PHIG Episodes

Nov. 4, 2024

784: PHIG Helps Data Modernization Initiatives, STRETCH 2.0 Lessons Learned

Gayatri Raol, data modernization director at the Illinois Department of Public Health, outlines how the Public Health Infrastructure Grant is helping her department; Alicia Camuy, with Health Career Connection, wrote a blog article about the...
Oct. 24, 2024

777: Harris Embraces ASTHO Presidency, Boom-Bust Public Health Funding

Dr. Scott Harris, state health officer for the Alabama Department of Public Health and now ASTHO president, previews the upcoming year in his new role; Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, correspondent for KFF Health News, discusses her article about public...
Oct. 22, 2024

775: Long COVID Policies, H5N1 Talking Points

Catherine Murphy, Government Affairs analyst at ASTHO, previews a new blog article that details federal efforts for Long COVID; Ewa King, PhD, chief program officer at the Association of Public Health Laboratories, details a new online resource for...
Oct. 17, 2024

772: Texas Uses ASTHO Peer Assessment Program, Major Overdose Death Reduction

Lily McClure, workforce director for the Texas Department of State Health Services, tells us how Texas benefited from the ASTHO Peer Assessment Program; Christina Mullins, deputy secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders at the West...
Oct. 15, 2024

770: Dementia Public Awareness Campaign, PH WINS Survey Out Now

Jill Hunsaker Ryan, executive director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and an ASTHO Member, dives into the state’s first-ever statewide public awareness campaign focused on dementia; Dr. Rachel Hare Bork, director of...
Oct. 9, 2024

767: AmeriCorps NOFO, Supporting Data Modernization

Mieka Sanderson, deputy director for Public Health AmeriCorps, discusses the latest Notice of Funding Opportunity; Amy Wodarek O’Reilly, principal managing consultant at Mathematica Policy Research, tells us Mathematica’s role as an Implementation...
Oct. 7, 2024

765: Wastewater Testing, PHIG Data Modernization Funding

Dr. Zack Moore, state epidemiologist with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, explains how his state effectively uses wastewater testing; Truc Taylor, director of public health informatics at Guidehouse, discusses Guidehouse...
Sept. 6, 2024

744: ICF AI Webinar, Colorado’s New Mentorship Program

John Auerbach, senior vice president for health at ICF, previews an upcoming webinar on AI;  Paula Lee, manager of public health training at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Office of Public Health Practice, Planning, and...
July 12, 2024

705: BREAKING NEWS - New Centers to Support Agency Data Modernization Work

Dr. Jennifer Layden, director of the Office of Public Health Data Surveillance and Technology at CDC, tells us about CDC’s investment into the new Implementation Center program; Tabatha Offutt-Powell, ASTHO vice president of Public Health Data...
March 15, 2024

622: High Food Costs Hurt WIC, Proposed Budget Breakdown

Dr. Scott Harris, state health officer with the Alabama Department of Public Health and ASTHO Member, recalls his recent visit to Congress a few weeks ago; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO senior director for Government Affairs, says ASTHO continues to talk with...
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...
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...
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...
Feb. 22, 2024

606: RSV Treatment Availability, Indiana’s Big Funding Win

Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO chief medical officer, discusses the supply and demand challenges impacting new RSV antibody products; Luke Kenley, former Indiana state senator, tells us how he helped lead the committee to develop and promote the public...
Feb. 6, 2024

595: Teens Get Online Health Hub, Indiana Funding Plan Discussed Today

Nicole Casanova, Youth Engagement and Evaluation Specialist with the Washington State Department of Health, says her agency has created an online Teen Health Hub to answer teens’ questions; Dr. Lindsay Weaver, ASTHO Member and State Health...