Immunization Episodes
376
Aug. 18, 2025
971: Medicaid & Public Health Team Up, Respiratory Virus Season
Dr. Joseph Kanter, ASTHO CEO, and Kate McEvoy, executive director of the National Association of Medicaid Directors, discuss a new partnership between the two organizations; Dr. Joseph Kanter, ASTHO CEO,...
369
Aug. 7, 2025
964: MAHA Report, Subrecipient Monitoring
Dr. Susan Kansagra, chief medical officer for ASTHO, discusses the recent Make America Healthy Again report, and the work done by state and territorial health departments that intersects with the report’s themes; Ryan Daly, deputy director of finance and operations for the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health, explains...
Guests: Susan Kansagra, MD, MBA , Ryan Daly MPH
354
July 15, 2025
947: PH Workforce Survey, STI Education Credits
Dr. Brian Castrucci, president and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation, shares how the 2024 PH WINS survey can help state and local health departments develop more strategic workforce development plans; Dr. David Spach, editor-in-chief of the National STD Curriculum...
Guests: Brian Castrucci, DrPh, MA , David Spach MD
341
June 25, 2025
934: ASTHO Deskside Briefing, Congressional Public Health Priorities
Dr. Joseph Kanter, ASTHO CEO, Dr. Scott Harris, ASTHO president, Dr. Susan Kansagra, ASTHO chief medical officer, Dr. Lindsay Weaver of Indiana, Dr. James McDonald of New York, and Dr. Ralph Alvarado of Tennessee, held a deskside briefing on the Impact of Nutrition on Chronic Disease Prevention; Catherine Jones, senior analyst of government affairs at ASTHO, shares...
332
June 11, 2025
925: KFF Tracking Poll, Youth Vaccines
Liz Hamel, vice president and director of public opinion and survey research at KFF, discusses the latest KFF Tracking Poll on Information and Trust; Tina Tan, state epidemiologist at the New Jersey Department of Health, tells us about the Protect Me With 3+ program...
Guests: Tina Tan MD MPH , Liz Hamel
331
June 9, 2025
923: New AIM Report, Communications Resources
Claire Hannan, executive director of the Association of Immunization Managers, details AIM’s 2024 Annual Report as they celebrate 25 years in existence; Sara Bell, ASTHO senior analyst for public health systems and planning, tells us how a new ASTHO resource can help your team with internal communications...
Guests: Claire Hannan MPH , Sara Bell, MPH
324
May 29, 2025
916: MAHA Report, School-Based Health Programs
Dr. Susan Kansagra, ASTHO chief medical officer, offers details on the Make America Healthy Again report; Lexa Giragosian, ASTHO senior analyst for maternal and infant health, tells us about an ASTHO brief that zeroes in on adolescent health...
Guests: Susan Kansagra, MD, MBA , Lexa Giragosian, MPH
323
May 28, 2025
915: Healthy Aging, New Federal Health Policy Update
Danny Staley, ASTHO senior vice president for public health programs and practice, details the recent Healthy Brain Initiative Summit where he presented a keynote presentation; Catherine Murphy, ASTHO government affairs analyst, explains...
Guests: Danny Staley, MS , Catherine Murphy
510
May 8, 2025
902: Data Dashboards, Design Your Own Accreditation
Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, chief medical executive for the State of Michigan, explains the state’s Public Health Data Dashboard, which visualizes public health trends by district and helps to shape awareness of public health’s role in the community;...
Guests: Natasha Bagdasarian, MD, MPH , David Stone MS
508
May 6, 2025
900: How ASTHO Provides Value, Crisis Comms Webinar
Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO senior director for government affairs, explains how he came to ASTHO and how his team provides value for members in today's "Get to Know ASTHO" segment; K. "Vish" Viswanath, professor of health communication at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public...
448
Feb. 7, 2025
839: Drug Overdose Death Decline, View from Washington, New ASTHO Member
Dr. Heidi B. Miller, chief medical officer of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, explains how her state was able to see the first significant decline in drug overdose deaths in nearly a decade; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO senior director...
Guests: Jeffrey Ekoma, MBA, MS , Heidi B. Miller MD
414
Dec. 6, 2024
805: Lame Duck Priority Preview, National Influenza Vaccination Week
Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO senior director for Government Affairs, tells us what to expect from Congress as the year wraps up; Dr. Brendan Jackson, director of the Office of Readiness, Response, and Operations for the CDC's National Center for Immunization...
383
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
306
July 1, 2024
696: Best of PHRME: Avian Flu Symposium Takeaways, Adolescent Immunization Toolkit
This special episode of Public Health Review Morning Edition revisits a popular episode from May 6th, 2024. Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO chief medical officer, elaborates on a blog he authored on takeaways from the recent Avian Flu Symposium; Katelyn...
Guests: Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH , Katelyn Wells PhD
196
Jan. 23, 2024
585: 2024 Legislative Agenda Looks Familiar, Learn Trauma-Responsive Leadership
Andy Baker-White, ASTHO Senior Director for State Health Policy, previews the state of the legislative calendar this year; Omar Khalid, ASTHO Director of Workforce Development, says leaders can support their teams by adopting a trauma-responsive...
Guests: Andy Baker-White, JD, MPH , Omar Khalid
174
Dec. 13, 2023
563: Strategies to Protect Legal Authority, How Indiana Won a 1500% Funding Increase
Dr. Manisha Juthani, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health, outlines the continued challenges to public health legal authority; Maggie Davis, ASTHO director of State Health Policy, discusses a big win for Indiana as funding for public...
Guests: Maggie Davis JD MA , Manisha Juthani, MD
172
Dec. 11, 2023
561: ASTHO’s 2024 Legislative Overview Starts Today, Holiday Campaign Offers Treatment Message
Dr. Lindsay Weaver, state health commissioner for the Indiana Department of Health, discusses the state’s campaign to increase investment in public health; Dr. Ralph Alvarado, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Public Health, explains how...
Guests: Ralph Alvarado MD FACP , Lindsay Weaver MD
140
Oct. 23, 2023
529: New Falls Prevention Guide, Vaccine Uptake Strategies
Priya Shah, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Health Improvement, discusses a new guide to falls prevention that outlines strategies and best practices; Dr. Philip Chan, Infectious Disease Consultant at the Rhode Island Department of Health, credits Rhode...
Guests: Priya Shah MPH , Philip A. Chan MD
107
Sept. 5, 2023
496: Vaccine Legislation Advice, Online Trust Tool
Heather Tomlinson, ASTHO’s Senior Analyst of Immunizations, outlines the impacts of proposed vaccine and immunization bills; Connie Moon Sehat, Researcher-at-Large for Hacks/Hackers, details a tool to help public health communicators address online...
Guests: Connie Moon Sehat PhD , Heather Tomlinson MPH
101
Aug. 25, 2023
490: Immunization Policy Statement, Fiscal Year Predictions
Kris Ehresmann, former Director of Infectious Disease at the Minnesota Department of Health, describes ASTHO’s revised policy statement; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO’s Senior Director of Government Affairs, discusses predictions for Congressional action...
100
Aug. 24, 2023
489: School Vaccinations, Chemical Weapon Disposal
Dr. Sameer Vohra, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, details the state’s back-to-school vaccination campaign; Terry Tincher, Section Chief for the CDC’s Chemical Demilitarization Program, marks a big milestone for the program;...
Guests: Sameer Vohra MD JD MA FAAP , Terry Tincher
84
Aug. 2, 2023
473: Rethinking Rural Immunization Strategies, Expanding Mental Health Coverage
Melissa Magstadt, Cabinet Secretary for the South Dakota Department of Health, says healthcare must meet patients where they live; Ali Maffey, ASTHO’s Vice President of Social and Behavioral Health, explains approaches to making mental healthcare...
63
June 30, 2023
452: Making Federal Connections, Malaria in the U.S.
Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President and Chief Medical Officer for Alaska Department of Health, explains best practices for building connections with the federal government; Dr. Benjamin Beard, Deputy Director of the CDC's Division of Vector-Borne Diseases,...
60
June 27, 2023
449: PH’s Data Challenge, Scholarly Advice
William Kassler, Chief Medical Officer for Palantir Technologies, calls for a comprehensive and collaborative approach to understanding health data; Krystle White, Manager of Health Equity Outcomes for the Gaston County Government in North Carolina,...