Social And Behavioral Health Episodes

June 23, 2023

447: Ending Hepatitis C in Prisons, Mosquito Control Awareness Week

Dr. John Ward, Director of the Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination at the Task Force for Global Health, urges public health to address Hepatitis C in prisons; Marisa Wong, ASTHO Environmental Health team, shares Dengu…
June 22, 2023

446: Supporting Tribal Nations, Workforce Goes Back to School

Dr. Laura Chanchien Parajon, Deputy Cabinet Secretary for the New Mexico Department of Health, explains how the New Mexico Health Department is working with tribal communities to improve health services; Dr. Michelle Taylor,…
June 21, 2023

445: Pride Month Lessons, DELPH Graduate

Dr. Stephen Lee, Executive Director of the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors, shares advice for building public health programs for the LGBTQ+ community; Heather Pangelinan, Director of Public Health …
June 20, 2023

444: STI Interventions, Communication Priorities

Dr. Jonathan Mermin, Director of the CDC National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, shares how public health can better address the STI epidemic; ASTHO Alum Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Immediate Past Director of …
June 15, 2023

442: Telling Public Health Stories, RSV Vaccine Reaction

Dr. Edward Ehlinger, former chair of the HHS Advisory Committee on Infant and Maternal Mortality, says public health needs to look beyond numbers to best serve American Indian and Alaska Native mothers and their babies; Dr. …
June 14, 2023

441: Learning to Advocate, Responsible Data Use

Dr. Susan Polan, Associate Executive Director for Public Affairs and Advocacy with the American Public Health Association, says the Policy Action Institute meeting will help public health officials address challenges; Dr. Br…
June 13, 2023

440: Place-Based Metrics, Peer-to-Peer Data Discussions

Dr. Brooke Cunningham, Commissioner of Health for the Minnesota Department of Health, says public health leaders must review place-based metrics to understand health inequities; register for ASTHO’s virtual TechXpo on June 1…
June 12, 2023

439: Congenital Syphilis Strategies, Medicaid Demonstration Projects

JoAnne McClure, ASTHO Senior Analyst for State Health Policy, details a new report written to help public health leaders address rising rates of congenital syphilis; Alex Kearly, ASTHO’s Director of Medicaid and Value-Based …
June 8, 2023

437: Urgent Data Needs, Becoming the Healthiest State

Dr. Janelle Palacios, a member of the Advisory Committee on Infant and Maternal Mortality, says there is an urgent need to improve health outcomes for American Indian and Alaska Native mothers and their babies; Julia Greensp…
June 7, 2023

436: Disability Inclusion Steps, Healthy People 2030 Champions

Annie Evans, ASTHO’s Director of Preparedness and Disability Integration, previews an article she wrote for the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice about disability inclusion in health agencies; Carter Blakey, D…
June 6, 2023

435: Training Fearless Leaders, PH Authority Dashboard

Dr. Marissa Levine, Director of the Center for Leadership in Public Health Practice at the University of South Florida, says the PHEARLESS Initiative launching today aims to bring public health and community members together…
June 5, 2023

434: Mpox Concerns, Newborn Screening Policies

Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, Deputy Coordinator of the Mpox National Response for the White House, shares steps public health leaders can take to protect against a potential rise in Mpox cases; Christina Severin, Director of Publ…
May 31, 2023

431: Harmful Nicotine Formulas, Wildfire Smoke Bloggers

Neil Charvat, Director of the North Dakota Health And Human Services Tobacco Prevention and Control Program, explains the challenges of reducing the use of nicotine and tobacco products with so many options on the market; Ka…
May 30, 2023

430: Pandemic Recovery Tips, Data Modernization Partnerships

Dr. Tammy McCoy Arballo, a clinical forensic psychologist, explains how public health leaders can improve the mental health of employees following the stress of COVID-19; Elizabeth Ruebush, ASTHO Senior Director, Public Heal…
May 17, 2023

422: Loneliness Report, In-Person or Telemedicine Care

Dr. Kerstin Emerson, Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Georgia College of Public Health, examines a new report on loneliness from Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy; Ericka McGowan, ASTHO Senior Director of Eme…