Public Health Data And Technology Episodes
484
April 2, 2025
876: PH Workforce Lessons, Interagency Leadership Convening
Ryan Jury, assistant division director for operational excellence with the Department of Health and Human Services in North Carolina, tells us what he has learned from the ASTHO Leadership Institute and the ASTHO Spring Leadership Forum; Justa Encarnacion...
470
March 12, 2025
861: Avian Influenza Update, Rethink Novel Data
Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, provides an update on avian influenza; Dr. Susan Hernandez, an epidemiologist at Public Health Seattle and King County, explains how her team used novel data...
466
March 6, 2025
857: Mathematical Models + PH, States Address Rural Healthcare Issues
Dr. Spencer Fox, assistant professor at the University of Georgia, explains how a new course on mathematical models could help public health professionals; Dr. Lana McKinney, ASTHO senior policy analyst on the State Health Policy team, tells us how...
Guests: Lana McKinney, PhD , Spencer Fox PhD
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: Mark Miller , Dylan George PhD MS
435
Jan. 21, 2025
826: Rethink Public Health Funding With PHIG
Melissa Magstadt, secretary of health for the South Dakota Department of Health, explains how her state has used Public Health Infrastructure Grant funding to bolster public health.
Guest: Melissa Magstadt CNP MBA
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
421
Dec. 17, 2024
812: SAPHE 2.0 Promotes Equity, ASTHO President Weighs In On Bird Flu
Dr. Robert Goldstein, commissioner at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and an ASTHO Member, describes how SAPHE 2.0 will promote health equity throughout the state; Dr. Scott Harris, Alabama state health officer and ASTHO president, is...
Guest: Robert Goldstein, MD, PhD
420
Dec. 16, 2024
811: Maternal Health Grant, 2025 PH Legislative Trends
Melissa Magstadt, secretary of health in the South Dakota Department of Health, tells us how the state is using a recently awarded maternal health innovation grant; Maggie Davis, ASTHO director of State Health Policy, previews legislative trends for...
Guests: Maggie Davis JD MA , Melissa Magstadt CNP MBA
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...
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...
411
Dec. 3, 2024
802: ASTHO Affiliate Council, More Syphilis Testing
David Harvey, executive director of the National Coalition of STD Directors and the ASTHO Affiliate Council chair, tells us how the ASTHO Affiliate Council assists public health; Patrick Allen, former secretary of the New Mexico Department of Health,...
Guests: David Harvey MSW , Patrick Allen
408
Nov. 26, 2024
799: Climate Change & Health Equity Partners, ASTHO's Alzheimer's Work
Linda Helland, manager of the Climate Change and Health Equity Branch in the Office of Health Equity at the California Department of Public Health, tells us how the California Department of Public Health is working to incorporate health equity into...
401
Nov. 15, 2024
792: States Assist McDonald’s E. coli Outbreak, Latest National Youth Tobacco Survey
Rachel Jervis, Foodborne, Enteric, Waterborne, and Wastewater Diseases program manager for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, discusses how Colorado played a key role in the response to the McDonald’s E. coli outbreak; Joshua...
Guests: Joshua Berry MPH , Rachel Jervis MPH
398
Nov. 12, 2024
789: PH Perfect for Veterans, New Rule Standardizes EHRs
Teresa Ehnert, Federal Affairs liaison for the Arizona Department of Health Services Office of Resiliency, Policy, and Environmental Services, discusses why public health is the perfect career for someone transitioning from the military; Lillia...
Guests: Lillian Colasurdo JD , Teresa Ehnert
384
Oct. 22, 2024
775: Long COVID Policies, H5N1 Talking Points
Catherine Murphy, Government Affairs analyst at ASTHO, previews a new blog article that details federal efforts for Long COVID; Ewa King, PhD, chief program officer at the Association of Public Health Laboratories, details a new online resource for...
Guests: Catherine Murphy , Ewa King PhD MSE
780
Oct. 16, 2024
771: ASTHO Peer Assessment Program, PanREMEDY Report Sheds Light on Recovery
Kristin Sullivan, ASTHO director of Public Health Systems Improvement and Infrastructure, details how the ASTHO Peer Assessment Program can benefit an organization; Dr. Monica Schoch-Spana, research professor in the Department of Environmental Health...
Guests: Kristin Sullivan , Monica Schoch-Spana PhD
295
June 13, 2024
685: Washington State University Disability Data, FSM Improving Healthcare Access
Dr. Liz Wood, scholarly assistant professor at the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University, discusses her grant-winning research on disability data; Julia Von Alexander, ASTHO senior analyst for Island Support, says leaders...
245
April 4, 2024
636: New Tools and Innovations, TEFCA Webinar is Today
Dr. Sameer Vohra, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health and ASTHO member, tells us how his department uses good data to better serve his state; Paula Nickelson, director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and an...
Guests: Sameer Vohra MD JD MA FAAP , Paula Nickelson MA
239
March 27, 2024
630: Data Sharing Considerations, Alliance Benefits Women’s Health
Susan Bsharah, associate director at Guidehouse, discusses an upcoming TEFCA webinar set for April 4; Elizabeth Hertel, director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and an ASTHO member, tells us about the “Good Housing = Good...
231
March 13, 2024
620: Prepping for a Wave of Seniors, Listeria Response Relies on Communication
Dr. Lisa Iezzoni, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, worries the U.S. isn’t ready to accommodate the coming wave of seniors with disabilities; Jennifer Botsford, bureau chief for the Bureau of Environmental Health Services at the...
Guests: Jennifer Botsford MSPH , Lisa Iezzoni MD MSc
229
March 11, 2024
618: HIMSS Preview, NC Lead Investigation
J.T. Lane, ASTHO senior vice president for Population Health and Innovation, previews the HIMSS Global Health Conference that kicks off today; Maggie Davis, ASTHO director of State Health Policy, tells us how routine lead level screenings in North...
Guests: Maggie Davis JD MA , J.T. Lane MPH
214
Feb. 16, 2024
603: Report Calls for New Health Data Approach, ASTHO Members Plan Hill Visit
Dr. Gabriel Seidman, Director of Policy at the Ellison Institute of Technology, details the need for a stronger nationwide health data ecosystem; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO Senior Director for Government Affairs, tells us how some topics on the Hill that...
Guests: Jeffrey Ekoma, MBA, MS , Gabriel Seidman DrPH
206
Feb. 6, 2024
595: Teens Get Online Health Hub, Indiana Funding Plan Discussed Today
Nicole Casanova, Youth Engagement and Evaluation Specialist with the Washington State Department of Health, says her agency has created an online Teen Health Hub to answer teens’ questions; Dr. Lindsay Weaver, ASTHO Member and State Health...
205
Feb. 5, 2024
594: New Opioid Website, Firearm Violence Strategy
Dr. Tomás Aragón, ASTHO Member and Director and State Public Health Officer of the California Department of Public Health discusses a new website to give people the information they need to understand and deal with the opioid crisis; Dr. Elizabeth...