Health Equity Episodes

193: A New Way to Address Dementia
June 6, 2022

193: A New Way to Address Dementia

Chelsea Kline, Associate Director of the Center of Excellence with the Alzheimer's Association, discusses a workshop planned in July that will give public health professionals the chance to learn how to address dementia through the social determinants...
Guests: Admiral Rachel Levine MD , Chelsea Kline MPH
189: Encouraging the Public Health Workforce
May 31, 2022

189: Encouraging the Public Health Workforce

Dr. Karyl Rattay, Director of the Delaware Division of Public Health, looks back on the past 13 years of her career in Public Health. She has this conversation as she prepares for the next steps in her career, and leaves us with a few words of...
Guest: Karyl Rattay MD MS FAAP
188: Funding the Future of Public Health
May 27, 2022

188: Funding the Future of Public Health

Mike Fraser, Chief Executive Officer for ASTHO, discusses the need for the continued funding of public health. Fraser also elaborates on the unique challenges they face when requesting the money and he explains where this funding would be allotted.
Guest: Michael Fraser PhD MS CAE FCPP
184: Advice for PH Officials
May 23, 2022

184: Advice for PH Officials

Dr. Lisa Piercey, Tennessee’s Health Commissioner, reflects on her time in office as she prepares to leave her position at the end of this week; Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, Director of the District of Columbia Department of Health, says her department...
Guests: LaQuandra Nesbitt MD MPH , Lisa Piercey MD MBA FAAP
180: Public Health Data Wishlist
May 17, 2022

180: Public Health Data Wishlist

Lena Sun, National Health Reporter at The Washington Post, joined a closing panel at last week’s ASTHO Public Health Tech Expo to offer her wishlist for public health data; Paula Tran, State Health Officer for the Wisconsin Department of Health...
Guests: Paula Tran MPH , Lena Sun MA
158: Best of ME– Epidemiologists Needed
April 15, 2022

158: Best of ME– Epidemiologists Needed

Chrissie Juliano, Executive Director of the Big Cities Health Coalition, explains the critical need to hire hundreds of epidemiologists in public health departments nationwide; Richard Hamburg, Executive Director of the Safe States Alliance, outlines...
Guests: Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge MD MPH , Richard Hamburg MPA , Chrissie Juliano MPP
157: Health Equity Report Card
April 14, 2022

157: Health Equity Report Card

Dr. Leandris Liburd, the CDC’s Chief Health Equity Officer, talks about her job and the work underway to improve health equity in the U.S.; ASTHO has a new blog article reporting an increase in several categories of STDs across the nation; Dr....
Guests: Kristina Box MD FACOG , Leandris Liburd PhD MPH MA
154: Climate Health – Public Health Week
April 11, 2022

154: Climate Health – Public Health Week

Dr. John Balbus, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, explains the connection between weather and population health as part of our celebration of National Public Health Week; ASTHO’s Caroline Brazeel says work starts today on the...
Guests: Caroline Brazeel MPH , John Balbus MD MPH
153: Equity Gap – Public Health Week
April 8, 2022

153: Equity Gap – Public Health Week

Joan Adam, South Dakota’s Secretary of Health, discusses the health equity gap as part of our recognition of National Public Health Week; Dr. Jose Montero, Director of the Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support at the CDC, outlines...
Guests: Jose Montero MD MHCDS , Joan Adam
152: Health as a Human Right – Public Health Week
April 7, 2022

152: Health as a Human Right – Public Health Week

Dr. Denise Johnson, Pennsylvania’s Physician General, tells us why health is a human right, as we continue our examination of the themes for this year’s National Public Health Week; Kay Matthews, founder and executive director of the non-profit...
Guests: Denise A Johnson MD FACOG FACHE , Kay Matthews
150: Workforce - Public Health Week
April 5, 2022

150: Workforce - Public Health Week

Dr. Laura Parajon, New Mexico’s Deputy Secretary of Health, reacts to the findings of the new PH WINS survey and tells us how we can begin to support and rebuild frontline teams; Dr. Jose Montero, Director of the Center for State, Tribal, Local, and...
Guests: Laura Chanchien Parajon MD MPH , Jose Montero MD MHCDS
149: Health Equity - Public Health Week
April 4, 2022

149: Health Equity - Public Health Week

Dr. Georges Benjamin, Executive Director of the American Public Health Association, says health equity impacts every public health consideration; the 2022 Preparedness Summit begins in Atlanta; data collection for the 2022 ASTHO Profile of State and...
Guests: Brian Castrucci DrPh MA , Georges Benjamin MD
136: Grassroots Vaccine Outreach
March 11, 2022

136: Grassroots Vaccine Outreach

Dr. Anne Marie Murphy, Executive Director of Equal Hope in Chicago, explains the work her team does to reach unvaccinated populations with COVID-19 information and vaccines; Jessica Baggett, ASTHO’s COVID-19 Response Director, shares what members...
Guests: Jessica Baggett MPH , Anne Marie Murphy PhD
132: New Vaccine Equity Program
March 7, 2022

132: New Vaccine Equity Program

Geetika Nadkarni, ASTHO’s Director of Infectious Diseases, outlines a new initiative aimed at reducing disparities in vaccination rates among adult racial and ethnic minority groups and rural communities; the Community COVID Coalition adds more...
Guests: Geetika Nadkarni MPH , Mei Kwong JD
131: ASTHO Reacts to New COVID-19 Plan
March 4, 2022

131: ASTHO Reacts to New COVID-19 Plan

Mike Fraser, ASTHO’s CEO, issues a statement offering early reaction to the Biden Administration’s new National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan; Dr. Elisha Hall, Clinical Guidelines Lead for the CDC’s Vaccine Task Force, explains the latest...
Guests: Marcus Plescia MD MPH , Elisha Hall PhD
128: Epidemiologists Needed
March 1, 2022

128: Epidemiologists Needed

Chrissie Juliano, Executive Director of the Big Cities Health Coalition, explains the critical need to hire hundreds of epidemiologists in public health departments nationwide; Richard Hamburg, Executive Director of the Safe States Alliance, outlines...
Guests: Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge MD MPH , Richard Hamburg MPA , Chrissie Juliano MPP
114: How Federal Agencies Can Work Together
Feb. 8, 2022

114: How Federal Agencies Can Work Together

Dr. Josh Sharfstein, a former public health official in Maryland and principal deputy commissioner at the FDA from 2009 until 2011, says continued public confusion over testing, booster doses, and medications could be improved if two federal agencies...
Guests: Kristin Ahrens , Joshua Sharfstein MD , Richard Hamburg MPA
109: Reflections on Black History Month
Feb. 1, 2022

109: Reflections on Black History Month

Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, reflects on current events in the context of Black History Month, on the first day of the month-long recognition; Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO’s President-elect, considers the...
Guests: Anne Zink MD FACEP , Ngozi Ezike MD
108: Tackling E-Cigarettes and Flavored Tobacco Products
Jan. 31, 2022

108: Tackling E-Cigarettes and Flavored Tobacco Products

Jan Malcolm, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health, outlines policy steps available to limit youth access to E-cigarettes and flavored tobacco products; ASTHO CEO Mike Fraser reflects on the start of Black History Month; ASTHO shares a...
Guests: Michael Fraser PhD MS CAE FCPP , Jan Malcolm
104: Advancing Health Equity
Jan. 25, 2022

104: Advancing Health Equity

Paula Tran, Wisconsin’s State Health Officer, says it’s possible to maintain health equity priorities even as the pandemic continues to strain resources. Health equity is among the issues considered in a set of 10 ASTHO policy briefings focused on...
Guests: Anne Zink MD FACEP , Paula Tran MPH
102: Recalling COVID-19’s First Case Part 2
Jan. 21, 2022

102: Recalling COVID-19’s First Case Part 2

Dr. John Wiesman, the former Secretary of Health in Washington state, gives his assessment of the nation's pandemic response since the first COVID-19 case was discovered in his state two years ago this week. He discusses what has worked, what remains...
Guests: John Wiesman DrPH MPH , Katey Redmond MPH CPH
101: Recalling COVID-19's First Case Part 1
Jan. 20, 2022

101: Recalling COVID-19's First Case Part 1

Dr. John Wiesman, the former Secretary of Health in Washington state, reflects on the moment the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in his state and thus the U.S.; Dr. Alexis Travis, Michigan’s State Health Officer, says it’s never too late to...
Guests: Alexis Travis PhD , John Wiesman DrPH MPH
100: Rethinking School Discipline Part 2
Jan. 19, 2022

100: Rethinking School Discipline Part 2

Robin Matthies, Director of Public and Behavioral Health Integration at ASTHO, explains why it’s important to consider restorative justice approaches to discipline in schools; Andy Baker-White, ASTHO’s Senior Director of State Health Policy, says...
Guests: Andy Baker-White JD MPH , Robin Matthies MSW
99: Rethinking School Discipline Part 1
Jan. 18, 2022

99: Rethinking School Discipline Part 1

Maggie Davis, ASTHO’s Director of State Health Policy, provides an overview of a new ASTHO report about restorative justice in schools; Annie Evans, a senior analyst of disability integration and preparedness at ASTHO, marks the first anniversary of...
Guests: Maggie Davis JD MA , Annie Evans MPH