Capitol Hill Episodes
223
March 1, 2024
612: Capitol Hill Conversations, Tracking Carbon Monoxide Dangers
Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO senior director for Government Affairs, tells us how Hill day went this week; Stephanie Moraga-McHaley, program manager for the New Mexico Environmental Public Health Tracking program, says the number of carbon monoxide poisoning...
221
Feb. 28, 2024
610: Island Members Visit Capitol Hill, Campaign Recruits New Public Health Nurses
Gaafar Uherbelau, Minister of Health for the Palau Ministry of Health and Human Services, tells us his priorities in Washington D.C. for ASTHO’s Spring Meeting; this week, the third cohort of public health professionals in the Diverse Executives...
Guests: Gaafar Uherbelau , Puthiery Va DO
186
Jan. 8, 2024
575: New CMS Program, Public Health Funding Deadlines
Tequila Terry, director of State Innovation and Population Health at the CMS Innovation Center, discusses a new approach to health care costs and population health; Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO senior vice president for Government Affairs and Public...
182
Jan. 2, 2024
571: AI Concerns Aired on Capitol Hill, Modern Data Systems Encourage Transparency
Dr. David Newman-Toker, director, Division of Neuro-Visual & Vestibular Disorders, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, discusses his time with House members talking about the bias and privacy issues involved with artificial intelligence; Dana Moore, deputy director for the Center for...
149
Nov. 3, 2023
538: One Health Simplified, Shutdown Potential
Dr. Karen Smith, Former California Public Health Officer, discusses how agencies can begin their One Health approach; an ASTHO report outlines how Idaho and New Jersey are taking a One Health approach to address environmental health concerns; Jeffrey...
389
March 31, 2023
389: Seeking School Lunch Comments, Debt Ceiling Discussions
Shannon Vance, ASTHO’s Senior Analyst, Family and Child Health, encourages ASTHO members to comment on the USDA's proposed standards for school lunch and breakfast programs; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO’s Senior Director of Government Affairs, outlines...
Guests: Jeffrey Ekoma, MBA, MS , Shannon Vance MPH
269
March 27, 2023
385: ASTHO Budget Pitch, Workforce Policy Approaches
Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President and Alaska Chief Medical Officer, testifies before a House appropriations subcommittee in Washington D.C. seeking sustainable and flexible public health funding; Maggie Davis, ASTHO’s Director of State Health Policy,...
Guests: Anne Zink, MD, FACEP , Maggie Davis JD MA
268
March 24, 2023
384: New School Lunch Guidelines, ASTHO Testifies Before Congress
Cindy Long, Administrator of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, says a new set of proposed school lunch guidelines are an important step to putting kids on a path to healthy lifestyles; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO’s Senior Director of Government Affairs,...
Guests: Jeffrey Ekoma, MBA, MS , Cindy Long
253
March 3, 2023
369: Island Officials Advocate, Congressional Mood Toward PH
Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Relations, previews the work ahead in Congress and ASTHO’s public health policy agenda in the first installment of the View from Washington D.C. report; Alex Wheatley,...
Guests: Alex Wheatley, MPA , Carolyn Mullen