Public Health Communication Episodes
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
452
Feb. 13, 2025
843: Historic Data Sharing Agreement, Own Every Piece Campaign
Kristin Peterson, chief of policy at the Washington State Department of Health, tells us why the data-sharing agreement with the Tulalip Tribe is historic; Dr. Kim Baker, assistant professor and assistant dean of practice at UT Health Houston School...
Guests: Kristin Peterson JD , Kim Baker DrPH
449
Feb. 10, 2025
840: Our Healthy Kentucky Home, Dementia Set To Double
Dr. Steven Stack, ASTHO immediate past president and commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health, tells us more about the Our Healthy Kentucky Home initiative; Dr. Josef Coresh, director of the Optimal Aging Institute at the NYU Grossman...
Guests: Steven Stack, MD , Josef Coresh MD PhD
443
Jan. 31, 2025
834: AI & PH Comms, HPAI Symposium Still Relevant
Robert Jennings, executive director of the National Public Health Information Coalition, is currently working on guidelines for AI use in public health communications; Dr. Scott Harris, ASTHO president and the state health officer for the Alabama...
Guests: Scott Harris, MD, MPH , Robert Jennings
442
Jan. 30, 2025
833: PH Communication Outlook, Firearm Injury Prevention
Robert Jennings, executive director of the National Public Health Information Coalition, gives an outlook for public health communication; Caitlin Langhorn Griffith, ASTHO director of Injury, Suicide, and Violence Prevention, discusses a blog article...
433
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
431
Jan. 14, 2025
822: Shah Steps Down, ASTHO Welcomes New Member
Dr. Umair Shah, secretary of health for the Washington State Department of Health, shares some of his proudest accomplishments as he steps away from his position; Dirk Wilke is the new interim commissioner of the North Dakota Department of Health and...
Guest: Umair Shah, MD, MPH
423
Dec. 19, 2024
814: Safe States Alliance Leader Retires, VRHS Reaccreditation
Rich Hamburg, executive director of the Safe States Alliance, reflects on his career in public health as he prepares to retire; Marita Chilton, senior director of Accreditation and Recognition at the Public Health Accreditation Board, tells us about...
Guests: Richard Hamburg MPA , Marita Chilton MPH
422
Dec. 18, 2024
813: Enhance PH Workforce Retention, PH Kiosk Project Launch
Allison Budzinski, ASTHO senior workforce analyst, tells us small and important steps to support the public health workforce; Shane Gausepohl, communications and equity coordinator for Del Norte County Public Health, explains the Community Health...
419
Dec. 13, 2024
810: Maternal and Childhood Health Prospectus, Pertussis Persists
Dr. Debra Bogen, secretary of health for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and an ASTHO Member, discusses ASTHO’s Maternal and Childhood Health Legislative Prospectus; Dr. Tina Tan, president of the Infectious Disease Society of America, tells us how...
418
Dec. 12, 2024
809: Strengthening PH Workforce, APHA Annual Meeting
Lindsey Myers, ASTHO vice president for Public Health Workforce and Infrastructure, discusses the need to bolster the public health workforce to better serve everyone; Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association,...
413
Dec. 5, 2024
804: Health Data and Privacy, PH Communications
Dr. Sameer Vohra, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, emphasizes the importance of gathering data in Public Health to react to any issues as we continue ASTHO’s Legislative Prospectus Series; Debra Johnson, the director of the...
399
Nov. 13, 2024
790: New ACIP Recommendations, PH-HERO Event
Dr. Manisha Juthani, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health and ASTHO president-elect, breaks down some of the recommendations from the most recent ACIP meeting; Kelsey Tillema, ASTHO senior analyst, discusses the recent PH-HERO...
Guests: Manisha Juthani, MD , Kelsey Tillema MPH
395
Nov. 6, 2024
786: CDC’s “Hear Her” Campaign for Maternal Health, PHIG Funds Leadership Program
Dr. Wanda Barfield, director of the Division of Reproductive Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses the “Hear Her” campaign that aims to help the national maternal mortality crisis; Cynthia Naasira Taylor, leadership...
394
Nov. 5, 2024
785: Vaccination Coverage Decreases, OTC Birth Control Rule Change
Lori Freeman, chief executive officer for the National Association of County and City Health Officials, discusses a new report from the CDC outlining the decline in required vaccine coverage among kindergartners; and Brittany Lee, ASTHO director of...
Guests: Lori Freeman MBA , Brittany Lee
391
Oct. 31, 2024
782: Maternal Mortality Crisis Gets National Attention, Zink Still Educating
Laura Ungar, science and medical writer on the Global Health and Science Team for the Associated Press, discusses the two articles she wrote about the maternal mortality crisis; Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO past president and Alaska’s former chief medical...
Guests: Anne Zink, MD, FACEP , Laura Ungar
766
Sept. 25, 2024
757: WI Crisis Stabilization Centers, Using HBI Data Effectively
Brianne Zaborowske, lead crisis coordinator in the Division of Care and Treatment Services at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, discusses new crisis stabilization facilities across Wisconsin; Elizabeth Conklin, health program supervisor...
299
June 20, 2024
689: Territorial Medicaid Funding, Closing PH Knowledge Gaps
Dr. Joseph Kanter, ASTHO CEO, discusses a letter to Congress that asks lawmakers to lift the Medicaid funding cap on all U.S. territories; Gordon Thane, CEO and principal consultant for Public Health Insight says gaps in public health knowledge can...
232
March 14, 2024
621: New Assessment of Public Health Authority, Federal Fund Braiding Guide
Dr. Michelle Mello, professor of Law at Stanford Law School and a professor of Health Policy at Stanford University School of Medicine, teamed up with colleagues at Temple University to study the legislative response to legal authority; Danielle...
218
Feb. 23, 2024
607: Spring Meeting Preview, ASTHO CEO Farewell
Amber Williams, ASTHO senior vice president for Leadership and Organizational Performance, previews ASTHO’s upcoming Spring Meeting; Mike Fraser, ASTHO CEO, prepares to say goodbye as he ends his time at ASTHO next week; and an ASTHO blog article...
188
Jan. 10, 2024
577: New Preparedness Website Set to Launch, COVID Vaccine Messaging
Margaux Haviland, ASTHO director for Preparedness and Response Coordination, shares that the Inspire Readiness website goes live on January 16; Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO chief medical officer, wants public health to focus its COVID vaccine promotion...
Guests: Margaux Haviland MPH , Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH