Health Equity Episodes

780: Infant Mortality Mixed Bag Of Success, Suicide Trends Highlight Disparities
Oct. 29, 2024

780: Infant Mortality Mixed Bag Of Success, Suicide Trends Highlight Disparities

Dr. Sameer Vohra, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health and an ASTHO Member, details Illinois’ latest report on infant mortality; Allison Corr, manager for the Suicide Risk Reduction Project at The Pew Charitable Trusts, explains trends...
Guests: Sameer Vohra MD JD MA FAAP , Allison Corr MPH MSW
779: Public Health State-Level Funding Changes, Telehealth Impact Report
Oct. 28, 2024

779: Public Health State-Level Funding Changes, Telehealth Impact Report

Maggie Davis, ASTHO’s director of State Health Policy, examines recent state-level funding changes for public health; Dr. Pamela Mink, director of Health Services Research at the Minnesota Department of Health, tells us about a report on the impact...
Guests: Maggie Davis JD MA , Pamela Mink PhD MPH
778: TFAH Blueprint Report Outlines Six Priorities, Upgrade Your Department’s PMS
Oct. 25, 2024

778: TFAH Blueprint Report Outlines Six Priorities, Upgrade Your Department’s PMS

Dr. Tekisha Everette, executive vice president at Trust for America’s Health, outlines the six priorities of the new Trust For America’s Health blueprint report; Andrea Schon, national account manager for VMSG Dashboard, previews ASTHO’s...
Guests: Tekisha Everette PhD MPH MPA CPH , Andrea Schon
777: Harris Embraces ASTHO Presidency, Boom-Bust Public Health Funding
Oct. 24, 2024

777: Harris Embraces ASTHO Presidency, Boom-Bust Public Health Funding

Dr. Scott Harris, state health officer for the Alabama Department of Public Health and now ASTHO president, previews the upcoming year in his new role; Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, correspondent for KFF Health News, discusses her article about public...
Guests: Scott Harris MD MPH FACP FIDSA , Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez
776: Stack Reflects on ASTHO Presidency, Improving Recruitment and Retention in Public Health
Oct. 23, 2024

776: Stack Reflects on ASTHO Presidency, Improving Recruitment and Retention in Public Health

Dr. Steven Stack, commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health and current ASTHO President, tells us about ASTHO’s upcoming leadership transition; Madison Novosel, North Dakota’s Lead Program coordinator discusses the program’s new...
Guests: Steven Stack MD , Madison Novosel MPH
775: Long COVID Policies, H5N1 Talking Points
Oct. 22, 2024

775: Long COVID Policies, H5N1 Talking Points

Catherine Murphy, Government Affairs analyst at ASTHO, previews a new blog article that details federal efforts for Long COVID; Ewa King, PhD, chief program officer at the Association of Public Health Laboratories, details a new online resource for...
Guests: Catherine Murphy , Ewa King PhD MSE
774: Elimination of Health Inequities, Partnering With Community Action Agencies
Oct. 21, 2024

774: Elimination of Health Inequities, Partnering With Community Action Agencies

Dr. Sejal Hathi, Director of the Oregon Health Authority and an ASTHO Member, dives into her state’s strategic plan to eliminate health inequities by 2030; Shalini Nair, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Infectious Disease, wrote an article about ASTHO’s...
Guests: Shalini Nair MPH , Sejal Hathi MD MBA
773: Fusion Centers Assist Public Health, DELPH Endorsement
Oct. 18, 2024

773: Fusion Centers Assist Public Health, DELPH Endorsement

David Moffitt, captain of the Phoenix Fire Department's Homeland Defense Bureau and public health program manager and threat liaison officer, tells us how Fusion Centers are integrating with public health; Keon Lewis, health equity consultant for C4...
Guests: Keon Lewis MHSA , David Moffitt
772: Texas Uses ASTHO Peer Assessment Program, Major Overdose Death Reduction
Oct. 17, 2024

772: Texas Uses ASTHO Peer Assessment Program, Major Overdose Death Reduction

Lily McClure, workforce director for the Texas Department of State Health Services, tells us how Texas benefited from the ASTHO Peer Assessment Program; Christina Mullins, deputy secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders at the West...
Guests: Lily McClure , Christina Mullins MA
771: ASTHO Peer Assessment Program, PanREMEDY Report Sheds Light on Recovery
Oct. 16, 2024

771: ASTHO Peer Assessment Program, PanREMEDY Report Sheds Light on Recovery

Kristin Sullivan, ASTHO director of Public Health Systems Improvement and Infrastructure, details how the ASTHO Peer Assessment Program can benefit an organization; Dr. Monica Schoch-Spana, research professor in the Department of Environmental Health...
Guests: Kristin Sullivan , Monica Schoch-Spana PhD
770: Dementia Public Awareness Campaign, PH WINS Survey Out Now
Oct. 15, 2024

770: Dementia Public Awareness Campaign, PH WINS Survey Out Now

Jill Hunsaker Ryan, executive director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and an ASTHO Member, dives into the state’s first-ever statewide public awareness campaign focused on dementia; Dr. Rachel Hare Bork, director of...
Guests: Jill Hunsaker Ryan MPH , Rachel Hare Bork PhD
755: Island Areas Health Disparities examined, Supreme Court Rulings
Sept. 23, 2024

755: Island Areas Health Disparities examined, Supreme Court Rulings

Karl Ensign, ASTHO vice president of island support, talks about the work to address COVID-19 health disparities in the U.S. territories and freely associated states; Christina Severin, ASTHO director of public health law, summarizes several recent...
Guests: Karl Ensign , Christina W. Severin BSN JD
748: Physician Scholarships Promote Health Equity, Learn about the FPHS Framework
Sept. 12, 2024

748: Physician Scholarships Promote Health Equity, Learn about the FPHS Framework

Dr. James McDonald, MD, MPH, Commissioner of Health, New York State Department of Health, details a program that uses scholarships to address health inequities; Dr. Umair Shah, MD, MPH, Secretary of Health, Washington State Department of Health, had a...
Guests: James McDonald MD MPH , Marie Flake MPH BSN
742: Maryland Overdose Dashboard Supports Field Partners, Immunization Awards Honor Advocates
Sept. 4, 2024

742: Maryland Overdose Dashboard Supports Field Partners, Immunization Awards Honor Advocates

Dr. Laura Herrera Scott, secretary of health for the Maryland Department of Health and an ASTHO Member, discusses the state’s revamped overdose dashboard; Claire Hannan, executive director of the Association of Immunization Managers, tells us how...
Guests: Claire Hannan MPH , Laura Herrera Scott MD MPH
739: New Maternal Health Dashboards, Urine Tests Look for Chemicals in Minnesota Kids
Aug. 29, 2024

739: New Maternal Health Dashboards, Urine Tests Look for Chemicals in Minnesota Kids

Dr. Jennifer Shuford, commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services and an ASTHO Member, discusses her state’s updated data dashboards; Dr. Jessica Nelson, program director and epidemiologist with the Minnesota Department of Health,...
Guests: Jennifer Shuford MD MPH , Jessica Nelson PhD MPH
724: Gun Violence Is A PH Issue, Maternal Autopsies
Aug. 8, 2024

724: Gun Violence Is A PH Issue, Maternal Autopsies

Dr. Scott Harris, ASTHO president-elect and Alabama state health officer, discusses his state’s new maternal autopsy program; Calliana Thomas, director of the Office of Gun Violence Prevention in the New York State Department of Health, tells us...
Guests: Scott Harris MD MPH FACP FIDSA , Calliana Thomas
719: Tick Talk, Government Worker Burnout
Aug. 1, 2024

719: Tick Talk, Government Worker Burnout

Dr. Scott Harris, ASTHO president-elect and state health officer with the Alabama Department of Public Health, tells us about an education campaign about tick-borne diseases; Sean Newhouse, staff reporter for Government Executive, explains a study...
Guests: Scott Harris MD MPH FACP FIDSA , Sean Michael Newhouse
691: Building Trust Takes Time, Science Supports Health Equity
June 24, 2024

691: Building Trust Takes Time, Science Supports Health Equity

Dr. Tara Kirk Sell, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and an associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, offers straightforward...
Guests: Joseph Kanter MD MPH , Tara Kirk Sell PhD MA , Locola Hayes MBA
686: Community Tobacco Control Strategies, Health Equity Science
June 14, 2024

686: Community Tobacco Control Strategies, Health Equity Science

Ashley Hebert, senior program manager for Community and Government Relations with The Center for Black Health & Equity, says despite challenges organizations must continue their work to protect communities of color from tobacco industry campaigns;...
Guests: Ashley Hebert MPA , Ashley Ottewell MPH CPH , Kristin Sullivan
670: ASTHO Profile Workforce Takeaways, Viral Hepatitis Goals
May 22, 2024

670: ASTHO Profile Workforce Takeaways, Viral Hepatitis Goals

Dr. JP Leider, Associate Professor in the Division of Health Policy and Management at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, tells us what the ASTHO Profile reveals about the public health workforce; Dr. Carolyn Wester, Director of the...
Guests: Carolyn Wester MD MPH , JP Leider PhD
615: Grad Considers DELPH Colleagues Family, New ASTHO CEO is “Nice, Kind, Caring”
March 6, 2024

615: Grad Considers DELPH Colleagues Family, New ASTHO CEO is “Nice, Kind, Caring”

Keon Lewis, equity and development coordinator for the Cabarrus Health Alliance, talks about his experience as a recent graduate of ASTHO’s DELPH program; Dr. Joseph Kanter is ASTHO’s new CEO and begins his role in April; Dr. Steven Stack, ASTHO...
Guests: Joseph Kanter MD MPH , Steven Stack MD , Keon Lewis MHSA
614: New ASTHO CEO Announced
March 5, 2024

614: New ASTHO CEO Announced

Dr. Steven Stack, ASTHO president and commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health, announces Dr. Joseph Kanter, ASTHO alum, as incoming CEO; Dr. Joseph Kanter, ASTHO’s newly-announced CEO, who joins ASTHO from the Louisiana Department of...
Guests: Steven Stack MD , Joseph Kanter MD MPH
613: Members Meet Legislators, Islands Discuss Priorities
March 4, 2024

613: Members Meet Legislators, Islands Discuss Priorities

Dr. Manisha Juthani, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health, spent her week in Washington, D.C., discussing the importance of the Public Health Infrastructure Grant to her state; Arthur San Agustin, special assistant for health to...
Guests: Manisha Juthani MD , Arthur San Agustin MHR , Moses Pretrick
611: Harm Reduction Strategies, A Recruiter Calls Mike Fraser
Feb. 29, 2024

611: Harm Reduction Strategies, A Recruiter Calls Mike Fraser

Dr. Kaitlan Baston, ASTHO Member and acting commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health, discusses a new law in New Jersey that decriminalizes many harm reduction supplies; Andra Samoa, a Department of Health consultant and liaison, wants...
Guests: Michael Fraser PhD MS CAE FCPP , Kaitlan Baston MD MSc , Andra Samoa