in public health to be prepared for the next pandemic; Raymond Neal, Project Director at...
Guests: Thomas Dobbs MD MPH , Raymond Neal
464: Paxlovid Uptake Lags, New Healthy Aging Policy Statement
July 20, 2023

464: Paxlovid Uptake Lags, New Healthy Aging Policy Statement

Marcus Plescia, ASTHO’s Chief Medical Officer, says public health aims to strengthen the use of antiviral COVID-19 protections in nursing homes; Priya Shah, ASTHO’s Senior Analyst of Health Improvement and Healthy Aging, shares an updated policy...
Guests: Marcus Plescia MD MPH , Priya Shah MPH
422: Loneliness Report, In-Person or Telemedicine Care
May 17, 2023

422: Loneliness Report, In-Person or Telemedicine Care

Dr. Kerstin Emerson, Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Georgia College of Public Health, examines a new report on loneliness from Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy; Ericka McGowan, ASTHO Senior Director of Emerging Infectious Disease,...
Guests: Ericka McGowan MS , Kerstin Emerson PhD
398: Reducing STI Stigma, Community Engagement Benefits
April 13, 2023

398: Reducing STI Stigma, Community Engagement Benefits

For STI Awareness Week, Dr. Thomas Dobbs, former State Health Officer for the Mississippi State Department of Health, discusses STI treatment and prevention; ASTHO President Dr. Anne Zink urges providers to test their patients for syphilis; a new...
Guests: Thomas Dobbs MD MPH , Kimberly Brazwell
381: Pandemic Polling, Ending the PH Emergency
March 21, 2023

381: Pandemic Polling, Ending the PH Emergency

Alyssa Boyea, ASTHO Director for Infectious Disease Preparedness, highlights resources to help public health agencies improve their COVID-19 communication and messaging approaches; Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President and Chief Medical Officer for the State...
Guests: Anne Zink MD FACEP , Alyssa Boyea MPH CPH
184: Advice for PH Officials
May 23, 2022

184: Advice for PH Officials

Dr. Lisa Piercey, Tennessee’s Health Commissioner, reflects on her time in office as she prepares to leave her position at the end of this week; Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, Director of the District of Columbia Department of Health, says her department...
Guests: LaQuandra Nesbitt MD MPH , Lisa Piercey MD MBA FAAP
152: Health as a Human Right – Public Health Week
April 7, 2022

152: Health as a Human Right – Public Health Week

Dr. Denise Johnson, Pennsylvania’s Physician General, tells us why health is a human right, as we continue our examination of the themes for this year’s National Public Health Week; Kay Matthews, founder and executive director of the non-profit...
Guests: Denise A Johnson MD FACOG FACHE , Kay Matthews
146: Boosting Vaccine Uptake
March 30, 2022

146: Boosting Vaccine Uptake

ASTHO and the de Beaumont Foundation release early results of a new survey of America’s public health workforce; ASTHO Chief Medical Officer Dr. Marcus Plescia says there are steps public health departments can take to address lagging COVID-19...
Guests: Marcus Plescia MD MPH , Scott Harris MD MPH FACP FIDSA
132: New Vaccine Equity Program
March 7, 2022

132: New Vaccine Equity Program

Geetika Nadkarni, ASTHO’s Director of Infectious Diseases, outlines a new initiative aimed at reducing disparities in vaccination rates among adult racial and ethnic minority groups and rural communities; the Community COVID Coalition adds more...
Guests: Geetika Nadkarni MPH , Mei Kwong JD
114: How Federal Agencies Can Work Together
Feb. 8, 2022

114: How Federal Agencies Can Work Together

Dr. Josh Sharfstein, a former public health official in Maryland and principal deputy commissioner at the FDA from 2009 until 2011, says continued public confusion over testing, booster doses, and medications could be improved if two federal agencies...
Guests: Kristin Ahrens , Joshua Sharfstein MD , Richard Hamburg MPA
110: Healthy Home Improvements
Feb. 2, 2022

110: Healthy Home Improvements

Kristin Ahrens, Deputy Secretary of Pennsylvania’s Office of Developmental Programs, says the pandemic crisis ultimately will make services for people living with intellectual and developmental disabilities stronger; ASTHO’s Abe Kulungara shares...
Guests: Kristin Ahrens , Abraham Kulungara MPH
105: Rural Health Needs
Jan. 26, 2022

105: Rural Health Needs

ASTHO and associations representing epidemiologists, counties, cities, and public health labs issue a statement supporting jurisdictions moving away from universal case investigation and contact tracing at this point in the pandemic; Dr. Ayne Amjad,...
Guests: Devon Page , Ayne Amjad MD MPH
103: Ending the HIV Epidemic
Jan. 24, 2022

103: Ending the HIV Epidemic

Dr. Joseph Kanter, Louisiana’s State Health Officer, talks about fighting the HIV epidemic during the COVID-19 pandemic as ASTHO releases a set of 10 policy briefings focused on public health issues expected to be priorities this year; ASTHO offers...
Guests: Joseph Kanter MD MPH , John Wiesman DrPH MPH
98: MLK and Health Equity
Jan. 14, 2022

98: MLK and Health Equity

ASTHO CEO Mike Fraser considers Dr. Martin Luther King’s influence on public health and his impact on the organization’s approach to equity; Dr. Alexis Travis, Michigan’s State Health Officer, tells us how the civil rights icon has influenced...
Guests: Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge MD MPH , Michael Fraser PhD MS CAE FCPP , Alexis Travis PhD , John Wiesman DrPH MPH
97: Announcing ASTHO’s 2022 Federal Policy Agenda
Jan. 13, 2022

97: Announcing ASTHO’s 2022 Federal Policy Agenda

Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO’s Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Relations, outlines the organization’s 2022 federal policy agenda and tells members what they ought to expect from Washington this year; ASTHO CEO Mike Fraser says...
Guests: Carolyn Mullen , Michael Fraser PhD MS CAE FCPP