Food And Water Safety Episodes
774
Oct. 7, 2024
765: Wastewater Testing, PHIG Data Modernization Funding
Dr. Zack Moore, state epidemiologist with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, explains how his state effectively uses wastewater testing; Truc Taylor, director of public health informatics at Guidehouse, discusses Guidehouse...
Guests: Zack Moore MD, MPH , Truc Taylor MPH
761
Sept. 18, 2024
752: EPA Wastewater Gap Initiative, New PH Warehouse Expansion
Zach Lowenstein, program manager with the EPA’s Office of Wastewater Management, discusses the Closing America’s Wastewater Access Gap initiative; Jon Lujan, public health emergency preparedness program manager for the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services, details the...
752
Sept. 5, 2024
743: CDC Foodborne Illness Report, National Recovery Month Observances
Rachel Jervis, Foodborne, Enteric, Waterborne, and Wastewater Diseases program manager with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, discusses a recent CDC report on foodborne illnesses; Paolo Del Vecchio, director of SAMHSA’s...
Guests: Rachel Jervis MPH , Paolo Del Vecchio
293
June 11, 2024
683: RSV Season Preps Underway, Tips to Build PH Trust
Dr. Michelle Fiscus, chief medical officer at the Association of Immunization Managers, discusses numbers released in March that show the RSV immunization for infants is 90 percent effective; Dr. Tom Frieden, president and chief executive officer of...
271
May 10, 2024
662: Doula Care Gains Support, Helping Mothers Heal
Alex Kearly, ASTHO director of Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships, says doula care is one of the most promising strategies to address maternal health disparities; Kay Matthews, executive director and founder of the Shades of Blue Project, tells...
269
May 8, 2024
660: Retail Food Safety Barriers, Guam Launches Public Health AmeriCorps
Amber Gibbar, health promotion coordinator for the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, says they have been working for years to dismantle communication barriers in retail food safety; Julia Rivera, program director for the Public Health AmeriCorps...
Guests: Julia Rivera , Amber Gibbar
244
April 3, 2024
635: Climate Change Awareness, Island Nations Celebrate PH Win
Dr. Karen Smith, former director of the California Department of Public Health, says day three of National Public Health Week focuses on climate change and the impact of environmental concerns on communities; Karl Ensign, vice president of...
Guests: Karl Ensign , Karen Smith MD
243
April 2, 2024
634: Lead Initiatives Benefit Colorado Kids, PH Infrastructure Gets Boost
Jill Hunsaker Ryan, executive director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and an ASTHO member, tells us healthy neighborhoods are the focus on day two of National Public Health Week; Dr. Nizar Wehbi, North Dakota State Health...
Guests: Jill Hunsaker Ryan MPH , Nizar Webhi MD MPH
241
March 29, 2024
632: National Public Health Week Goes Local, ASTHO Launches Healthy Brain Resources
Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director at the American Public Health Association, tells us about this year’s National Public Health Week which kicks off on Monday; Kellie Waugh, ASTHO analyst for health improvement and healthy aging, describes a...
231
March 13, 2024
620: Prepping for a Wave of Seniors, Listeria Response Relies on Communication
Dr. Lisa Iezzoni, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, worries the U.S. isn’t ready to accommodate the coming wave of seniors with disabilities; Jennifer Botsford, bureau chief for the Bureau of Environmental Health Services at the...
Guests: Jennifer Botsford MSPH , Lisa Iezzoni MD MSc
208
Feb. 8, 2024
597: Childcare Stress Impacts Maternal Health, Palau Tackles Heart Disease and Stroke
Dr. Molly Dickens, Founder and Director of the Maternal Stress Project, discusses the ways maternal health is impacted by stress linked to childcare; Edolem Ikerdeu, Chief for the Division of Primary and Preventive Health Services at the Palau...
Guests: Molly Dickens PhD , Edolem Ikerdeu MA
204
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
178
Dec. 19, 2023
567: Strategic Primer Helps PH Navigate Challenges; Lead, PFAS, and Food Safety Policy
Mike Fraser, ASTHO chief executive officer, talks about the new book he wrote with Dr. Brian Castrucci, president and chief executive officer of the de Beaumont Foundation; Elke Shaw-Tulloch, public health administrator for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, says many agencies saw...
167
Dec. 4, 2023
556: New Suicide Prevention Policy Statement, Testing Could Curb Newborn Syphilis Cases
Dr. Mark Levine, commissioner, Vermont Department of Health, says ASTHO’s new policy statement on suicide prevention offers many recommendations including a call to improve access to health care services for those at highest risk; Dr. Robert...
138
Oct. 19, 2023
527: Disaster Exercise Toolkit, Healthy Brain Resources
Jennifer Lynch, Emergency Management Specialist with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, says the frequency and intensity of natural disasters is changing the way planners think about emergency response; Nathan Wormington, Emergency Program...
126
Oct. 2, 2023
515: Menthol Messaging, Retail Food Safety Grants
Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO’s Chief Medical Officer, offers public health agencies three talking points they can use when the tobacco industry tries to argue against proposed bans on flavored tobacco products; Dr. Alison Evans Cuellar, Chair of the...
124
Sept. 28, 2023
513: Menthol Ban Lessons, Retail Food Safety Networks
Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO’s Chief Medical Officer, shares the challenges facing plans to ban tobacco flavorings; Dr. David McSwane, Executive Director of the Conference for Food Protection, explains the collaborative work of CFP and NACCHO to...
Guests: Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH , David McSwane PhD
98
Aug. 22, 2023
487: AI in Public Health, Hurricane Environmental Health Surveillance
Dr. Kris Mork, Director of Public Health Informatics at Guidehouse, says the development of AI needs to be inclusive; Heidi Bojes, Director of the Environmental Epidemiology and Disease Registry at the Texas Department of State Health Services,...
Guests: Kris Mork PhD , Heidi Bojes PhD
93
Aug. 15, 2023
482: Back-to-School Water Dollars, Youth Mental Health Partnerships
Wendi Wilkes, Senior Advisor at the Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water, explains lead testing program that allows schools and child care agencies to remove the threat of lead; Heather Sebero, ASTHO’s Senior Analyst for Social and...
Guests: Heather Sebero MPA , Wendi Wilkes
72
July 17, 2023
461: Tobacco Taxes Work, Dashboard Keeps Swimmers Safe
Dr. Ola Fajobi, Director of the Tobacco Surveillance, Evaluation, and Research Team for the New York State Department of Health, outlines new measures continue to decrease cigarette and e-cigarette use; Victor Poretti, Director of the New Jersey...
Guests: Ola Fajobi DrPH MSPH , Victor Poretti
28
May 10, 2023
417: Public Health Emergency Ending, Food Safety Training
Chrissie Juliano, Executive Director of the Big Cities Health Coalition, hosts a news conference to discuss what happens when the pandemic-related public health emergency ends on Thursday; John Tagabuel, Director of Environmental Health and Disease...
Guests: Chrissie Juliano MPP , John Tagabuel
21
May 1, 2023
410: Early Legislative Actions, Implement Data Systems Now
Maggie Davis, ASTHO Director of State Health Policy, discusses policies that have been considered or approved across the country since January; Dr. Gabriel Seidman, Director of Policy at the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative...
15
April 21, 2023
404: Food Safety Goals, Debt Ceiling Debate
Jenice Butler, Project Manager with the U.S Food and Drug Administration, outlines a partnership with ASTHO and others that advances food safety; an ASTHO blog article explains ASTHO’s plan to advance national retail food programs; Carolyn Mullen,...
Guests: Carolyn Mullen , Jenice Butler
8
April 12, 2023
397: Nominate a PH Pro, Clean Drinking Water
Dr. Brian Castrucci, President and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation, says registration is open for the new "40 Under 40 in Public Health" cohort which recognizes creativity and innovation in public health leaders; Michael Abbott, Associate Director...
Guests: Brian Castrucci, DrPh, MA , Michael Abbott MS