Maternal And Infant Health Episodes

426: Medicaid for Post-Partum People, Women’s Health Policy Statement
Medicaid And Public Health Partnerships Women, Infant, And Family Health Maternal Morbidity And Mortality Family And Child Health Maternal And Infant Health TechXpo And Futures Forum

426: Medicaid for Post-Partum People, Women’s Health Policy Statement

May 23, 2023

Sowmya Kuruganti, ASTHO Public Health Analyst, explains how Medicaid expansion could increase access to care for postpartum people; Sanaa Akbarali, ASTHO Senior Director of Maternal and Infant Health, says a renewed ASTHO po…

414: Five Mental Health Steps, Corporate Health Equity
Health Equity Social And Behavioral Health Mental Health STIs Social Determinants Of Health Maternal And Infant Health Mental Health Awareness Month Data Sharing

414: Five Mental Health Steps, Corporate Health Equity

May 5, 2023

Schroeder Stribling, President and CEO of Mental Health America, says focusing on early prevention and wellness activities can improve mental health outcomes; the Public Health Review podcast has a new episode on STI care mo…

377: Lingering Pandemic Impacts, Screening for Syphilis
Health Equity COVID-19 STIs Maternal And Infant Health

377: Lingering Pandemic Impacts, Screening for Syphilis

March 15, 2023

Dr. Scott Harris, State Health Officer for Alabama Public Health, addresses the startling statistic that there have been more deaths in Alabama than births for two straight years; Nada Hassanein, Health Inequities Reporter f…

365: “Unacceptable” Maternal Mortality Rates, Mounting a Vaccination Defense
Immunization Maternal Morbidity And Mortality Vaccination Maternal And Infant Health

365: “Unacceptable” Maternal Mortality Rates, Mounting a Vaccination Defense

Feb. 27, 2023

Dr. Daniel Edney, State Health Officer for the Mississippi State Department of Health, has studied the data in Mississippi’s latest Maternal Mortality Report and says the rates are unacceptable; Heather Tomlinson, ASTHO Seni…

265: Maternal Health Crisis Blueprint
Environmental Health Health Equity Women, Infant, And Family Health Food And Water Safety Maternal And Infant Health Public Health Data And Technology

265: Maternal Health Crisis Blueprint

Sept. 19, 2022

Dr. Jamila Perritt, President and CEO of Physicians for Reproductive Health, discusses the White House Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis; Emma Talkington, ASTHO Environmental Health Analyst, explains why AS…

229: Heat Waves Require New Thinking
Environmental Health COVID-19 Social And Behavioral Health Substance Misuse ACEs Maternal And Infant Health

229: Heat Waves Require New Thinking

July 28, 2022

Dr. Evan Mallen, an ORISE Fellow with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says cities and states need to adapt plans and programs to changes in climate that impact public health; Dr. Joseph Kanter, State Health O…

226: CDC’s Multi-Billion Dollar Investment
Health Equity Public Health Infrastructure Social And Behavioral Health Substance Misuse Public Health Data Modernization Public Health Funding Maternal And Infant Health Health Equity Summit

226: CDC’s Multi-Billion Dollar Investment

July 25, 2022

Nick Davidson, Senior Deputy for Public Health with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, discusses the CDC’s plan to invest almost four billion dollars in public health capacity, workforce, and …

224: Children’s Mental Health
Emergency Preparedness Health Equity Social And Behavioral Health Substance Misuse Disability And Preparedness Population Health And Prevention Maternal And Infant Health Health Equity Summit

224: Children’s Mental Health

July 21, 2022

Annie Evans, ASTHO’s Director of Preparedness and Disability Integration, discusses the results of an 18-month project that placed disability and preparedness specialists in jurisdictions across the states and territories; J…

221: Massachusetts Opioid Strategy
Health Equity Social And Behavioral Health Substance Misuse Public Health Workforce Women, Infant, And Family Health Maternal Morbidity And Mortality Opioid Epidemic Maternal And Infant Health

221: Massachusetts Opioid Strategy

July 18, 2022

Margret Cooke, Commissioner for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, reflects on new preliminary data showing possible improvement this year for opioid-related overdose deaths; Dr. Amy Ladley, the State Perinatal Q…

219: New Opioid Use Disorder Infographics
Health Equity Social And Behavioral Health Substance Misuse Island Jurisdictions Women, Infant, And Family Health Increasing Access To Contraception Maternal And Infant Health Health Equity Summit

219: New Opioid Use Disorder Infographics

July 14, 2022

Sanaa Akbarali, ASTHO’s Senior Director for Maternal and Infant Health, discusses strategies to improve care for pregnant and postpartum people with opioid use disorder; ASTHO produces a special supplement for the American J…

217: Opioid Abuse Child Impact Task Force
Environmental Health Social And Behavioral Health Substance Misuse Women, Infant, And Family Health Family And Child Health Maternal And Infant Health

217: Opioid Abuse Child Impact Task Force

July 12, 2022

Dr. Denise Johnson, Acting Secretary for the Pennsylvania Department of Health, outlines the goals of a new task force considering the impact opioid abuse has on children in the state; Jon Rubin, Deputy Secretary for the Pen…

181: Messaging the Baby Formula Crisis
Social And Behavioral Health Child And Maternal Health Women, Infant, And Family Health Injury And Violence Prevention Maternal And Infant Health

181: Messaging the Baby Formula Crisis

May 18, 2022

Brian Dittmeier, Senior Director of Public Policy at the National WIC Association,  tells us how public health agencies can support parents through the baby formula shortage; Lindsey Myers, ASTHO’s Vice President for Social …

175: Tracking Threats to Pregnancy Health
Health Information And Technology COVID-19 Women, Infant, And Family Health Infectious Diseases TechXpo Family And Child Health Maternal And Infant Health National Women's Health Week

175: Tracking Threats to Pregnancy Health

May 10, 2022

Dr. Karen Remley, Director of the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities with the CDC, discusses the SET-NET project to protect the health of pregnant people and their babies; Dr. Philip LoBue, Direc…

155: Defining Health – Public Health Week
Social And Behavioral Health Mental Health Dementia Healthy Aging Healthcare-Associated Infections National Public Health Week Maternal And Infant Health

155: Defining Health – Public Health Week

April 12, 2022

Nathaniel Counts with the non-profit Mental HeaIth America explains the effort to redefine health to include a consideration of mental wellness, as we conclude our seven-part series of conversations with public health leader…

152: Health as a Human Right – Public Health Week
Emergency Preparedness Health Equity Social And Behavioral Health Access To Care TechXpo Maternal And Infant Health

152: Health as a Human Right – Public Health Week

April 7, 2022

Dr. Denise Johnson, Pennsylvania’s Physician General, tells us why health is a human right, as we continue our examination of the themes for this year’s National Public Health Week; Kay Matthews, founder and executive direct…