Sexual Health Episodes
494
April 16, 2025
886: Syphilis Prevention Videos, Fostering Relationships
Robbyn Kistler, senior consultant for the Social Impact Media Program at KFF, tells us about recent syphilis videos that ASTHO, KFF, and CDC created; Theresa Arriola, director of the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services, discusses the importance of face-to-face interactions at ASTHO’s Spring Leadership...
Guests: Theresa Arriola MBA , Robbyn Kistler
476
March 21, 2025
868: States Address Sepsis, CR Continues Funding PH
Erin Laird, ASTHO director of emerging infections, explains how states are taking action against sepsis; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO senior director for government affairs, tells us how the recently signed continuing resolution affects funding for public...
Guests: Jeffrey Ekoma, MBA, MS , Erin Laird MPH
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
246
April 5, 2024
637: Silos Hamper Reproductive Health Work, Quitline Expands
Clare Coleman, president and CEO of the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association, says silos can hinder access to reproductive and sexual health care; Dr. Daniel Edney, state health officer for the Mississippi State Department of...
183
Jan. 3, 2024
572: How Data Impacts Birth Defects, Parents and Teachers Can Help Prevent STIs
Dr. Karen Remley, ASTHO alum and director for the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities at the CDC, says early detection of birth defects is a focus in January; Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO immediate past president and chief medical...
Guests: Karen Remley MD MPH , Anne Zink, MD, FACEP
168
Dec. 5, 2023
557: Pharmacists Give RSV Vaccine Without Prescription, PH Needs to Boost Strategic Skillset
Dr. Jim McDonald, commissioner of Health, New York State Department of Health, gives an order that allows New York pharmacists to administer RSV vaccines to older adults and pregnant people without a prescription; de Beaumont President and CEO Dr....
167
Dec. 4, 2023
556: New Suicide Prevention Policy Statement, Testing Could Curb Newborn Syphilis Cases
Dr. Mark Levine, commissioner, Vermont Department of Health, says ASTHO’s new policy statement on suicide prevention offers many recommendations including a call to improve access to health care services for those at highest risk; Dr. Robert...
163
Nov. 28, 2023
552: ASTHO Updates Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy Statement, New Grants Management Toolkit
Patricia Tilley, director, Division of Public Health Services with the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, discusses ASTHO’s sexual and reproductive health policy statement; Meghan Fadel, associate director, Healthy Brain...
156
Nov. 15, 2023
545: Medicaid and Public Health Collaborate, Covey’s Parting Advice
Dr. Shannon Dowler, chief medical officer for North Carolina Medicaid, says healthcare gets better when state Medicaid and public health agencies take the time to understand each other; Dr. Matthew Christiansen, state health officer for the West...
151
Nov. 7, 2023
540: How to Hire a Public Health Nurse, Roundtables Get Lawmakers Talking
Dr. Robert Goldstein, commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, says local agency partnerships are key to the success of new public health performance standards; Allison Nickrent, director of governmental affairs at the Illinois...
Guests: Robert Goldstein, MD, PhD , Allison Nickrent
135
Oct. 16, 2023
524: CDC Director Urges Data Sharing, Wisconsin Prioritizes Youth Mental Health
CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen encourages public health agencies to share their data with each other; Linda Hall, Director of the Wisconsin Office of Children’s Mental Health, says her state is working to align its government agencies on a strategy to...
Guests: Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH , Linda Hall
102
Aug. 28, 2023
491: CDC Rural Health, Childhood Mental Health
Diane Hall, Director of the CDC Office of Rural Health, outlines the office's priorities; Claire Rudolph, ASTHO Consultant and Assistant Director of the New York State Department of Health’s Child Health Bureau, discusses how childhood experiences...
Guests: Diane Hall PhD , Claire Rudolph MPH
95
Aug. 17, 2023
484: Back-to-School Air Quality, HAI Outbreak Framework
Kerry Wyss, ASTHO’s Director of Environmental Health, explains how ASTHO held focus groups to address school air quality concerns; Dawn Terashita, Associate Director ofthe Acute Communicable Disease Control Program at the Los Angeles County...
Guests: Kerry Wyss , Dawn Terashita MD MPH FACPM
63
Nov. 8, 2021
63: Build Back Better Funds PH
Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO’s Senior Director for Government Affairs, says the latest version of the Build Back Better Act includes billions for public health projects; Richa Ranade, ASTHO’s Senior Director of Overdose Prevention, explains the new HHS...