Data Modernization Episodes
351
July 10, 2025
944: State Activity on Food Dyes, PH collaboration
Kristen Rogers, a jounalist for CNN Wellness, explains why synthetic food dyes are being banned by states across the country and how each state is taking action; Felicia Quintana-Zinn, associate director of health data with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, discusses...
Guests: Kristen Rogers , Felicia Quintana-Zinn MS MBA
510
May 8, 2025
902: Data Dashboards, Design Your Own Accreditation
Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, chief medical executive for the State of Michigan, explains the state’s Public Health Data Dashboard, which visualizes public health trends by district and helps to shape awareness of public health’s role in the community;...
Guests: Natasha Bagdasarian, MD, MPH , David Stone MS
468
March 10, 2025
859: HIMSS Global Health Conference, Important Week for Island Areas
J.T. Lane, ASTHO senior Vice President for Population Health and Innovation at ASTHO, tells us how the HIMSS Global Health Conference and Exhibition is pushing health data modernization forward; Alex Wheatley, ASTHO Senior Director of Island Support,...
Guests: Alex Wheatley, MPA , J.T. Lane MPH
413
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...
767
Sept. 26, 2024
758: CSS Supports New IC Program, Directors of Public Health Preparedness Meeting
Dr. Sheena Patel, executive director for public health modernization at CRISP Shared Services, discusses the role CRISP Shared Services will play in the Implementation Center program; Lisa Peterson, ASTHO senior director for preparedness, discusses...
Guests: Lisa Peterson MPH , Sheena Patel MD, CMPE
746
Aug. 27, 2024
737: Solutions to Hiring Barriers, Data Modernization Webinar
Dr. Valerie Yeager, interim director of the Center for Health Policy at the Indiana University Fairbanks School of Public Health, discusses the need for public health to update hiring practices; Willysha Jenkins, senior advisor for data modernization...
322
July 24, 2024
713: Tribal Nations Get Data Modernization Support, Heat Index Informs Public Health Work
Jim Jellison, vice president of technology strategy and innovation at the National Network of Public Health Institutes, describes a new CDC-funded implementation center that will help tribal agencies with their data modernization work; Amy Lavery, an...
Guests: Jim Jellison, MPH , Amy Lavery, PhD, MSPH
320
July 22, 2024
711: PHAB’s Implementation Center Role, Tobacco Retailer Licensing Policy Trends
Whitney Magendie, lead advisor of the Public Health Infrastructure Grant at the Public Health Accreditation Board, tells us about PHAB’s involvement in the newly announced National Implementation Centers; Ann Abraham, senior analyst of Chronic...
Guests: Whitney Magendie MPH , Ann Abraham, MA, MPH
317
July 17, 2024
708: Data Modernization Help, Map Tracks Infrastructure Bills
Massimo Pacilli, director of the technology implementation office at the office of public health data surveillance and technology with the CDC, discusses the newly announced implementation center project; Lindsey Myers, ASTHO vice president for public...
Guests: Lindsey Myers, MPH , Massimo Pacilli, MS, MPH