Continuing Resolution Episodes
Aug. 7, 2026
1182: View from Washington, D.C.: Congress Heads into Recess as Budget and Public Health Decisions Loom
On today's episode, ASTHO's Jeffrey Ekoma stops by for the View from Washington, D.C., highlighting Senate confirmations and the latest developments in FY27 appropriations.
Guest: Jeffrey Ekoma, MBA, MS
Dec. 3, 2025
1036: What the 2025 Government Shutdown Revealed and What Comes Next
In this episode, ASTHO’s Catherine Jones, senior analyst for government affairs, breaks down the 2025 federal government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, and what made it uniquely disruptive compared to the 2018–2019 closure.
Guest: Catherine Jones, MPH
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Sept. 26, 2025
999: Islands Population Health Summit, View From Washington
Halina Palacios, chief operations officer for population health at the Commonwealth Health Care Corporation in the territory of the Northern Mariana Islands, discusses a recent population health summit specifically for Pacific public health teams; Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO’s senior vice president of government affairs and public relations, breaks down how the potential government shutdown could impact access to public health funds...
Guests: Carolyn Mullen , Halina S. Palacios MPH
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Sept. 19, 2025
994: Healthy Aging Tactics, PH Funding on the Hill
JW Randolph, deputy commissioner at the Tennessee Department of Health, shares how his state’s new Office for Healthy Aging has been successful in coordinating statewide efforts to care for Tennessee’s aging communities; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO’s senior director for government affairs, provides an update on funding for the federal government in this week’s View From Washington, D.C. report...
Guests: Jeffrey Ekoma, MBA, MS , JW Randolph MPH
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Sept. 5, 2025
984: Childhood Vaccination Efforts; FY26 Public Health Funding
Dr. Arti Barnes, chief medical officer at the Illinois Department of Public Health, describes how her agency is working collaboratively with other state departments to enhance access to pediatric vaccinations; Jeffrey Ekoma, senior director of government affairs at ASTHO, discusses changes to the CDC, this month’s federal funding deadline...
Guests: Jeffrey Ekoma, MBA, MS , Arti Barnes, MD, MPH
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March 21, 2025
868: States Address Sepsis, CR Continues Funding PH
Erin Laird, ASTHO director of emerging infections, explains how states are taking action against sepsis; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO senior director for government affairs, tells us how the recently signed continuing resolution affects funding for public...
Guests: Jeffrey Ekoma, MBA, MS , Erin Laird MPH
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March 7, 2025
858: 2025 Executive Leadership Forum Preview
Avia Mason, ASTHO vice president of Leadership and Learning, tells us what to expect from ASTHO’s 2025 Spring Executive Leadership Forum; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO senior director for Government Affairs, takes us through some of the priorities for meetings on...
Guests: Jeffrey Ekoma, MBA, MS , Avia Mason, MPH