COVID-19 Episodes

June 3, 2025

919: Local PH Departments + PHIG Funding

In today's 'Investing in Tomorrow: PHIG Impact Report,' Autumn Watson, public health organizational development director for the Mecklenburg County Public Health Department, explains how PHIG is being used at the local level.
May 29, 2025

916: MAHA Report, School-Based Health Programs

Dr. Susan Kansagra, ASTHO chief medical officer, offers details on the Make America Healthy Again report; Lexa Giragosian, ASTHO senior analyst for maternal and infant health, tells us about an ASTHO brief that zeroes in on adolescent health...
April 29, 2025

895: Opioid Efforts, Long COVID Programming

Dr. Kaitlan Baston, former commissioner of health for the New Jersey Department of Health and ASTHO alumni, outlines what New Jersey has been doing to address opioids; Kate Murray, program supervisor for Long COVID and post-COVID conditions at the...
April 23, 2025

891: ACIP Recs, Academic Health Department Partnerships

Dr. Susan Kansagra, ASTHO Chief Medical Officer, outlines the recommendations from the most recent ACIP meeting; Kathleen Amos, Director of Workforce Development at the Public Health Foundation, explains how Academic Health Department Partnerships can...
April 10, 2025

882: Harris Testifies on Hill; 2025 TFAH Report

Dr. Scott Harris, ASTHO president and Alabama state health officer, testified before Congress about the needs of Public Health; Emi Chutaro, the executive director of the Pacific Island Health Officers Association, recently spoke to leaders on Capitol...
April 1, 2025

875: PHIG Showcases Public Health Success Stories

Dr. Joseph Kanter, ASTHO CEO, gives examples from across the country of success stories that stem from the Public Health Infrastructure Grant in the latest PHIG Impact Report.
March 31, 2025

874: Federal Funding Update; Transition Feeding Resources

Dr. Susan Kansagra, ASTHO chief medical officer, offers an update on funding after a flurry of activity; Martha Hagen, consultant nutritionist with the Association of State Public Health Nutritionists, explains the cultural focus of new transition...
March 18, 2025

865: PHIG Funds Help Create New Office

Dr. Puthiery Va, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, explains how PHIG has helped Maine create a new Office of Violence Prevention in the latest PHIG Impact Report.
March 17, 2025

864: Impressive Vaccination Rates, Changing Immunization Conversation

Dr. Jerome Larkin, director of the Rhode Island Department of Health and an ASTHO Member, explains how his state achieved such impressive vaccination rates; Dr. Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge, ASTHO's senior vice president of Health Initiatives...
March 13, 2025

862: Kanter at ASTHO Spring Leadership Meeting

Dr. Joseph Kanter, ASTHO CEO, brings us an update directly from ASTHO’s 2025 Spring Leadership Forum; and an upcoming webinar focuses on the positive impact Public Health AmeriCorps can provide.
March 6, 2025

857: Mathematical Models + PH, States Address Rural Healthcare Issues

Dr. Spencer Fox, assistant professor at the University of Georgia, explains how a new course on mathematical models could help public health professionals; Dr. Lana McKinney, ASTHO senior policy analyst on the State Health Policy team, tells us how...
Feb. 21, 2025

848: Historically Large TB Outbreak, Telehealth Call to Action

Jason Cummins, president of the National Tuberculosis Coalition of America, gives an update on a TB outbreak in Kansas; Dr. Charles Chima, Washington Department of Health chief healthcare innovation and strategy officer, tells us about the “clarion...
Feb. 4, 2025

836: Workforce Investments w/ PHIG

Dr. Manisha Juthani, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health and the ASTHO president-elect, tells us how the Public Health Infrastructure Grant has allowed her team to invest in her workforce’s well-being.
Jan. 14, 2025

822: Shah Steps Down, ASTHO Welcomes New Member

Dr. Umair Shah, secretary of health for the Washington State Department of Health, shares some of his proudest accomplishments as he steps away from his position; Dirk Wilke is the new interim commissioner of the North Dakota Department of Health and...
Jan. 13, 2025

821: Winter Weather Safety Campaign, Senior Deputy & CFO Meeting Invaluable

Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman, deputy secretary for Public Health at the Maryland Department of Health and an ASTHO Member, discusses Maryland’s Winter Weather Safety campaign; and Dr. Tobi Adeyeye Amosun, deputy commissioner for Population Health for the...
Dec. 12, 2024

809: Strengthening PH Workforce, APHA Annual Meeting

Lindsey Myers, ASTHO vice president for Public Health Workforce and Infrastructure, discusses the need to bolster the public health workforce to better serve everyone; Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association,...
Dec. 10, 2024

807: ASTHO President Praises PHIG

Dr. Scott Harris, State Health Officer for the Alabama Department of Public Health and the ASTHO President, tells us exactly how his state has benefited from PHIG.
Dec. 9, 2024

806: Substance Misuse and Overdose Prevention Outlook, PHAB Journey

Dr. James McDonald, commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, discusses substance misuse and overdose prevention as part of ASTHO’s Legislative Prospectus Series; Dr. Lindsey Kato, director for the Division of Public Health with the...
Dec. 6, 2024

805: Lame Duck Priority Preview, National Influenza Vaccination Week

Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO senior director for Government Affairs, tells us what to expect from Congress as the year wraps up; Dr. Brendan Jackson, director of the Office of Readiness, Response, and Operations for the CDC's National Center for Immunization...
Dec. 5, 2024

804: Health Data and Privacy, PH Communications

Dr. Sameer Vohra, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, emphasizes the importance of gathering data in Public Health to react to any issues as we continue ASTHO’s Legislative Prospectus Series; Debra Johnson, the director of the...
Nov. 13, 2024

790: New ACIP Recommendations, PH-HERO Event

Dr. Manisha Juthani, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health and ASTHO president-elect, breaks down some of the recommendations from the most recent ACIP meeting; Kelsey Tillema, ASTHO senior analyst, discusses the recent PH-HERO...
Nov. 4, 2024

784: PHIG Helps Data Modernization Initiatives, STRETCH 2.0 Lessons Learned

Gayatri Raol, data modernization director at the Illinois Department of Public Health, outlines how the Public Health Infrastructure Grant is helping her department; Alicia Camuy, with Health Career Connection, wrote a blog article about the...
Nov. 1, 2024

CMO Plescia Steps Away; Harris Sees Large Role for Public Health

Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO chief medical officer, is stepping away from ASTHO after seven years in the position; Dr. Scott Harris, state health officer for the Alabama Department of Public Health and ASTHO president, says the next few years are...
Oct. 22, 2024

775: Long COVID Policies, H5N1 Talking Points

Catherine Murphy, Government Affairs analyst at ASTHO, previews a new blog article that details federal efforts for Long COVID; Ewa King, PhD, chief program officer at the Association of Public Health Laboratories, details a new online resource for...