Infectious Disease Preparedness Episodes

1150: Building a Community-Driven State Health Improvement Plan in Oregon
June 22, 2026

1150: Building a Community-Driven State Health Improvement Plan in Oregon

On today's episode, ASTHO member Naomi Adeline-Biggs discusses the development of Oregon’s five-year State Health Improvement Plan.
1096: How the CDC Is Forecasting the Next Outbreak
March 31, 2026

1096: How the CDC Is Forecasting the Next Outbreak

On today's episode, CDC's Jason Asher joins us to explain how new data tools are transforming detection and response to infectious diseases.
993: New World Screwworm, States’ Preparedness Policies
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Sept. 18, 2025

993: New World Screwworm, States’ Preparedness Policies

Shalini Nair, senior analyst for infectious disease at ASTHO, tells public health professionals everything they need to know about New World screwworm (NWS), and what to do if their state experiences a case; Maggie Nilz, senior analyst for preparedness at ASTHO, shares information from a new Health Policy Update on public health preparedness for extreme weather events...
975: CANNRA Priorities, ASTHO INSPIRE Web Page
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Aug. 22, 2025

975: CANNRA Priorities, ASTHO INSPIRE Web Page

Dr. Gillian Schauer, director of the Cannabis Regulators Association, discusses the recent Cannabis Regulators Association external stakeholders meeting; Amelia Poulin, ASTHO assistant director of emerging infectious disease...
968: Long COVID Education, Shah Addresses Public Health Leaders
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Aug. 13, 2025

968: Long COVID Education, Shah Addresses Public Health Leaders

Dr. Michelle Morse, acting commissioner and chief medical officer for the New York City Health Department, explains how the city’s new video series aims to help educate communities about the impact of Long COVID; Dr. Nirav Shah, ASTHO alum and former principal deputy director at the CDC, discusses the focus of this year’s Executive Leadership Forum, and what he hopes to teach future public health professionals in his new role as a professor at Colby College; Emman Parian, immunization program manager at the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation of the Northern Mariana Islands...