Social And Behavioral Health Episodes

233: New CDC Workforce Survey
Aug. 3, 2022

233: New CDC Workforce Survey

Dr. Laura Parajon, the Deputy Cabinet Secretary of Health for the New Mexico Department of Health, discusses a new CDC survey of more than 26,000 people working in public health that says public health workers are suffering; Robert Jennings, Executive...
Guests: Robert Jennings , Laura Chanchien Parajon MD MPH
232: North Carolina’s Child Vaccine Strategy
Aug. 2, 2022

232: North Carolina’s Child Vaccine Strategy

Dr. Elizabeth Tilson, North Carolina’s State Health Director, discusses vaccine uptake among children and why she believes North Carolina has been able to have one of the highest rates in the southeast; Julia Greenspan, ASTHO’s Director of...
Guests: Julia Greenspan MPH CHES , Elizabeth Cuervo Tilson MD MPH
230: Filling the Workforce Pipeline
July 29, 2022

230: Filling the Workforce Pipeline

Dr. Laura Parajon, Deputy Cabinet Secretary of Health at the New Mexico Department of Health, discusses a new internship program that helps students understand why they might have an interest in a public health career; Eric Cote, an ASTHO Consultant,...
Guests: Eric Cote , Laura Chanchien Parajon MD MPH
229: Heat Waves Require New Thinking
July 28, 2022

229: Heat Waves Require New Thinking

Dr. Evan Mallen, an ORISE Fellow with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says cities and states need to adapt plans and programs to changes in climate that impact public health; Dr. Joseph Kanter, State Health Officer at the Louisiana...
Guests: Joseph Kanter MD MPH , Amy Ladley PhD , Evan Mallen PhD
228: Hawaii’s 9-8-8 Experience
July 27, 2022

228: Hawaii’s 9-8-8 Experience

Belinda Danielson, Access Supervisor with the State of Hawaii Department of Health, discusses the launch of the new national 9-8-8 hotline for mental health services; Dr. Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge, ASTHO’s Senior Vice President for Health Equity and...
Guests: Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge MD MPH , Belinda Danielson
226: CDC’s Multi-Billion Dollar Investment
July 25, 2022

226: CDC’s Multi-Billion Dollar Investment

Nick Davidson, Senior Deputy for Public Health with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, discusses the CDC’s plan to invest almost four billion dollars in public health capacity, workforce, and data upgrades; Dr. Joseph...
Guests: Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge MD MPH , Joseph Kanter MD MPH , Nicholas Davidson MS
224: Children’s Mental Health
July 21, 2022

224: Children’s Mental Health

Annie Evans, ASTHO’s Director of Preparedness and Disability Integration, discusses the results of an 18-month project that placed disability and preparedness specialists in jurisdictions across the states and territories; John Clymer with the...
Guests: Annie Evans MPH , Amy Ladley PhD , John Clymer
223: New PFAS Water Quality Advisories
July 20, 2022

223: New PFAS Water Quality Advisories

Bruno Pigott, Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water at the Environmental Protection Agency, calls attention to new drinking water guidance that considers exposure to PFAS chemicals from all sources of exposure; Margret Cooke,...
Guests: Margret Cooke JD , Bruno Pigott
221: Massachusetts Opioid Strategy
July 18, 2022

221: Massachusetts Opioid Strategy

Margret Cooke, Commissioner for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, reflects on new preliminary data showing possible improvement this year for opioid-related overdose deaths; Dr. Amy Ladley, the State Perinatal Quality Program Manager for...
Guests: Margret Cooke JD , Amy Ladley PhD
219: New Opioid Use Disorder Infographics
July 14, 2022

219: New Opioid Use Disorder Infographics

Sanaa Akbarali, ASTHO’s Senior Director for Maternal and Infant Health, discusses strategies to improve care for pregnant and postpartum people with opioid use disorder; ASTHO produces a special supplement for the American Journal of Public Health...
Guests: Sanaa Akbarali MPH , Gaffar Uherbelau
217: Opioid Abuse Child Impact Task Force
July 12, 2022

217: Opioid Abuse Child Impact Task Force

Dr. Denise Johnson, Acting Secretary for the Pennsylvania Department of Health, outlines the goals of a new task force considering the impact opioid abuse has on children in the state; Jon Rubin, Deputy Secretary for the Pennsylvania Department of...
Guests: Denise A Johnson MD FACOG FACHE , Jon Rubin , Christy Jones
210: Responses to Gun Violence
June 30, 2022

210: Responses to Gun Violence

Lindsey Myers, ASTHO’s Vice President for Social and Behavioral Health, discusses a new blog article she authored with Chief Medical Officer Dr. Marcus Plescia about men and gun violence; Dr. Steven Stack, Commissioner of the Kentucky Department for...
Guests: Lindsey Myers MPH , Steven Stack MD , Kini Tinkham
209: New Tool Predicts PH Risks
June 29, 2022

209: New Tool Predicts PH Risks

Dr. Lisa Lines, Senior Health Services Researcher with RTI International, discusses a new tool built to help public health leaders measure, predict, and respond to social factors that impact population health; Kini Tinkham, Executive Director for the...
Guests: Lisa Lines PhD MPH , Kini Tinkham
208: Inclusive Communications Tips
June 28, 2022

208: Inclusive Communications Tips

Susan Laird, a health communications specialist with the CDC, discusses the need to use more inclusive communication when working with individuals or groups; Sheila Nelson, Program Manager for Adolescent Health and Injury Prevention with the Maine Center for...
Guests: Susan Laird DNP MSN RN , Sheila Nelson
203: Support for Syringe Services
June 21, 2022

203: Support for Syringe Services

Dr. Denise Johnson, Pennsylvania’s Acting Secretary of Health, explains how a statewide law permitting syringe services would give cover and funding to local programs trying to battle the opioid epidemic; Laura Edison, an epidemiologist in the...
Guests: Denise A Johnson MD FACOG FACHE , Laura Edison DVM MPH