DELPH Episodes

411: Racism Linked to Heart Disease, Benefits of Diverse Leadership
Health Equity Social And Behavioral Health Leadership And Workforce Development Social Determinants Of Health Heart Disease Racism And Public Health DELPH Youth Mental Health

411: Racism Linked to Heart Disease, Benefits of Diverse Leadership

May 2, 2023

Shanshan Sheehy, Epidemiologist and Assistant Professor at Boston University, studies the correlation between racism and heart disease among black women; Alonza Pamplin, Communicable Disease Supervisor for the Wake County De…

407: Disaster Response Getting Better, Leadership Diversity
Emergency Preparedness Health Equity Social And Behavioral Health Overdose Prevention Leadership And Workforce Development Natural Disasters DELPH

407: Disaster Response Getting Better, Leadership Diversity

April 26, 2023

Maggie Nilz, ASTHO’s Senior Analyst of Preparedness and Disability Integration, says preparedness is important to public health; the annual Preparedness Summit is ongoing in Atlanta; Dr. Kandi Fredere, Upstate Regional Healt…

362: Teen Girls in Crisis, Looking for Diverse Executives
Social And Behavioral Health Leadership And Workforce Development Mental Health Women, Infant, And Family Health Social Determinants Of Health DELPH Youth Mental Health

362: Teen Girls in Crisis, Looking for Diverse Executives

Feb. 22, 2023

Robin Matthies, ASTHO’s Director for Public and Behavioral Health Integration, encourages ASTHO members to review a CDC report that says teen girls in the U.S. are in crisis; Harold Gil, a graduate of ASTHO’s Diverse Executi…

361: RSV Immunization Considered, Making CPR and AEDs More Common
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361: RSV Immunization Considered, Making CPR and AEDs More Common

Feb. 21, 2023

Dr. Christopher Rizzo, Senior U.S. Medical Director for Sanofi, is working on a passive immunization for RSV that could help protect young infants from the virus; Lana McKinney, ASTHO Senior Policy Analyst for State Health P…

360: Public Health Deniers, Pacific Islands Equity Summit Begins
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360: Public Health Deniers, Pacific Islands Equity Summit Begins

Feb. 17, 2023

Dr. Scott Rivkees, Professor of Practice of Health Services, Policy and Practice at the Brown School of Public Health, writes about the impact of denialism on public health in a guest column published in Washington D.C.’s Hi…

343: Vaccination Disparities, Retail Food Mentorships
Immunization Leadership And Workforce Development Women, Infant, And Family Health Food And Water Safety DELPH

343: Vaccination Disparities, Retail Food Mentorships

Jan. 25, 2023

Dr. Shannon Stokley, an Epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, talks about another drop in childhood vaccination rates; Tiara Smith, a Program Analyst for Environmental Health with the National A…

333: COVID-19 Booster Strategy, Medicaid Policies
Health Equity Immunization COVID-19 Leadership And Workforce Development Medicaid And Public Health Partnerships Social Determinants Of Health Infectious Diseases Medicaid DELPH

333: COVID-19 Booster Strategy, Medicaid Policies

Jan. 10, 2023

Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO Chief Medical Officer, says public health agencies are increasing the focus on COVID-19 boosters for those living in nursing homes and other care settings; Alex Kearly, ASTHO's Director of Medicaid …

330: Reproductive Health, Climate Challenges
Environmental Health Leadership And Workforce Development Climate And Health Women, Infant, And Family Health DELPH

330: Reproductive Health, Climate Challenges

Jan. 5, 2023

Dr. Denise Johnson, Acting Secretary of Health for the Pennsylvania Department of Health, says effective reproductive health policies strengthen communities; Dr. Sameer Vohra, Director of the Illinois Department of Public He…

285: COVID-19 Spending Oversight
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285: COVID-19 Spending Oversight

Oct. 18, 2022

Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO’s Senior Director of Government Affairs, says oversight of COVID-19 spending might increase if midterm elections lead to change in U.S. House leadership ; Heidi Westermann, ASTHO’s Director of Public Hea…

264: New PH Job Website
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264: New PH Job Website

Sept. 16, 2022

Joanne Pearsol, ASTHO’s Director of Workforce Development, discusses a new careers website helping people and organizations connect; Mike Fraser, ASTHO’s Chief Executive Officer, joined an online news conference to discuss a…

260: ASTHO’s Impact on Public Health
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260: ASTHO’s Impact on Public Health

Sept. 12, 2022

ASTHO CEO Mike Fraser previews his State of ASTHO address to members meeting this week in Atlanta; Mark Miller, Vice President of Communications for the de Beaumont Foundation, says when it comes to restoring trust in public…

259: Training for Diverse Public Health Pros
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259: Training for Diverse Public Health Pros

Sept. 9, 2022

Jill Miller, Interim Deputy Director, Family Health Services, Alameda County Public Health Department, shares how she learned new leadership skills as a scholar in ASTHO’s Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health program;…

216: Best of ME: Teen Mental Health Campaign
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216: Best of ME: Teen Mental Health Campaign

July 11, 2022

This special edition revisits a popular episode of Public Health Review Morning Edition from May 24th. Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, explains the Forward …

194: Pain in the Nation Report
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194: Pain in the Nation Report

June 7, 2022

Dr. J. Nadine Gracia, President and CEO of the Trust for America’s Health, details a new report that offers disturbing data on the drug, alcohol, and suicide crises facing the nation; Lt. Commander Traci Murray, Assistant Re…

192: Helping LGBTQI+ Youth
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192: Helping LGBTQI+ Youth

June 3, 2022

Admiral Rachel Levine, the 17th Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, explains how recent negative rhetoric focused on gender identity and sexual orientation in the classroom is…