Public Health Workforce Episodes
123
Sept. 27, 2023
512: Court Cases Impacting Public Health, Helping PH Managers
Christina Severin, ASTHO’s Director of Public Health Law, outlines upcoming Supreme Court cases that will impact public health; Susan Donnelly, Workforce Director at the Oklahoma State Department of Health, shares the work her team is doing to...
114
Sept. 14, 2023
503: Michigan’s Behavioral Health Budget, Better Data to Address Childhood Lead Poisoning
Elizabeth Hertel, Director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, says a new budget for the state expands resident’s access to behavioral health services; Taffany Huang, Nurse Consultant Specialist for the State of California...
Guests: Elizabeth Hertel MBA , Taffany Huang MPH MS
110
Sept. 8, 2023
499: Equity Strategies Cohort Forming, Federal Shutdown Looms
Jessica Fepelstein, ASTHO Analyst of State and Community Engagement, explains the work the ASTHO Strategies to Repair Equity and Transform Community Health (STRETCH) Initiative is doing to promote health equity; Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO Senior Vice...
99
Aug. 23, 2023
488: PH Workforce Consortium, Maternal Health Disparities
JP Leider, Director of the Center for Public Health Systems at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, explains the importance of the Consortium for Workforce Research and Public Health; Nancy Scotto Rosato, Assistant Commissioner of...
Guests: JP Leider PhD , Nancy Scotto-Rosato PhD
98
Aug. 22, 2023
487: AI in Public Health, Hurricane Environmental Health Surveillance
Dr. Kris Mork, Director of Public Health Informatics at Guidehouse, says the development of AI needs to be inclusive; Heidi Bojes, Director of the Environmental Epidemiology and Disease Registry at the Texas Department of State Health Services,...
Guests: Kris Mork PhD , Heidi Bojes PhD
89
Aug. 9, 2023
478: Mapping Opioid Response, Managing FTE Caps
Maggie Davis, ASTHO Director of State Health Policy, outlines ASTHO’s new Public Health Legal Mapping Center tool aimed to highlight policies that may prevent overdose; Liljana Baddour, ASTHO’s Senior Director for Workforce Development, says...
Guests: Maggie Davis JD MA , Liljana Baddour MPH
88
Aug. 8, 2023
477: PH-HERO Set to Grow, Dialysis Patient Voices
Omar Khalid, ASTHO’s Director of Workforce Development, explains the expansion of ASTHO’s Public Health – Hope, Equity, Resilience, and Opportunity (PH-HERO) initiative; Erin Laird, ASTHO’s Director of Emerging Infections, says preventing...
Guests: Omar Khalid , Erin Laird MPH
84
Aug. 2, 2023
473: Rethinking Rural Immunization Strategies, Expanding Mental Health Coverage
Melissa Magstadt, Cabinet Secretary for the South Dakota Department of Health, says healthcare must meet patients where they live; Ali Maffey, ASTHO’s Vice President of Social and Behavioral Health, explains approaches to making mental healthcare...
78
July 25, 2023
467: ASTHO Releases Authority Policy Statement, CDC Kicks Off School Vaccination Campaign
Andy Baker-White, ASTHO’s Senior Director of State Health Policy, outlines three new policy recommendations on Public Health Legal Authority; Dr. Georgina Peacock, the Director of the Immunization Services Division in the National Center for...
Guests: Andy Baker-White, JD, MPH , Georgina Peacock MD
77
July 24, 2023
466: New Workforce Recommendations, Community Health Worker Policy Discussion
Omar Khalid, ASTHO’s Director of Workforce, explains new strategies for enhancing workforce well-being and retention; Brianna Gorman, ASTHO’s Clinical to Community Connections team member, says community health workers are a key connection between...
Guests: Omar Khalid , Brianna Gorman, MPH
74
July 19, 2023
463: Tracking West Nile Virus, Funding Doula Care
Dr. Catherine Brown, State Epidemiologist at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, explains how Massachusetts is addressing West Nile Virus found in the state; Jennifer Lee, Director of the Bureau of Tobacco Control at the New York State...
70
July 13, 2023
459: LGBTQ+ Youth Health Disparities, Syphilis Cases Jump in Minnesota
Robin Matthies, ASTHO’s Director of Social and Behavioral Health, discusses the disparities facing LGBTQ+ youth, which is the topic in an upcoming ASTHO webinar; Christine Jones, Assistant Manager of the STD and HIV Section at the Minnesota...
Guests: Robin Matthies MSW , Christine Jones
66
July 7, 2023
455: REPLAY: Place-Based Metrics, Peer-to-Peer Data Discussions
This special edition revisits Episode 440 of Public Health Review Morning Edition from June 13th. Dr. Brooke Cunningham, Commissioner of Health for the Minnesota Department of Health, says public health leaders must review place-based metrics...
Guests: Brooke Cunningham, MD, PhD , Janet Hui
43
June 1, 2023
432: An Equity Champion, Leaders Wanted
Dr. Palina Louangketh, Chief of the Bureau of Equity and Strategic Partnerships at the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, explains how her bureau is making healthcare in Idaho more equitable; Dr. Marissa Levine, Director of the Center for...
Guests: Palina Louangketh DSL MHS , Marissa Levine MPH
38
May 24, 2023
427: PH Equity Corps Experience, Academy to Eliminate Structural Racism
Erika Akers, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Equity Corps Fellow, says the fellowship helped develop a health equity lens that she brings into her career; Wilma Alvarado-Little, New York State Health Department Associate...
Guests: Erika Akers , Wilma Alvarado-Little MA MSW
35
May 19, 2023
424: People Power, Movement on Spending Bills
AJ Pearlman, Director of Public Health AmeriCorps, says the organization can provide the people to support agency infrastructure improvements; Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO’s Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Relations, says there is...
Guests: Carolyn Mullen , AJ Pearlman, JD
29
May 11, 2023
418: Post-Emergency Plans, Americorps Investment
The public health emergency ends today; ASTHO CEO Dr. Mike Fraser says ASTHO members are prepared; Maggie Davis, ASTHO’s Director of State Health Policy, explains that public health is adopting emergency measures into local statute and policies;...
26
May 8, 2023
415: Burnout Advice, Policy Wins
Jennifer Moss, author of The Burnout Epidemic, says self-care alone is not a solution to employee fatigue; Moss will speak at ASTHO’s TechXpo and Futures Forum later this month, where online tickets remain available; Maggie Davis, ASTHO’s Director...
Guests: Maggie Davis JD MA , Jennifer Moss
24
May 4, 2023
413: Biden Gets PH Workforce Report; Maternal Care Policies
Lindsey Myers, ASTHO’s Vice President for Public Health Workforce and Infrastructure, explains the importance of President Biden’s report on the public health workforce; Maria Gabriela Ruiz, an analyst on ASTHO’s Maternal and Infant Health team,...
Guests: Lindsey Myers, MPH , Maria Gabriela Ruiz MPH
19
April 27, 2023
408: Childhood Toxic Stress, Encouraging Exercise
Dr. Nathaniel Harnett, Assistant Professor at The Harvard Medical School, discusses findings from his study connecting early childhood stress to mental health problems; Dr. Alison Cuellar, Chair of the Community Preventive Services Task Force and a...
Guests: Nathaniel Harnett PhD , Alison Cuellar, PhD
8
April 12, 2023
397: Nominate a PH Pro, Clean Drinking Water
Dr. Brian Castrucci, President and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation, says registration is open for the new "40 Under 40 in Public Health" cohort which recognizes creativity and innovation in public health leaders; Michael Abbott, Associate Director...
Guests: Brian Castrucci, DrPh, MA , Michael Abbott MS
7
April 11, 2023
396: Nutrition is Public Health, Measuring PH Trust
On the final day of National Public Health Week, Laura Holtrop-Kohl, Utah Department of Health and Human Services HEAL Public Health Nutritionist, explains the value of making nutritious food widely available; an ASTHO blog article explains how food...
4
April 6, 2023
393: Mental Health is Public Health, Washington Post Opinion
On Day Four of National Public Health Week, Dr. Mark Levine, Commissioner of Health at the Vermont Department of Health, says mental health must be considered if we want to advance public health; Kate Woodsome with the Washington Post discusses key...
3
April 5, 2023
392: Emergency Contraception, PH Workforce Panel
On Day Three of Public Health Week, Kelly Cleland, Executive Director of the American Society for Emergency Contraception, says college students need access to emergency contraception and related services; a new ASTHO blog article outlines how...