Infectious Disease Preparedness Episodes
Aug. 13, 2026
1186: Building the U.S. Disease Tracker: A New Model for Public Health Data Sharing
Illinois Department of Public Health Chief Transformation Officer Massimo Pacilli discusses how the U.S. Disease Tracker is building a collaborative space for organizations to better public health.
Guest: Massimo Pacilli, MS, MPH
Aug. 3, 2026
1178: Lessons from Michigan's Cyclospora Outbreak Response
Natasha Bagdasarian, chief medical executive for the State of Michigan and ASTHO member, highlights Michigan's Cyclospora outbreak and reflects on what can be learned from the state's response.
Guest: Natasha Bagdasarian, MD, MPH
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.
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.
Guest: Jason Asher, PhD
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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...
Guests: Shalini Nair MPH , Maggie Nilz, MPH, CPH
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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...
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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...