PHIG Episodes

588: Legislation to Manage A-I, Congress Discusses Workforce Issues
Jan. 26, 2024

588: Legislation to Manage A-I, Congress Discusses Workforce Issues

Catherine Jones, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Government Affairs, says there are discussions underway to ensure the AI is managed properly; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO Senior Director for Government Affairs, tells us Congress remains busy as January nears an...
Guests: Jeffrey Ekoma , Catherine Jones MPH , Lindsay Weaver MD
581: Policies Connect Health Care and PH Funding Tips
Jan. 17, 2024

581: Policies Connect Health Care and PH Funding Tips

Brianna Gorman, ASTHO analyst for Performance Excellence, explains ways to connect public health and health care in communities; Dr. Lindsay Weaver, ASTHO member and state health commissioner for the Indiana Department of Health, tells us how Indiana...
Guests: Brianna Gorman , Lindsay Weaver MD
576: State Health Assessments Inform Planning, How to Access Public Health Databases
Jan. 9, 2024

576: State Health Assessments Inform Planning, How to Access Public Health Databases

Dr. Edward Simmer, director of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, dives deep into a new state health assessment; Melissa Touma, ASTHO’s director of the Public Health Infrastructure Program, tells us how Colorado used...
Guests: Edward Simmer MD MPH , Melissa Touma MPH
488: PH Workforce Consortium, Maternal Health Disparities
Aug. 23, 2023

488: PH Workforce Consortium, Maternal Health Disparities

JP Leider, Director of the Center for Public Health Systems at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, explains the importance of the Consortium for Workforce Research and Public Health; Nancy Scotto Rosato, Assistant Commissioner of...
Guests: JP Leider PhD , Nancy Scotto-Rosato PhD
448: Vital Records Accreditation Matters, Therapeutic Psilocybin Programs Gain Traction
June 26, 2023

448: Vital Records Accreditation Matters, Therapeutic Psilocybin Programs Gain Traction

Mariah Pokorny, Director of Accreditation & Reporting for the South Dakota Department Of Health, explains the importance of vital records and health statistics accreditation; Chantell Reed, Interim Deputy Director Of Operations at the Multnomah County...
Guests: Maggie Davis JD MA , Mariah Pokorny , Chantell Reed
315: Historic PH Investment News
Dec. 2, 2022

315: Historic PH Investment News

Amber Williams, ASTHO Senior Vice President for Leadership & Organizational Performance, discusses the CDC’s announcement that ASTHO will receive significant funding to help public health agencies address key infrastructure needs; Brent Ewig, Chief...
314: Ending the AIDS Epidemic
Dec. 1, 2022

314: Ending the AIDS Epidemic

Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, CDC Director of the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, discusses the ongoing HIV epidemic on World AIDS Day; Mike Fraser, ASTHO CEO, says newly announced money from the CDC will allow his organization to “fully engage and...
226: CDC’s Multi-Billion Dollar Investment
July 25, 2022

226: CDC’s Multi-Billion Dollar Investment

Nick Davidson, Senior Deputy for Public Health with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, discusses the CDC’s plan to invest almost four billion dollars in public health capacity, workforce, and data upgrades; Dr. Joseph...
Guests: Joseph Kanter MD MPH , Nicholas Davidson MS , Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge MD MPH