Air Quality Episodes
July 29, 2026
1175: Wildfire Smoke Is No Longer Just a Western Problem
Oregon Health Authority's Gabriela Goldfarb and the Minnesota Department of Health's Kathy Koehler Raleigh discuss the health risks of wildfire smoke and extreme heat, along with practical advice on protecting communities from these events.
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Sept. 18, 2025
993: New World Screwworm, States’ Preparedness Policies
Shalini Nair, senior analyst for infectious disease at ASTHO, tells public health professionals everything they need to know about New World screwworm (NWS), and what to do if their state experiences a case; Maggie Nilz, senior analyst for preparedness at ASTHO, shares information from a new Health Policy Update on public health preparedness for extreme weather events...
Guests: Maggie Nilz, MPH, CPH , Shalini Nair MPH
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Feb. 14, 2025
844: Data Modernization Citizens Can Use, Indoor Air Quality
Wesley Kortuem, data analytics section lead at the Arizona Department of Health Services, explains how his team created a comprehensive public health data portal; Abraham Kulungara, senior director for Environmental Health at ASTHO, updates us on the...
Guests: Abraham Kulungara, MPH , Wesley Kortuem
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Jan. 16, 2025
824: AHEAD Model, NEMA Hurricane Response Webinar
Dr. Laura Herrera Scott, secretary of health for the Maryland Department of Health and an ASTHO Member, tells us how Maryland was the first state to sign on to the AHEAD Model released by CMS; Jessica Byrski, senior policy analyst for the National...
Guests: Laura Herrera Scott MD MPH , Jessica Byrski
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May 13, 2024
663: Michigan Wildfire Lessons, Empowering Community Health Workers
Aaron Ferguson, manager of the Climate and Tracking Unit in the Division of Environmental Health at the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, tells us what Michigan leadership learned when they dealt with unprecedented air quality in the...
Guests: Aaron Ferguson, MPA , Karla Granado MPH
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Oct. 20, 2023
528: Flexible Climate Funding, New Federal Budget Deadline
State Public Health Officials Dr. Umair Shah, Dr. Joseph Kanter, and Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, discuss the public health impacts of climate change; Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Relations, discusses hot...
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Aug. 17, 2023
484: Back-to-School Air Quality, HAI Outbreak Framework
Kerry Wyss, ASTHO’s Director of Environmental Health, explains how ASTHO held focus groups to address school air quality concerns; Dawn Terashita, Associate Director ofthe Acute Communicable Disease Control Program at the Los Angeles County...
Guests: Kerry Wyss , Dawn Terashita MD MPH FACPM