Education Episodes
July 15, 2026
1166: Building Better Trainers in Public Health
Kaylin Clonch, workforce essential learning director at the South Carolina Department of Public Health, tells us about the agency’s approach to strengthening its training culture.
Guest: Kaylin Clonch, MEd
May 20, 2026
1130: From Recruitment to Retention: Strengthening the Public Health Workforce
On today's episode, ASTHO'S Brianna Gorman discusses ASTHO’s new Workforce Employee Experience Implementation Tool. Later, LaShonda Freeman with the South Carolina Department of Public Health discusses South Carolina’s Supplemental Tuition Assistance Policy Program (STAP).
Guests: Brianna Gorman, MPH , LaShonda Freeman, MA, APM
March 12, 2026
1085: How the U.S. Virgin Islands Is Using Data and Prevention to Fight the Opioid Crisis
On today's episode, Justa Encarnacion, ASTHO member and commissioner of health for the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health, shared how island jurisdictions are tackling some of the nation’s toughest health challenges using real-time data, advanced training, and wastewater surveillance.
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Oct. 1, 2025
1002: Upgraded Contract Tracking, Supporting Brain Health
Alfredo Ramirez, director of the Operation Analysis Office at the Tennessee Department of Health, explains how his department expanded its contract tracking system to enhance efficiency and manage grants across their life cycle; Kellie Waugh, analyst for health improvement and healthy aging at ASTHO,...
Guests: Kellie Waugh MPH , Alfredo Ramirez
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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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Aug. 26, 2025
977: CDC Mental Health Data Channel, PH Education Goals
Dr. Kayla Anderson, senior advisor for mental health and adverse childhood experiences in the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, shares how the CDC’s new Mental Health Data Channel streamlines access to essential data and resources that often become siloed by different sources; Dr. Scott Rivkees, dean of education at the School of Public Health at Brown University...
Guests: Scott Rivkees MD , Kayla Anderson PhD
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June 26, 2025
935: Federal Funding Cuts, Opioid Overdose Death Decline Strategies
Dr. Joseph Kanter, ASTHO CEO; Dr. Scott Harris, ASTHO president; Dr. Susan Kansagra, ASTHO chief medical officer; Dr. Lindsay Weaver of Indiana; Dr. James McDonald of New York; and Dr. Ralph Alvarado of Tennessee, share more from Tuesday’s deskside briefing on the Impact of Nutrition on Chronic Disease Prevention; Kelly Dougherty, deputy commissioner at the Vermont Department of Health, explains...
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April 14, 2025
884: Caring For PH Workers, Farm To ECE Program
Theresa Arriola, director of the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services, tells us how she takes care of public health workers; Dr. Emia Oppenheim, public health consultant for the Association of State Public Health Nutritionists,...
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June 3, 2024
677: Website Accessibility Rule, Tick-Borne Disease Awareness
Chris Teale, a journalist with Route Fifty, discusses a federal rule that requires websites to adopt standards outlined in the Americans with Disabilities Act; Courtney Youngbar, ASTHO director of Environmental Health, tells us about the concern over...
Guests: Courtney Anderson MPH , Chris Teale
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Feb. 5, 2024
594: New Opioid Website, Firearm Violence Strategy
Dr. Tomás Aragón, ASTHO Member and Director and State Public Health Officer of the California Department of Public Health discusses a new website to give people the information they need to understand and deal with the opioid crisis; Dr. Elizabeth...
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Feb. 2, 2024
593: Authority Streamlines FDA Food Code Changes, Congress Works to Meet Spending Deadlines
Dr. Daniel Edney, ASTHO Member and State Health Officer of the Mississippi State Department of Health, says his state’s legal ability to review and implement FDA food code changes is better for everyone involved; Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO Senior Vice...
Guests: Carolyn Mullen , Daniel Edney, MD
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Jan. 29, 2024
589: Syphilis Treatment Option, Safe Firearm Storage Laws
Julia Greenspan, ASTHO Director, Infectious Diseases, says the FDA deciding to import a medication that treats syphilis is a step in the right direction; Caitlin Langhorne Griffith, ASTHO Director of Behavioral Health, tells us many states...
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Jan. 26, 2024
588: Legislation to Manage A-I, Congress Discusses Workforce Issues
Catherine Jones, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Government Affairs, says there are discussions underway to ensure the AI is managed properly; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO Senior Director for Government Affairs, tells us Congress remains busy as January nears an...
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Jan. 19, 2024
583: Infectious Disease Docs Wanted, Congress Grapples With Funding Deadline
Congressman Raul Ruiz, from California’s 25th District who is also a doctor, worries there aren’t enough doctors trained to deal with infectious diseases; Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO Senior Vice President for Government Affairs and Public Relations,...
Guests: Carolyn Mullen , Raul Ruiz MD
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Dec. 11, 2023
561: ASTHO’s 2024 Legislative Overview Starts Today, Holiday Campaign Offers Treatment Message
Dr. Lindsay Weaver, state health commissioner for the Indiana Department of Health, discusses the state’s campaign to increase investment in public health; Dr. Ralph Alvarado, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Public Health, explains how...
Guests: Ralph Alvarado MD FACP , Lindsay Weaver MD
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Oct. 6, 2023
519: Framing Mental Health Connections, New Shutdown Deadline
Mary Giliberti, chief public policy officer at Mental Health America, explains a new framework that connects public health with mental health and suicide prevention; Latoya Sahadeo, director of the Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health program...
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Aug. 30, 2023
493: Substance Use During Pregnancy, Partnering with the Youth Justice System
Sowmya Kuruganti, Analyst with ASTHO’s Family and Child Health Team, discusses disturbing numbers surrounding overdose-related deaths among pregnant and postpartum people; Shelby McCulley, Director of the Bureau of Youth Services at the Wisconsin...
Guests: Sowmya Kuruganti MPH , Shelby McCulley
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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
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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
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Aug. 11, 2023
480: RSV Messaging, Emergency Contraception
Hear from the experts who participated in an ASTHO online briefing on the coming RSV season; Sophia Durant, ASTHO’s Analyst of Family and Child Health, says access to emergency contraception is a health equity issue; and an ASTHO virtual session...
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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
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July 19, 2023
463: Tracking West Nile Virus, Funding Doula Care
Dr. Catherine Brown, State Epidemiologist at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, explains how Massachusetts is addressing West Nile Virus found in the state; Jennifer Lee, Director of the Bureau of Tobacco Control at the New York State...
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July 5, 2023
453: REPLAY: Dealing with Xylazine, Island Care for Veterans
This special edition revisits Episode 386 of Public Health Review Morning Edition from March 28th. Dr. Daniel Edney, State Health Officer for the Mississippi State Department of Health, discusses the dangers of Xylazine, a strong tranquilizer,...
Guests: Daniel Edney, MD , Moses Pretrick
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June 29, 2023
451: Higher Ed Partnership, Leadership Graduate Insights
Arnaldo Machado, Director of Public Health Workforce Development and Resilience at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, talks about a new program that connects public health students with the workforce; ClarLynda Williams-DeVane, Deputy...