Public Health Authority Episodes

419: ASTHO’s NC Amicus Brief, PAHPA Hill Hearing
COVID-19 Public Health Authority State Health Policy View From Washington, D.C.

419: ASTHO’s NC Amicus Brief, PAHPA Hill Hearing

May 12, 2023

Maggie Davis, ASTHO’s Director of State Health Policy, explains an amicus brief ASTHO filed in a North Carolina court case; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO’s Senior Director of Government Affairs, reports on progress with the reauthori…

367: Leading on Long COVID, PH Authority Legislative Tracker
Emergency Preparedness Public Health Authority Long COVID Legislation

367: Leading on Long COVID, PH Authority Legislative Tracker

March 1, 2023

Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO Chief Medical Officer, outlines the role of public health in addressing the challenges of long COVID; Katie Moran McCabe, Lead Law and Policy Analyst with the Center for Public Health Law Research a…

242: New Data on Public Health Authority
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242: New Data on Public Health Authority

Aug. 16, 2022

Maggie Davis, ASTHO’s Director of State Health Policy, discusses a project to survey recent changes in laws governing public health authority; Dr. Harry Chen, the former Commissioner of Health for Vermont, tells us about som…

171: Protecting Public Health Authority
Social And Behavioral Health Mental Health Public Health Authority

171: Protecting Public Health Authority

May 4, 2022

Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO’s Chief Medical Officer, defends public health authority after a recent federal court ruling tossed the requirement for masks on public transportation; Dr. Harry Chen, Vermont’s former health commis…

120: Supporting Public Health Authority
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120: Supporting Public Health Authority

Feb. 16, 2022

Margret Cooke, Massachusetts Commissioner of Public Health, examines the value of public health authority when responding to a public health emergency; Alison Beam, Pennsylvania’s former acting Secretary of Health, says the …