Primary Care And Public Health Episodes
May 12, 2026
1124: PHIG Impact Report: How Tennessee Is Rewiring Public Health from the Ground Up
On today's PHIG Impact Report, leaders from the Tennessee Department of Health (Sanjana Stamm and Jen Trail) share how they’re using PHIG funding to transform care at both the clinical and community levels, including the use of care coordinators across rural areas, and targeted grant management.
Guests: Sanjana Stamm, APRN-BC , Jen Trail, LAPSW
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Oct. 17, 2025
1013: Preparedness Peer Network, State Health Scorecards
Francesca Provenzano, public health section chief of the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response with the Connecticut Department of Public Health, discusses themes and insights from her term as chair of ASTHO’s Director of Public Health Preparedness Peer Network; Dr. Sara Collins, senior scholar for expanding coverage and access and tracking health system performance at The Commonwealth Fund, walks through some of the trends...
Guests: Francesca Provenzano MPH , Sara Collins PhD
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June 24, 2025
933: ASTHO’s Policy Navigation Expertise, Pregnancy-Related Deaths Rise
Beth Giambrone, senior analyst for state health policy at ASTHO, discusses her role on the state health policy team in this installment of the Get to Know ASTHO segment; Dr. Rose Molina, associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School...
Guests: Beth Giambrone, MPP , Rose Molina MD MPH
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Jan. 16, 2025
824: AHEAD Model, NEMA Hurricane Response Webinar
Dr. Laura Herrera Scott, secretary of health for the Maryland Department of Health and an ASTHO Member, tells us how Maryland was the first state to sign on to the AHEAD Model released by CMS; Jessica Byrski, senior policy analyst for the National...
Guests: Laura Herrera Scott MD MPH , Jessica Byrski
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Sept. 20, 2024
754: Telehealth Funding Opportunities, Congress Ponders Appropriations
Captain Heather Dimeris, director for the Office of the Advancement of Telehealth at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, discusses investments in telehealth as we celebrate Telehealth Awareness Week; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO senior director...
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July 31, 2024
718: Funding Community Health Workers, Legal Map Surveys Overdose Laws
Dr. Karen Hacker, director of the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the CDC, says Medicaid and Medicare may be able to help keep community health workers on the front lines; Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, vice president and...
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May 8, 2024
660: Retail Food Safety Barriers, Guam Launches Public Health AmeriCorps
Amber Gibbar, health promotion coordinator for the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, says they have been working for years to dismantle communication barriers in retail food safety; Julia Rivera, program director for the Public Health AmeriCorps...
Guests: Julia Rivera , Amber Gibbar
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May 6, 2024
658: Avian Flu Symposium Takeaways, Adolescent Immunization Toolkit
Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO chief medical officer, elaborates on a blog he authored on takeaways from the recent Avian Flu Symposium; Katelyn Wells, chief research evaluation and development officer for the Association of Immunization Managers,...
Guests: Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH , Katelyn Wells PhD
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May 2, 2024
656: Racism A Public Health Threat, Syndemic Approaches
Dr. Robert Goldstein, commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and an ASTHO member, details his state’s Strategic Plan to Advance Racial Equity; Michelle Van Handel, associate director for the Program and Performance Improvement...
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April 10, 2024
640: NY Study Compares Naloxone Doses, New Tools to Improve Behavioral Health
Dr. Sharon Stancliff, associate medical director for Harm Reduction in Healthcare at the AIDS Institute with the New York State Department of Health, discusses a study the state performed to test the pros and cons of different doses of naloxone; Tanya...
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April 8, 2024
638: New ASTHO CEO Kanter Starts Today, Where to Talk About Emergency Preparedness
Dr. Joseph Kanter, ASTHO CEO, looks forward to a smooth transition as he begins his new job; Rebecca Adamson, preparedness section director at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, discusses the sixth day of National Public Health Week as...
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April 5, 2024
637: Silos Hamper Reproductive Health Work, Quitline Expands
Clare Coleman, president and CEO of the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association, says silos can hinder access to reproductive and sexual health care; Dr. Daniel Edney, state health officer for the Mississippi State Department of...
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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, MPH , Lindsay Weaver MD
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July 25, 2023
467: ASTHO Releases Authority Policy Statement, CDC Kicks Off School Vaccination Campaign
Andy Baker-White, ASTHO’s Senior Director of State Health Policy, outlines three new policy recommendations on Public Health Legal Authority; Dr. Georgina Peacock, the Director of the Immunization Services Division in the National Center for...
Guests: Andy Baker-White, JD, MPH , Georgina Peacock MD