Community Needs Episodes

Oct. 9, 2024

767: AmeriCorps NOFO, Supporting Data Modernization

Mieka Sanderson, deputy director for Public Health AmeriCorps, discusses the latest Notice of Funding Opportunity; Amy Wodarek O’Reilly, principal managing consultant at Mathematica Policy Research, tells us Mathematica’s ro…
Oct. 8, 2024

766: Methadone Treatment Access Expansion, Menthol Capacity Building Collaborative

Dr. Kelly S. Ramsey, an addiction medicine and harm reduction consultant, discusses a Q&A she wrote for Johns Hopkins about the expansion of methadone treatment access; Matta Sannoh, ASTHO chronic disease risk factors senior…
Sept. 25, 2024

757: WI Crisis Stabilization Centers, Using HBI Data Effectively

Brianne Zaborowske, lead crisis coordinator in the Division of Care and Treatment Services at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, discusses new crisis stabilization facilities across Wisconsin; Elizabeth Conklin, he…
Sept. 24, 2024

756: Improving Cancer Messaging, Importance of Rulemaking Webinar

Dr. Lisa Richardson, division director of Cancer Prevention and Control at the CDC, breaks down a recent ASTHO report on cancer messaging; Andy Baker-White, ASTHO senior director for State Health Policy, tells us about two A…
Sept. 16, 2024

750: Heat Draws Policy Response, School Nurses Prep to Help Kids in Emergencies

Catherine Jones, senior analyst, Government Affairs, ASTHO, outlines a new ASTHO blog article about the federal response to rising temperatures; Bobbi Krabill, deputy director, Office of Performance and Innovation, Ohio Depa…
Sept. 12, 2024

748: Physician Scholarships Promote Health Equity, Learn about the FPHS Framework

Dr. James McDonald, MD, MPH, Commissioner of Health, New York State Department of Health, details a program that uses scholarships to address health inequities; Dr. Umair Shah, MD, MPH, Secretary of Health, Washington State …
Aug. 26, 2024

736: Flexibility Helps Indiana Funding Succeed, New Health in All Policies Evaluation Tool

Dr. Lindsay Weaver, state health commissioner of Indiana, discusses the state’s record investment in public health; an ASTHO blog article details behavioral health-related workforce initiatives happening across the states an…