Public Health Data Modernization Episodes
512
May 12, 2025
Ep 904: Childhood Obesity Report, States Act on Food Dyes
Rita Condon, program manager for obesity, nutrition, and physical activity with the New Mexico Department of Health, discusses the agency’s annual Childhood Obesity Update and the new initiatives in place to promote healthy eating; Andy Baker-White, senior director for state health policy...
Guests: Andy Baker-White, JD, MPH , Rita Condon
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
493
April 15, 2025
885: PHIG Funds PH Residency Program
Dr. Jamie Means, workforce development director for the Metro Public Health Department of Nashville and Davidson County, explains how they have used Public Health Infrastructure Grant dollars to fund a public health residency program in the latest PHIG Impact Report.
Guest: Jamie Means DBA MPH SHRM-CP
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: Anna Bradley, MS , Jeffrey Ekoma, MBA, MS
486
April 4, 2025
878: How To Involve CBOs, HIMSS Global Conference
Naomi Adeline-Biggs, public health director of the Oregon Health Authority's Public Health Division and an ASTHO member, explains how her team has made community-based organizations a priority; Dr. Sameer Vohra, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health...
483
April 1, 2025
875: PHIG Showcases Public Health Success Stories
Dr. Joseph Kanter, ASTHO CEO, gives examples from across the country of success stories that stem from the Public Health Infrastructure Grant in the latest PHIG Impact Report.
Guest: Joseph Kanter, MD, MPH
481
March 28, 2025
873: Enhance Business Partnerships, Tech Updates w/ PHIG
Emma Dewhurst, senior program and research associate at the de Beaumont Foundation, tells us why public health and business partnerships are still rare; Edlen Anzures, acting ceputy secretary for the Ministry of Health and Human Services in the...
Guests: Emma Dewhurst MPP , Edlen Anzures
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 18, 2025
865: PHIG Funds Help Create New Office
Dr. Puthiery Va, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, explains how PHIG has helped Maine create a new Office of Violence Prevention in the latest PHIG Impact Report.
Guest: Puthiery Va DO
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...
468
March 10, 2025
859: HIMSS Global Health Conference, Important Week for Island Areas
J.T. Lane, ASTHO senior Vice President for Population Health and Innovation at ASTHO, tells us how the HIMSS Global Health Conference and Exhibition is pushing health data modernization forward; Alex Wheatley, ASTHO Senior Director of Island Support,...
Guests: Alex Wheatley, MPA , J.T. Lane MPH
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
464
March 4, 2025
855: PHIG Funding Breaks Down Silos
Dr. Sarah Lyon-Callo, senior deputy director for public health administration and the state epidemiologist for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, tells us how the unique ability to use PHIG across sectors helps break down silos in the latest PHIG Impact Report.
Guest: Sarah Lyon-Callo PhD
453
Feb. 14, 2025
844: Data Modernization Citizens Can Use, Indoor Air Quality
Wesley Kortuem, data analytics section lead at the Arizona Department of Health Services, explains how his team created a comprehensive public health data portal; Abraham Kulungara, senior director for Environmental Health at ASTHO, updates us on the...
Guests: Abraham Kulungara, MPH , Wesley Kortuem
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
426
Jan. 7, 2025
817: Illinois PHIG Impact Report
Dr. Sameer Vohra, ASTHO member and director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, takes us through how his team is using the Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) to impact the state of Illinois.
Guest: Sameer Vohra MD JD MA FAAP
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
417
Dec. 11, 2024
808: Infectious Disease Legislative Prospectus, Fifth DELPH Cohort Begins
Dr. Robert Goldstein, commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and an ASTHO Member, discusses the containment and prevention of the spread of infectious disease as part of ASTHO’s Legislative Prospectus Series; Allyson...
Guests: Robert Goldstein, MD, PhD , Allyson Belton, MPH
412
Dec. 4, 2024
803: ASTHO Legislative Prospectus Series Kicks Off
Dr. Joseph Kanter, ASTHO CEO, gives us an overview of what to expect from ASTHO’s annual Legislative Prospectus Series; ASTHO’s INSPIRE: Readiness Series can help you foster innovation in your public health systems; and learn all about PHIG by...
Guest: Joseph Kanter, MD, MPH
409
Nov. 27, 2024
800: Hemp’s Hazy Status, Climate Change Impacts Health Equity
Christina Severin, ASTHO’s director of Public Health Law, dives into the ins and outs of the status of hemp; Linda Helland, manager of California’s Climate Change and Health Equity Branch at the California Department of Public Health, tells us...
393
Nov. 4, 2024
784: PHIG Helps Data Modernization Initiatives, STRETCH 2.0 Lessons Learned
Gayatri Raol, data modernization director at the Illinois Department of Public Health, outlines how the Public Health Infrastructure Grant is helping her department; Alicia Camuy, with Health Career Connection, wrote a blog article about the...
767
Sept. 26, 2024
758: CSS Supports New IC Program, Directors of Public Health Preparedness Meeting
Dr. Sheena Patel, executive director for public health modernization at CRISP Shared Services, discusses the role CRISP Shared Services will play in the Implementation Center program; Lisa Peterson, ASTHO senior director for preparedness, discusses...
Guests: Lisa Peterson MPH , Sheena Patel MD, CMPE
755
Sept. 10, 2024
746: Preparedness Requires Year-Round Collaboration, AmeriCorps Grants
Alysia Mihalakos, chief, Center for Emergency Preparedness and Response at the Rhode Island Department of Health, and chair of the ASTHO Directors of Public Health Preparedness Peer Network, discusses National Preparedness Month and year-round...
Guests: Alysia Mihalakos, MPH , Andrea C. Young, PhD
746
Aug. 27, 2024
737: Solutions to Hiring Barriers, Data Modernization Webinar
Dr. Valerie Yeager, interim director of the Center for Health Policy at the Indiana University Fairbanks School of Public Health, discusses the need for public health to update hiring practices; Willysha Jenkins, senior advisor for data modernization...