Island Health Episodes
224
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...
223
March 1, 2024
612: Capitol Hill Conversations, Tracking Carbon Monoxide Dangers
Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO senior director for Government Affairs, tells us how Hill day went this week; Stephanie Moraga-McHaley, program manager for the New Mexico Environmental Public Health Tracking program, says the number of carbon monoxide poisoning...
222
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...
221
Feb. 28, 2024
610: Island Members Visit Capitol Hill, Campaign Recruits New Public Health Nurses
Gaafar Uherbelau, Minister of Health for the Palau Ministry of Health and Human Services, tells us his priorities in Washington D.C. for ASTHO’s Spring Meeting; this week, the third cohort of public health professionals in the Diverse Executives...
Guests: Gaafar Uherbelau , Puthiery Va DO
220
Feb. 27, 2024
609: Tool Helps Assess Outdated HIV Laws and Policies, Fraser on Time as ASTHO CEO
Iyanrick John, vice president of External Affairs at ChangeLab Solutions, tells us about his organization partnering with the CDC to create a legal and policy assessment tool; Mike Fraser, ASTHO CEO, will be leaving the organization after more than...
215
Feb. 20, 2024
604: How to Build a Rural Health Workforce, Pacific Island Agencies Make PHIG Plans
Dr. Nizar Wehbi, ASTHO Member and North Dakota state health officer, says North Dakota has a plan to attract healthcare workers; Lindsey Myers, ASTHO vice president for Public Health Workforce and Infrastructure, tells us Pacific Island area public...
Guests: Lindsey Myers, MPH , Nizar Webhi MD MPH
164
Nov. 29, 2023
553: States Lead Equity Initiatives, ASTHO Tunes Medicaid Parity Policy
Jessica Fepelstein, analyst, State and Community Engagement, ASTHO, explains the health equity core concepts work that is happening as part of the STRETCH Initiative; Dr. Esther Muna, chief executive officer and territorial health official for the...
153
Nov. 9, 2023
542: Veterans Face Health Disparities, Island Areas Examine Indirect Cost Rates
Charity Menefee, lieutenant colonel and public health officer in the Tennessee Air National Guard and the director of the Division of Public Health at the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, highlights the connections between her public...
Guests: Alex Wheatley, MPA , Charity Menefee MA