Emergency Funding Episodes

1068: Health Beyond Healthcare: How States Are Advancing Smart Policies in Tough Times
Feb. 12, 2026

1068: Health Beyond Healthcare: How States Are Advancing Smart Policies in Tough Times

What do school meals, housing, paid leave, and pre-K have to do with public health? According to Trust for America’s Health: everything. In this episode, Breanca Merritt, director of policy at Trust for America’s Health, breaks down a new report titled 'Promoting Health and Cost Control in States (…
1050: Leading Through Uncertainty: State Strategies for a Changing Public Health Funding Landscape
Jan. 12, 2026

1050: Leading Through Uncertainty: State Strategies for a Changing Public Health Funding Landscape

What happens when the federal government steps back and states are asked to lead? Continuing our Legislative Prospectus Series, which examines the public health policy trends set to shape 2026, ASTHO President and Connecticut Commissioner of Public Health, Dr. Manisha Juthani, joins the show to dis…