Social And Behavioral Health Episodes

436: Disability Inclusion Steps, Healthy People 2030 Champions
June 7, 2023

436: Disability Inclusion Steps, Healthy People 2030 Champions

Annie Evans, ASTHO’s Director of Preparedness and Disability Integration, previews an article she wrote for the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice about disability inclusion in health agencies; Carter Blakey, Deputy Director of the...
Guests: Annie Evans MPH , Carter Blakey
435: Training Fearless Leaders, PH Authority Dashboard
June 6, 2023

435: Training Fearless Leaders, PH Authority Dashboard

Dr. Marissa Levine, Director of the Center for Leadership in Public Health Practice at the University of South Florida, says the PHEARLESS Initiative launching today aims to bring public health and community members together;  Maggie Davis, ASTHO...
Guests: Edward Ehlinger MD MSPH , Maggie Davis JD MA , Marissa Levine MPH
434: Mpox Concerns, Newborn Screening Policies
June 5, 2023

434: Mpox Concerns, Newborn Screening Policies

Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, Deputy Coordinator of the Mpox National Response for the White House, shares steps public health leaders can take to protect against a potential rise in Mpox cases; Christina Severin, Director of Public Health Law at ASTHO,...
Guests: Demetre Daskalakis MD MPH , Christina W. Severin BSN JD
431: Harmful Nicotine Formulas, Wildfire Smoke Bloggers
May 31, 2023

431: Harmful Nicotine Formulas, Wildfire Smoke Bloggers

Neil Charvat, Director of the North Dakota Health And Human Services Tobacco Prevention and Control Program, explains the challenges of reducing the use of nicotine and tobacco products with so many options on the market; Kaitlyn Kelly, Air Quality...
Guests: Neil Charvat , Kaitlyn Kelly MPH , Palina Louangketh DSL MHS
430: Pandemic Recovery Tips, Data Modernization Partnerships
May 30, 2023

430: Pandemic Recovery Tips, Data Modernization Partnerships

Dr. Tammy McCoy Arballo, a clinical forensic psychologist, explains how public health leaders can improve the mental health of employees following the stress of COVID-19; Elizabeth Ruebush, ASTHO Senior Director, Public Health Data Modernization and...
Guests: Elizabeth Ruebush MPH , Tammy McCoy-Arballo PsyD
422: Loneliness Report, In-Person or Telemedicine Care
May 17, 2023

422: Loneliness Report, In-Person or Telemedicine Care

Dr. Kerstin Emerson, Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Georgia College of Public Health, examines a new report on loneliness from Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy; Ericka McGowan, ASTHO Senior Director of Emerging Infectious Disease,...
Guests: Ericka McGowan MS , Kerstin Emerson PhD
414: Five Mental Health Steps, Corporate Health Equity
May 5, 2023

414: Five Mental Health Steps, Corporate Health Equity

Schroeder Stribling, President and CEO of Mental Health America, says focusing on early prevention and wellness activities can improve mental health outcomes; the Public Health Review podcast has a new episode on STI care models and patient...
Guests: Nicole Alexander-Scott MD MPH , Schroeder Stribling MSW
413: Biden Gets PH Workforce Report; Maternal Care Policies
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
411: Racism Linked to Heart Disease, Benefits of Diverse Leadership
May 2, 2023

411: Racism Linked to Heart Disease, Benefits of Diverse Leadership

Shanshan Sheehy, Epidemiologist and Assistant Professor at Boston University, studies the correlation between racism and heart disease among black women; Alonza Pamplin, Communicable Disease Supervisor for the Wake County Department of Health and...
Guests: Alonza Pamplin , Shanshan Sheehy MD ScD
408: Childhood Toxic Stress, Encouraging Exercise
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
407: Disaster Response Getting Better, Leadership Diversity
April 26, 2023

407: Disaster Response Getting Better, Leadership Diversity

Maggie Nilz, ASTHO’s Senior Analyst of Preparedness and Disability Integration, says preparedness is important to public health; the annual Preparedness Summit is ongoing in Atlanta; Dr. Kandi Fredere, Upstate Regional Health Director for the South...
Guests: Maggie Nilz MPH CPH , Kandi Fredere PhD
401: New HAI/AR Resources, STI Hurdles and Opportunities
April 18, 2023

401: New HAI/AR Resources, STI Hurdles and Opportunities

Elizabeth Mothershed, Deputy Associate Director of State Strategy for the CDC, says it’s important for leaders to work together on Healthcare-associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance (HAI/AR) programs; a new ASTHO report outlines how...
Guests: David Harvey MSW , Elizabeth Mothershed MS
398: Reducing STI Stigma, Community Engagement Benefits
April 13, 2023

398: Reducing STI Stigma, Community Engagement Benefits

For STI Awareness Week, Dr. Thomas Dobbs, former State Health Officer for the Mississippi State Department of Health, discusses STI treatment and prevention; ASTHO President Dr. Anne Zink urges providers to test their patients for syphilis; a new...
Guests: Thomas Dobbs MD MPH , Kimberly Brazwell
393: Mental Health is Public Health, Washington Post Opinion
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...
Guests: Mark Levine MD , Anne Zink MD FACEP , Nicole Alexander-Scott MD MPH , Kate Woodsome
362: Teen Girls in Crisis, Looking for Diverse Executives
Feb. 22, 2023

362: Teen Girls in Crisis, Looking for Diverse Executives

Robin Matthies, ASTHO’s Director for Public and Behavioral Health Integration, encourages ASTHO members to review a CDC report that says teen girls in the U.S. are in crisis; Harold Gil, a graduate of ASTHO’s Diverse Executives Leading in Public...
Guests: Robin Matthies MSW , Harold Gil MSPH
300: New Tool for Suicide, Overdose, ACEs
Nov. 8, 2022

300: New Tool for Suicide, Overdose, ACEs

Caitlin Langhorne Griffith, ASTHO’s Director of Behavioral Health, unveils a new public health tool known as SPACECAT, or Suicide, Overdose and Adverse Childhood Experiences Prevention Capacity Assessment Tool; Talyah Sands, ASTHO Director of Health...
Guests: Talyah Sands MPH , Grace Lee MPH CPH , Caitlin Langhorne Griffith MPH
299: Pediatric Respiratory Cases Cause Concern
Nov. 7, 2022

299: Pediatric Respiratory Cases Cause Concern

Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President, releases a statement addressing the response to a spike in respiratory infections; Dr. Jose Romero, Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC, addresses the latest concerns...
Guests: Anne Zink MD FACEP , Jose Romero MD , Jeanne Ayers MPH , JoAnne McClure MSW , Dawn O'Connell JD
298: Washington’s Opioid Agreement
Nov. 4, 2022

298: Washington’s Opioid Agreement

Dr. Umair Shah, Secretary of Health for the State of Washington, discusses a settlement with three companies the state says played a key role in driving the opioid epidemic; Donna Levin, Director of Act for Public Health, discusses the legal landscape...
Guests: Umair Shah MD MPH , Donna Levin JD
293: Delaware Youth Go Positive in New Campaign
Oct. 28, 2022

293: Delaware Youth Go Positive in New Campaign

Katie Capelli, an Epidemiologist in the Office of Health Crisis Response at the Delaware Division of Public Health, discusses a new public service campaign to promote a positive, drug free, lifestyle to youth across the state; Dr. Umair Shah,...
Guests: Umair Shah MD MPH , Katie Capelli MPH
291: Vermont’s New “Facing Suicide” Campaign
Oct. 26, 2022

291: Vermont’s New “Facing Suicide” Campaign

Dr. Mark Levine, Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Health, discusses the state’s new Facing Suicide VT campaign, which focuses on encouraging people to discuss the issue of suicide; ASTHO is working with states and territories to highlight...
Guest: Mark Levine MD
286: Creative Vaccine Strategies
Oct. 19, 2022

286: Creative Vaccine Strategies

Margaret Jaco Manecke, the Director of Practice Improvement at the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, is looking for public health professionals to join the Council’s next annual learning community; an ASTHO work group recommends improvements to...
Guests: Geetika Nadkarni MPH , Margaret Jaco Manecke MSSW
278: How to Push Back on STDs
Oct. 6, 2022

278: How to Push Back on STDs

Dr. Leandro Mena, Director of the Division of STD Prevention at the CDC, discusses the latest preliminary data that counts 2.5 million reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis last year; Reyna Olaguez, Executive Director of South Kern Sol,...
Guests: Leandro Mena MD MPH , Reyna Olaguez MPA
277: Modernize WIC
Oct. 5, 2022

277: Modernize WIC

Brian Dittmeier, Senior Director of Public Policy for the National WIC Association, discusses ways to modernize the WIC program; Ali Hard, Senior Policy Advisor for Strategic Initiatives at the USDA, says states have more flexibility to work with...
Guests: Brian Dittmeier JD , Ali Hard MS RD , Allison Budzinski MSW CAPSW CWWS
275: PH Can Help End Hunger
Oct. 3, 2022

275: PH Can Help End Hunger

ASTHO CEO Michael Fraser reflects on last week’s White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health; Dr. Nirav Shah, ASTHO Immediate Past President and Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, makes a seasonal vaccine...
Guests: Nirav Shah MD JD , Michael Fraser PhD MS CAE FCPP , Jessica Frain MSW