Neonatal Health Episodes

Lisa Saul, chief medical officer of Women’s Health at UnitedHealth Group, discusses findings from the America’s Health Rankings “Health of Women and Children Report.” From improvements in preventive care and breastfeeding, to concerning trends in maternal outcomes, Saul shares why state and territorial health officials should take a life-course approach to women’s health and use data to identify the areas with the greatest impact.

In this episode, ASTHO member and Michigan Department of Health & Human Services Chief Medical Executive Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian breaks down a major development in national vaccine policy: the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' (ACIP’s) decision to narrow its guidance on the hepatitis B vaccine for newborns.