State Legislation Episodes
407
Oct. 1, 2025
1002: Upgraded Contract Tracking, Supporting Brain Health
Alfredo Ramirez, director of the Operation Analysis Office at the Tennessee Department of Health, explains how his department expanded its contract tracking system to enhance efficiency and manage grants across their life cycle; Kellie Waugh, analyst for health improvement and healthy aging at ASTHO,...
Guests: Kellie Waugh MPH , Alfredo Ramirez
351
July 10, 2025
944: State Activity on Food Dyes, PH collaboration
Kristen Rogers, a jounalist for CNN Wellness, explains why synthetic food dyes are being banned by states across the country and how each state is taking action; Felicia Quintana-Zinn, associate director of health data with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, discusses...
Guests: Kristen Rogers , Felicia Quintana-Zinn MS MBA
340
June 24, 2025
933: ASTHO’s Policy Navigation Expertise, Pregnancy-Related Deaths Rise
Beth Giambrone, senior analyst for state health policy at ASTHO, discusses her role on the state health policy team in this installment of the Get to Know ASTHO segment; Dr. Rose Molina, associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School...
Guests: Beth Giambrone, MPP , Rose Molina MD MPH
326
June 2, 2025
918: Tick-Borne Diseases At All-Time High, PH Legislation Roundup
Laura Harrington, professor in the department of entomology at Cornell University and director of the Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, explains how public health can combat tick-borne diseases; Beth Giambrone, ASTHO senior analyst for state health policy, discusses public health legislation in states around the country...
Guests: Beth Giambrone, MPP , Laura Harrington PhD
441
Jan. 29, 2025
832: PH Workforce Development; PH Well-Being
Jeffrey Stover, chief of staff at the Virginia Department of Health, details the successful VDH Internship Academy made possible by the Public Health Infrastructure (PHIG) Grant; Kristina Herrera, agency manager for the Tuolumne County Department of Public Health in...
Guests: Jeffrey Stover MPH , Kristina Herrera MPH
436
Jan. 22, 2025
827: Alpha-Gal Syndrome Interest, New Congress Priorities
Courtney Anderson, a director with ASTHO’s Environmental Health Team, discusses a blog article on alpha-gal syndrome that was one of ASTHO’s most popular resources of 2024; Catherine Murphy, government affairs analyst for ASTHO, uses past...
Guests: Courtney Anderson MPH , Catherine Murphy