Vaccine Uptake Episodes
212
Feb. 14, 2024
601: Use Policy to Achieve Health Equity, Stigma Hurts Long COVID Patients
Dr. Brooke Cunningham, ASTHO Member and Health Commissioner for the Minnesota Department of Health, reflects on the importance of using policy to achieve racial equity; Dr. Priti Patel, CDC...
Guests: Brooke Cunningham, MD, PhD , Priti Patel MD MPH
210
Feb. 12, 2024
599: Why Patients Don’t Want a COVID Vaccine, Policies to Help Young Families
Dr. Danielle Ofri, Clinical Professor of Medicine at New York University School of Medicine, tells us some patients still have concerns about COVID-19 vaccines; Jessica Bissett, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Social and Behavioral Health, discusses several...
Guests: Jessica Bissett , Danielle Ofri MD PhD
174
Dec. 13, 2023
563: Strategies to Protect Legal Authority, How Indiana Won a 1500% Funding Increase
Dr. Manisha Juthani, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health, outlines the continued challenges to public health legal authority; Maggie Davis, ASTHO director of State Health Policy, discusses a big win for Indiana as funding for public...
Guests: Maggie Davis JD MA , Manisha Juthani, MD
140
Oct. 23, 2023
529: New Falls Prevention Guide, Vaccine Uptake Strategies
Priya Shah, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Health Improvement, discusses a new guide to falls prevention that outlines strategies and best practices; Dr. Philip Chan, Infectious Disease Consultant at the Rhode Island Department of Health, credits Rhode...
Guests: Priya Shah MPH , Philip A. Chan MD
136
Oct. 17, 2023
525: CDC Director Shares Priorities
CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen joins the newscast to discuss changing mindsets around health data infrastructure and the new RSV vaccine; and sign up for ASTHO’s Public Health Weekly email newsletter
Guest: Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH
129
Oct. 5, 2023
518: Vaccination Conversations, Respiratory Disease Forecast
Dr. Fatimah Dawood, Pediatrician and Medical Officer on the Influenza Prevention and Control Team at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, explains how the SHARE method can help providers inform patients about vaccines; Dr. Dylan George,...
Guests: Dylan George PhD MS , Fatimah Dawood MD
127
Oct. 3, 2023
516: Mpox Approaches, Health Equity Report Card Creator
Chris Taylor, ASTHO’s Director of Infectious Disease Outbreak Response and Recovery, says it's important that health departments remain vigilant against Mpox; Alyssa Gonzales, Communication Specialist at Salud America, shares a tool that identifies...
Guests: Chris Taylor , Alyssa Gonzales
120
Sept. 22, 2023
509: Bundling Vaccinations, Hoping to Avoid a Government Shutdown
Dr. Gillian SteelFisher, Director of Global Polling at the Harvard Opinion Research Program, says promoting the flu, RSV, and COVID-19 vaccines together help broaden the appeal; Dr. Jennifer Shuford, Commissioner for the Texas Department of State...
118
Sept. 20, 2023
507: New Vaccine Poll Data, Blogs Help PH Workers Connect
Dr. Gillian SteelFisher, Director of Global Polling at the Harvard Opinion Research Program, shares the results from a study on public perception of COVID-19, RSV and Flu; Dr. Jennifer Thomas, Employee Wellbeing and Resilience Program Manager at the...
117
Sept. 19, 2023
506: Maintaining Pandemic Partnerships, Septic System Data
Andrew Pickett, Director of the Bureau of Emergency Preparedness and Response at the Pennsylvania Department of Health, says collaboration among preparedness professionals is essential for public health; ASTHO has issued a statement supporting the...
Guests: Andrew Pickett, MS , Tim Callahan MPH
115
Sept. 15, 2023
504: Creative Vaccine Events, Congress Faces Two September Deadlines
Dr. Armando De Alba Rosales, Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Student Programs at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, shares creative strategies to boost vaccine uptake among Hispanic communities; a CDC campaign aims to boost...
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Aug. 10, 2023
479: Considering Rural Voices, Misinformation and Disinformation
Bethany Alcauter, Director of Research and Public Health Programs at the National Center for Farmworker Health, is focused on local action when it comes to rural health infrastructure; an ASTHO online briefing discussed the coming RSV season; and...
Guests: Nirav Shah MD JD , Bethany Alcauter, PhD, MPH
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Aug. 7, 2023
476: Urging Calm Over COVID-19 Numbers, Health and Social Systems Alignment
Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO’s Chief Medical Officer, shares the current COVID-19 status and a look ahead into the coming seasons; Dr. Steven Stack, ASTHO president elect and the Commissioner for Public Health for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, outlines...
Guests: Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH , Steven Stack, MD