CDC Episodes

June 23, 2023

447: Ending Hepatitis C in Prisons, Mosquito Control Awareness Week

Dr. John Ward, Director of the Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination at the Task Force for Global Health, urges public health to address Hepatitis C in prisons; Marisa Wong, ASTHO Environmental Health team, shares Dengu…
June 20, 2023

444: STI Interventions, Communication Priorities

Dr. Jonathan Mermin, Director of the CDC National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, shares how public health can better address the STI epidemic; ASTHO Alum Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Immediate Past Director of …
June 16, 2023

443: 2023 DELPH Cohort, House Hearing on Preparedness

Avia Mason, ASTHO Vice President of Leadership and Organizational Performance, explains the significance of the 2023 DELPH cohort; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO Senior Director of Government Affairs, says public health emergency prep…
June 14, 2023

441: Learning to Advocate, Responsible Data Use

Dr. Susan Polan, Associate Executive Director for Public Affairs and Advocacy with the American Public Health Association, says the Policy Action Institute meeting will help public health officials address challenges; Dr. Br…
June 13, 2023

440: Place-Based Metrics, Peer-to-Peer Data Discussions

Dr. Brooke Cunningham, Commissioner of Health for the Minnesota Department of Health, says public health leaders must review place-based metrics to understand health inequities; register for ASTHO’s virtual TechXpo on June 1…
June 9, 2023

438: CDC Data Initiative, Hill PH Hearings

Dr. Heather Strosnider, Customer Success and Engagement Lead for the CDC's Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology, says the Data Modernization Initiative is pivotal to advancing public health; ASTHO has p…
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 Publ…
March 24, 2023

384: New School Lunch Guidelines, ASTHO Testifies Before Congress

Cindy Long, Administrator of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, says a new set of proposed school lunch guidelines are an important step to putting kids on a path to healthy lifestyles; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO’s Senior Direct…
Dec. 1, 2022

314: Ending the AIDS Epidemic

Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, CDC Director of the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, discusses the ongoing HIV epidemic on World AIDS Day; Mike Fraser, ASTHO CEO, says newly announced money from the CDC will allow his organization t…
Sept. 15, 2021

26: Congressional Priorities

Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO’s Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Relations, outlines Congressional priorities as lawmakers return to Capitol Hill; Dr. Lisa Grohskopf, with the CDC’s Influenza Division, discusse…