Opioid Response Episodes
Sept. 21, 2026
1209: South Carolina Sees Overdose Deaths Decline Through Coordinated Response
Brannon Traxler, ASTHO board member and acting director of the South Carolina Department of Public Health, discusses how coordination among public health, law enforcement, emergency medical services, treatment providers, and community partners has led to a two-year decline in overdose deaths.
Guest: Brannon Traxler, MD, MPH
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Oct. 28, 2025
1020: Vaccine Confidence Strategy, HEP FREE 2030
Dr. Novneet Sahu, deputy commissioner for public health at the New Jersey Department of Health, discusses his state’s multi-pronged strategy to improve vaccine access and address vaccine confidence in response to a national rise in pediatric flu deaths; Thaddeus Pham, viral hepatitis prevention coordinator at the Hawaii Department of Health, explains...
Guests: Novneet Sahu MD MPA , Thaddeus Pham MPH
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May 7, 2025
901: Opioid Engagement, Radiological Readiness
Dr. Alex Walley, professor of medicine at the Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, addresses the opioid overdose crisis and community engagement, topics at the Rhode Island’s Community Overdose Engagement (CODE) Summit; Sean...
Guests: Alexander Walley, MD, MSc , Sean Graham DEM NRP