Public Health Communication Episodes
370
Aug. 8, 2025
965: Leadership in Emergencies, PFAS Activity
Sam Jarvis, community health division manager at Johnson County Public Health in Iowa, explains how his DELPH experience helps him prepare others to be leaders in emergencies; applications for ASTHO’s DELPH program are now open; Heather Tomlinson, ASTHO senior analyst for environmental health, updates us
Guests: Heather Tomlinson MPH , Sam Jarvis MS
365
July 30, 2025
958: Public Health & Politics, Community Connections Through Storytelling
Dr. Katelyn Jetelina, epidemiologist and CEO of Your Local Epidemiologist, addresses the intersection between health and politics and provides words of encouragement to her fellow colleagues in public health; Grace Lee, senior analyst for infectious disease infrastructure and policy at ASTHO...
Guests: Katelyn Jetelina, PhD, MPH , Grace Lee MPH CPH
364
July 29, 2025
957: Your Local Epidemiologist, Behavioral Health Commission
Dr. Katelyn Jetelina, epidemiologist and CEO of Your Local Epidemiologist, shares how her public health newsletter helps to educate readers about the policies and science impacting public health today; Tracy Gruber, executive director of the Utah Department of Health and Human Services...
Guests: Katelyn Jetelina, PhD, MPH , Tracy Gruber JD
361
July 24, 2025
954: PHEP Funding, Effective Communication Strategies Webinar
Catherine Murphy, government affairs analyst at ASTHO, describes the impact of potential cuts to federally funded public health preparedness programs in a new Federal Health Policy Update; Monique Farmer, president of Avant Solutions, shares what she’ll be discussing in today’s ASTHO webinar on public health communication strategies...
Guests: Catherine Murphy , Monique Farmer APR
360
July 23, 2025
953: Reducing Falls, Disability Data Collection
Amy Ciarlo, senior analyst for chronic disease risk factors at ASTHO, describes ASTHO’s new Health Policy Update on recent legislation focused on limiting the risk of older adult falls; Rebecca Ruvane, senior program analyst at the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, discusses...
Guests: Amy Ciarlo, MS, CHES , Rebecca Ruvane MS
359
July 22, 2025
952: PHIG Funding + Data Modernization
In today's PHIG Impact Report, Dr. Robert Goldstein, ASTHO member and the commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, takes us through how his department is using the Public Health Infrastructure Grant.
Guest: Robert Goldstein, MD, PhD
July 21, 2025
951: Food Safety Efforts, Long COVID Awareness
Dr. Vanessa Coffman, Director of the Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness, shares how the organization’s new Food Safety Culture Toolkit can help public health officials strengthen food safety efforts; Dr. Michelle Morse, Acting Commissioner for the New York City Health Department, explains how their new series, “Living with Long COVID,” is helping to educate New Yorkers about the illness; ASTHO will host a webinar on Thursday, July 24th, about effective communication strategies to enhance public health messaging; ASTHO has developed resources to help jurisdictions implement upstream policies that prevent adverse childhood experiences; and next Wednesday, July 23rd, the second session of the Accelerate series in ASTHO’s Ignite, Accelerate, and Activate online workshop will take place to discuss conflict and collaboration.
Guests: Vanessa Coffman PhD , Michelle Morse MD MPH
354
July 15, 2025
947: PH Workforce Survey, STI Education Credits
Dr. Brian Castrucci, president and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation, shares how the 2024 PH WINS survey can help state and local health departments develop more strategic workforce development plans; Dr. David Spach, editor-in-chief of the National STD Curriculum...
Guests: Brian Castrucci, DrPh, MA , David Spach MD
333
June 12, 2025
926: Data to Reduce Heat Injuries, Public Health Rumors
Dr. James McDonald, ASTHO member and commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, discusses the State’s Heat Risk and Illness Dashboard and how it can reduce heat-related injury; Dr. Tara Kirk Sell, senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security...
Guests: James McDonald, MD, MPH , Tara Kirk Sell PhD MA
332
June 11, 2025
925: KFF Tracking Poll, Youth Vaccines
Liz Hamel, vice president and director of public opinion and survey research at KFF, discusses the latest KFF Tracking Poll on Information and Trust; Tina Tan, state epidemiologist at the New Jersey Department of Health, tells us about the Protect Me With 3+ program...
Guests: Tina Tan MD MPH , Liz Hamel
331
June 9, 2025
923: New AIM Report, Communications Resources
Claire Hannan, executive director of the Association of Immunization Managers, details AIM’s 2024 Annual Report as they celebrate 25 years in existence; Sara Bell, ASTHO senior analyst for public health systems and planning, tells us how a new ASTHO resource can help your team with internal communications...
Guests: Claire Hannan MPH , Sara Bell, MPH
510
May 8, 2025
902: Data Dashboards, Design Your Own Accreditation
Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, chief medical executive for the State of Michigan, explains the state’s Public Health Data Dashboard, which visualizes public health trends by district and helps to shape awareness of public health’s role in the community;...
Guests: Natasha Bagdasarian, MD, MPH , David Stone MS
508
May 6, 2025
900: How ASTHO Provides Value, Crisis Comms Webinar
Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO senior director for government affairs, explains how he came to ASTHO and how his team provides value for members in today's "Get to Know ASTHO" segment; K. "Vish" Viswanath, professor of health communication at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public...
507
May 5, 2025
899: Preventing Lead Exposure, Disability Definition
Brian Weaver, lead policy advisor at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, tells us about an emergency rule to strengthen standards that protect children from lead exposure; Annie Evans, ASTHO’s director of preparedness, discusses a recent...
Guests: Annie Evans, MPH , Brian Weaver, MPH
505
May 1, 2025
897: Baston Steps Down, AI for Vaccine Misbelief Correction
Dr. Kaitlan Baston, ASTHO alum and the former New Jersey commissioner of health, reflects on her time in the role as she steps down; Dr. Hang Lu, assistant professor in the department of communication and media at the University of Michigan, discusses an...
Guests: Kaitlan Baston MD MSc , Hang Lu PhD MS
504
April 30, 2025
896: Get To Know ASTHO, PH in the Classroom
Dr. Joseph Kanter, ASTHO CEO, begins the new “Get To Know ASTHO” series, which will highlight different experts at ASTHO; Madison Yerges, section supervisor for the student education section at the Center for Foundational Health, part of the...
Guests: Joseph Kanter, MD, MPH , Madison Yerges MPH MHA
503
April 29, 2025
895: Opioid Efforts, Long COVID Programming
Dr. Kaitlan Baston, former commissioner of health for the New Jersey Department of Health and ASTHO alumni, outlines what New Jersey has been doing to address opioids; Kate Murray, program supervisor for Long COVID and post-COVID conditions at the...
Guests: Kaitlan Baston MD MSc , Kate Murray MPH
500
April 24, 2025
892: PH Social Media Tool, Timely STI Testing
Adrienne Ammerman, founder and CEO of Arclet, explains how her platform will help health communicators; Amelia Poulin, ASTHO assistant director of emerging infectious disease, breaks down a blog article on what states are doing to combat syphilis and...
489
April 9, 2025
881: Harris on Hill Today; Virtual Engagement Help
Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO senior director for government affairs, previews ASTHO president Dr. Scott Harris’ testimony before Congress today; Anna Bradley, ASTHO senior analyst with the public health infrastructure and performance improvement team,...
Guests: Jeffrey Ekoma, MBA, MS , Anna Bradley, MS
474
March 19, 2025
866: Enhancing Island Workforce, ‘Own The Awk’ Campaign
Soulmaz Rostami, program manager for the Pacific Public Health Fellowship Program, tells us how the program is helping to fill a need for qualified public health workers in the island areas; Susan Gilbert, co-director of the National Coalition for...
Guests: Susan Gilbert, MPA , Soulmaz Rostami MPH
473
March 17, 2025
864: Impressive Vaccination Rates, Changing Immunization Conversation
Dr. Jerome Larkin, director of the Rhode Island Department of Health and an ASTHO Member, explains how his state achieved such impressive vaccination rates; Dr. Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge, ASTHO's senior vice president of Health Initiatives...
462
Feb. 28, 2025
853: Insight Net Improves Analytics in Outbreak Forecasting, Comms Toolkit to Build Trust
Dr. Dylan George, director of the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics at the CDC, tells us about Insight Net which aims to improve analytics in outbreak forecasting; Mark Miller, vice president of communications at the de Beaumont Foundation,...
Guests: Dylan George PhD MS , Mark Miller
458
Feb. 24, 2025
849: Revamped Onboarding Shows Results, PHIG Year 2 Success
Kyle Mangloña, onboarding experience manager at the Washington State Department of Health, tells us about the department’s revamped onboarding program; Lindsey Myers, ASTHO vice president for Public Health Workforce and Infrastructure, gives us an...
Guests: Lindsey Myers, MPH , Kyle Mangloña MPA
457
Feb. 21, 2025
848: Historically Large TB Outbreak, Telehealth Call to Action
Jason Cummins, president of the National Tuberculosis Coalition of America, gives an update on a TB outbreak in Kansas; Dr. Charles Chima, Washington Department of Health chief healthcare innovation and strategy officer, tells us about the “clarion...
Guests: Jason Cummins MPH , Charles Chima MD DrPH