Family Planning Episodes
355
July 16, 2025
948: ASTHO CEO on PH Workforce Data, STI Testing Trends
Dr. Joseph Kanter, ASTHO CEO, shares how ASTHO will use the Public Health Workforce Interest and Needs Survey (PH WINS) to guide national public health priorities; Emma Pliskin, research scientist at Child Trends, shares what their new study reveals about trends in STI testing...
Guests: Joseph Kanter, MD, MPH , Emma Pliskin MPH
475
March 20, 2025
867: Ethics of Wastewater Surveillance, Opioid Funding for Next Two Decades
Allison Wheeler, wastewater surveillance unit manager at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, and co-director of the Wastewater Center of Excellence in Colorado, tells us about a recently published ASTHO report on ethical considerations in public health wastewater surveillance; Dawn...
Guests: Allison Wheeler, MSPH , Dawn Yohey MFT LCADC
451
Feb. 12, 2025
842: Syphilis Strategies, Update to Family Planning Guidelines
Jill Hunsaker Ryan, executive director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and an ASTHO member, provides an update on Colorado’s progress dealing with syphilis; Dr. Sonya Borrero, professor of medicine and director of...
Guests: Jill Hunsaker Ryan MPH , Sonya Borrero MD MS
394
Nov. 5, 2024
785: Vaccination Coverage Decreases, OTC Birth Control Rule Change
Lori Freeman, chief executive officer for the National Association of County and City Health Officials, discusses a new report from the CDC outlining the decline in required vaccine coverage among kindergartners; and Brittany Lee, ASTHO director of...
Guests: Lori Freeman MBA , Brittany Lee
273
May 14, 2024
664: Pharmacy-Based Birth Control Expands, Maternal Mental Health Policy Ideas
Dr. Sally Rafie, founder of Birth Control Pharmacist, says pharmacies are an accessible and private option for those in need of contraceptive care; Joy Burkhard, executive director of the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health, wants to make sure...