State Health Policy 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…

418: Post-Emergency Plans, Americorps Investment
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418: Post-Emergency Plans, Americorps Investment

May 11, 2023

The public health emergency ends today; ASTHO CEO Dr. Mike Fraser says ASTHO members are prepared; Maggie Davis, ASTHO’s Director of State Health Policy, explains that public health is adopting emergency measures into local …

417: Public Health Emergency Ending, Food Safety Training
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417: Public Health Emergency Ending, Food Safety Training

May 10, 2023

Chrissie Juliano, Executive Director of the Big Cities Health Coalition, hosts a news conference to discuss what happens when the pandemic-related public health emergency ends on Thursday; John Tagabuel, Director of Environm…

370: ASTHO Leaders Convene, Flavored Tobacco Legislation
Tobacco Control State Health Policy Spring Meeting

370: ASTHO Leaders Convene, Flavored Tobacco Legislation

March 6, 2023

Amber Williams, ASTHO Senior Vice President for Leadership & Organizational Performance, says ASTHO members have a busy schedule of meetings with Biden Administration and Congressional officials in Washington, D.C. this week…

327: COVID Impacts Top Issues in 2023
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327: COVID Impacts Top Issues in 2023

Dec. 20, 2022

Mike Fraser, ASTHO CEO, discusses the purpose of the organization’s annual legislative series which identifies the top 10 public health issues to watch in the new year; Dr. Dan Edney, State Health Officer for the Mississippi…

308: Thankful for People in Public Health
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308: Thankful for People in Public Health

Nov. 21, 2022

Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President and Chief Medical Officer of the Alaska Department of Health, shares some encouraging words to celebrate Public Health Thank You Day; Mike Fraser, ASTHO CEO, appreciates the significance of Pub…

299: Pediatric Respiratory Cases Cause Concern
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299: Pediatric Respiratory Cases Cause Concern

Nov. 7, 2022

Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President, releases a statement addressing the response to a spike in respiratory infections; Dr. Jose Romero, Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC, addres…

243: Predicting COVID-19 in the Fall
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243: Predicting COVID-19 in the Fall

Aug. 17, 2022

Dylan George, the Director of Operations for the Center for Epidemic Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics with the CDC, discusses what could happen with COVID-19 infection rates in the fall and winter; Maggie Davis, ASTHO’s Di…

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…