CDC Episodes
144
Oct. 27, 2023
533: ASTHO President Seeks Common Ground, Congress Moving Again
Dr. Steven Stack, ASTHO’s New President and Commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health, wants to find common ground to push public health forward in his new role; Georges Benjamin, Executive Director of the American Public Health...
141
Oct. 24, 2023
530: Equity Policy Statement, New Maine Official Ponders Pandemic Lessons
Dr. Joan Duwve, State Health Officer for the Kansas Department of Health, talks about the need to put equity at the center of all public health work; Dr. Puthiery Va, Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, explains that...
140
Oct. 23, 2023
529: New Falls Prevention Guide, Vaccine Uptake Strategies
Priya Shah, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Health Improvement, discusses a new guide to falls prevention that outlines strategies and best practices; Dr. Philip Chan, Infectious Disease Consultant at the Rhode Island Department of Health, credits Rhode...
Guests: Priya Shah MPH , Philip A. Chan MD
139
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...
137
Oct. 18, 2023
526: Youth Substance Use Interventions, PH Jobs Website Attracts Candidates
Dr. Sarah Stoddard, a member of the Community Preventive Services Task Force with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, says the organization reviewed 60 studies to determine what can help prevent substance use among young people; Dr....
136
Oct. 17, 2023
525: CDC Director Shares Priorities
CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen joins the newscast to discuss changing mindsets around health data infrastructure and the new RSV vaccine; and sign up for ASTHO’s Public Health Weekly email newsletter
Guest: Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH
135
Oct. 16, 2023
524: CDC Director Urges Data Sharing, Wisconsin Prioritizes Youth Mental Health
CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen encourages public health agencies to share their data with each other; Linda Hall, Director of the Wisconsin Office of Children’s Mental Health, says her state is working to align its government agencies on a strategy to...
Guests: Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH , Linda Hall
129
Oct. 5, 2023
518: Vaccination Conversations, Respiratory Disease Forecast
Dr. Fatimah Dawood, Pediatrician and Medical Officer on the Influenza Prevention and Control Team at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, explains how the SHARE method can help providers inform patients about vaccines; Dr. Dylan George,...
Guests: Dylan George PhD MS , Fatimah Dawood MD
125
Sept. 29, 2023
514: Telehealth Offers Options, Weekend Shutdown Looms
Kyle Zebley, Senior Vice President of the American Telemedicine Association, explains the benefits of telehealth; Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Relations, explains what ASTHO members should know about the...
Guests: Carolyn Mullen , Kyle Zebley
119
Sept. 21, 2023
508: Healthy Aging Challenges, Supporting Maternal Mental Health
Dr. Puja Seth, the Healthy Aging Branch Chief at the CDC, shares a new state-focused program that aims to address dementia; Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman, the Deputy Secretary of Public Health at the Maryland Department of Health, explains that policy...
Guests: Puja Seth PhD , Nilesh Kalyanaraman MD
117
Sept. 19, 2023
506: Maintaining Pandemic Partnerships, Septic System Data
Andrew Pickett, Director of the Bureau of Emergency Preparedness and Response at the Pennsylvania Department of Health, says collaboration among preparedness professionals is essential for public health; ASTHO has issued a statement supporting the...
Guests: Andrew Pickett, MS , Tim Callahan MPH
115
Sept. 15, 2023
504: Creative Vaccine Events, Congress Faces Two September Deadlines
Dr. Armando De Alba Rosales, Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Student Programs at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, shares creative strategies to boost vaccine uptake among Hispanic communities; a CDC campaign aims to boost...
112
Sept. 12, 2023
501: Prepping for Cyber Attacks, Suicide Awareness and Data
Adrianna Evans, ASTHO’s Director of Preparedness and Disability Integration, says cybersecurity is an emerging topic in preparedness planning; Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, Chief Medical Executive for the State of Michigan, explains that suicide...
Guests: Annie Evans, MPH , Natasha Bagdasarian, MD, MPH
106
Sept. 1, 2023
495: Power Outage Toolkit, Alpha-Gal Syndrome Explained
Eric Cote, founder of Power Outage Partners, explains how the ASTHO Power Outage tool kit can help prevent life-threatening situations; Elizabeth Schiffman, supervisor of the Vector-Borne Disease Unit at the Minnesota Department of Health, says it’s...
103
Aug. 29, 2023
492: Breastfeeding Equity, TFAH’s New Podcast
Heather Hamner, Maternal, Infant, and Toddler Nutrition Team Lead at the CDC, explains the importance of Breastfeeding Awareness Month; the Trust For America’s Health has launched a new podcast to highlight the work in the Age-Friendly Public Health...
Guest: Heather Hamner PhD MPH
102
Aug. 28, 2023
491: CDC Rural Health, Childhood Mental Health
Diane Hall, Director of the CDC Office of Rural Health, outlines the office's priorities; Claire Rudolph, ASTHO Consultant and Assistant Director of the New York State Department of Health’s Child Health Bureau, discusses how childhood experiences...
Guests: Diane Hall PhD , Claire Rudolph MPH
100
Aug. 24, 2023
489: School Vaccinations, Chemical Weapon Disposal
Dr. Sameer Vohra, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, details the state’s back-to-school vaccination campaign; Terry Tincher, Section Chief for the CDC’s Chemical Demilitarization Program, marks a big milestone for the program;...
Guests: Sameer Vohra MD JD MA FAAP , Terry Tincher
99
Aug. 23, 2023
488: PH Workforce Consortium, Maternal Health Disparities
JP Leider, Director of the Center for Public Health Systems at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, explains the importance of the Consortium for Workforce Research and Public Health; Nancy Scotto Rosato, Assistant Commissioner of...
Guests: JP Leider PhD , Nancy Scotto-Rosato PhD
95
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
92
Aug. 14, 2023
481: Syphilis Drug Shortage, Maternal and Child Health Priorities
Dr. Jeffrey Klausner, Professor of Clinical Population and Public Health Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine at USC, describes how drug shortages are making it tough to treat syphilis; Jazmyn Covington, ASTHO Director of Maternal and Infant...
Guests: Jeffrey Klausner MD MPH , Jazmyn Covington MPH
88
Aug. 8, 2023
477: PH-HERO Set to Grow, Dialysis Patient Voices
Omar Khalid, ASTHO’s Director of Workforce Development, explains the expansion of ASTHO’s Public Health – Hope, Equity, Resilience, and Opportunity (PH-HERO) initiative; Erin Laird, ASTHO’s Director of Emerging Infections, says preventing...
Guests: Omar Khalid , Erin Laird MPH
87
Aug. 7, 2023
476: Urging Calm Over COVID-19 Numbers, Health and Social Systems Alignment
Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO’s Chief Medical Officer, shares the current COVID-19 status and a look ahead into the coming seasons; Dr. Steven Stack, ASTHO president elect and the Commissioner for Public Health for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, outlines...
Guests: Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH , Steven Stack, MD
78
July 25, 2023
467: ASTHO Releases Authority Policy Statement, CDC Kicks Off School Vaccination Campaign
Andy Baker-White, ASTHO’s Senior Director of State Health Policy, outlines three new policy recommendations on Public Health Legal Authority; Dr. Georgina Peacock, the Director of the Immunization Services Division in the National Center for...
Guests: Andy Baker-White, JD, MPH , Georgina Peacock MD
63
June 30, 2023
452: Making Federal Connections, Malaria in the U.S.
Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President and Chief Medical Officer for Alaska Department of Health, explains best practices for building connections with the federal government; Dr. Benjamin Beard, Deputy Director of the CDC's Division of Vector-Borne Diseases,...