Public Health Research Episodes

Oct. 18, 2024

773: Fusion Centers Assist Public Health, DELPH Endorsement

David Moffitt, captain of the Phoenix Fire Department's Homeland Defense Bureau and public health program manager and threat liaison officer, tells us how Fusion Centers are integrating with public health; Keon Lewis, health…
June 4, 2024

678: HEALing Communities Study, Heat Impacts on EMS

Monika Salvage, project director for Cayuga County in New York, explains their participation in the HEALing Communities Study; Dr. Hao Yu, associate professor at Harvard Medical School, conducted a national study on the effe…
March 21, 2024

626: Island Heart Health, 2024 Preparedness Summit

Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO chief medical officer, tells us ASTHO continues to focus on improving heart health in our island areas; Lisa Peterson, ASTHO senior director for preparedness, discusses the upcoming 2024 Preparednes…
Jan. 23, 2024

585: 2024 Legislative Agenda Looks Familiar, Learn Trauma-Responsive Leadership

Andy Baker-White, ASTHO Senior Director for State Health Policy, previews the state of the legislative calendar this year; Omar Khalid, ASTHO Director of Workforce Development, says leaders can support their teams by adoptin…
Sept. 20, 2023

507: New Vaccine Poll Data, Blogs Help PH Workers Connect

Dr. Gillian SteelFisher, Director of Global Polling at the Harvard Opinion Research Program, shares the results from a study on public perception of COVID-19, RSV and Flu; Dr. Jennifer Thomas, Employee Wellbeing and Resilien…
Sept. 11, 2023

500: Xylazine Plan, Diverse Executives Address Equity

Dr. Rahul Gupta, Director of National Drug Control Policy at the White House, outlines the federal government’s response to the threat of Xylazine; the 2024 Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health (DELPH) Program is acce…
July 20, 2023

464: Paxlovid Uptake Lags, New Healthy Aging Policy Statement

Marcus Plescia, ASTHO’s Chief Medical Officer, says public health aims to strengthen the use of antiviral COVID-19 protections in nursing homes; Priya Shah, ASTHO’s Senior Analyst of Health Improvement and Healthy Aging, sha…