Procurement Episodes
June 23, 2026
1151: How States Are Strengthening Supply Chains and Stockpiles
On today's episode, ASTHO's Maggie Nilz shares how states are rethinking public health preparedness and adapting to a changing emergency management landscape.
Guest: Maggie Nilz, MPH, CPH
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Oct. 14, 2025
1010: PHIG For Workforce & Procurement
Scott Murakami, PHIG workforce director and principal investigator with the Hawaii State Department of Health, shares how his department is utilizing Public Health Infrastructure Grant funds to support the state’s public health workforce; Melissa Touma, director of the public health infrastructure program at ASTHO, discusses...
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Oct. 9, 2025
1008: Infant Mortality PH Emergency, Chagas Disease
Dr. Daniel Edney, state health officer for the Mississippi State Department of Health and ASTHO member, shares how his state declared infant mortality a public health emergency to offer services across the state more rapidly; Bonny Mayes, epidemiologist with the Texas Department of State Health Services, discusses the article she co-authored...
Guests: Daniel Edney MD , Bonny Mayes, MA
412
Oct. 8, 2025
1007: Public Health Strategic Skills Guide, PHIG Procurement Upgrades
Dr. Gen Meredith, associate professor with the Department of Public and Ecosystem Health at Cornell University, associate director of the Master of Public Health program, and director of Cornell’s Health Impact Score, explains how their new Public Health Strategic Skills Guide can help professionals in public health navigate changes to their roles and build upon their existing skill sets; Nick Jakubowski, chief operating officer at the Connecticut Department of Public Health, shares how his agency used PHIG funding...
Guests: Gen Meredith OTR DrPH MPH , Nick Jakubowski
411
Oct. 7, 2025
1006: PHIG Funding The Future Workforce
In today's installment of the PHIG Impact Report, Celeste Jorge, epidemiologist and evaluator with the Connecticut Department of Public Health, discusses how her department is using the Public Health Infrastructure Grant.
Guest: Celeste Jorge MPH
410
Oct. 6, 2025
1005: Scalable Data Surveillance For PH
In this special episode of Public Health Review Morning Edition, Eric Whitworth, CEO of InductiveHealth, discusses the importance of scalable data surveillance systems and how taking a broader approach to modernization can benefit health departments.
Guest: Eric Whitworth, MBA
407
Oct. 1, 2025
1002: Upgraded Contract Tracking, Supporting Brain Health
Alfredo Ramirez, director of the Operation Analysis Office at the Tennessee Department of Health, explains how his department expanded its contract tracking system to enhance efficiency and manage grants across their life cycle; Kellie Waugh, analyst for health improvement and healthy aging at ASTHO,...
Guests: Kellie Waugh MPH , Alfredo Ramirez
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Aug. 4, 2025
961: Bicillin Shortage, ASTHO OD2A Support
Dr. Susan Kansagra, ASTHO chief medical officer, outlines the recent recall of Bicillin; Marie Stratton, Overdose Data to Action program manager at the Maryland Department of Health, explains...
Guests: Susan Kansagra, MD, MBA , Marie Stratton