Health Data Accessibility Episodes
March 2, 2026
1078: Inside the Public Health Data Consortium
What if public health agencies could access better, faster, and more complete data without giving up control? In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Jen Layden, senior vice president of population and innovation at ASTHO, to explore the new Public Health Data Consortium and what it means for the future of public health decision-making. Dr. Layden explains how this unique public–private partnership is designed to improve data access, quality, and analytics while keeping governance firmly in the ha...
Guest: Jennifer Layden, MD, PhD
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Aug. 5, 2025
962: Data Modernization + PHIG
In today's installment of the PHIG Impact Report, Dr. Brooke Cunningham, ASTHO member and the commissioner of health for the Minnesota Department of Health, discusses how her department is using the Public Health Infrastructure Grant.
Guest: Brooke Cunningham, MD, PhD
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July 25, 2025
955: Medicaid Modernization with Leidos
Dr. Kris Mork, chief data officer for Leidos’ health & civil sector, explains how Leidos is modernizing Medicaid.
Guest: Kris Mork PhD
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June 6, 2024
680: SC Overdose Dashboard, Disability Data Analysis Grants
Dr. Edward Simmer, director of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, talks about a dashboard for state-wide overdose data; Chevelle Glymph, senior director of Public Health at the Association for University Centers of...
Guests: Edward Simmer MD MPH , Chevelle Glymph MPH