TechXpo And Futures Forum Episodes

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 25, 2023

428: FDA Meets on Drug Shortages

Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO Chief Medical Officer, says drug shortages are on the docket for the FDA meeting in Chicago; and today is the last day to register to attend ASTHO’s TechXpo and Futures Forum online.
May 24, 2023

427: PH Equity Corps Experience, Academy to Eliminate Structural Racism

Erika Akers, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Equity Corps Fellow, says the fellowship helped develop a health equity lens that she brings into her career; Wilma Alvarado-Little, New York State …
May 23, 2023

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

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…
May 22, 2023

425: Data Tune-Up, ASTHO Media Playbook

Dr. Monica Bharel, Senior Public Health Advisor at Advanced Clinical, discusses data infrastructure needs; Dr. Michael Fraser, ASTHO CEO, says new a ASTHO guidebook will help public health leaders navigate news media request…
May 19, 2023

424: People Power, Movement on Spending Bills

AJ Pearlman, Director of Public Health AmeriCorps, says the organization can provide the people to support agency infrastructure improvements; Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO’s Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Re…
May 18, 2023

423: Teaching AI Inclusion, Adjusting COVID Stats

Dr. Brian Anderson, Chief Digital Health Physician at the MITRE Corporation, says public health needs to make data and technology more inclusive; online tickets to attend ASTHO’s TechXpo are still available; Dr. Steven Stack…
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…
May 16, 2023

421: Talking TechXpo, Maternal Mortality Help

Avia Mason, ASTHO Vice President of Leadership and Learning, shares what attendees can expect from ASTHO’s Public Health TechXpo and Futures Forum happening next week in Chicago and online; Dr. Lily Lou, former Chief Medical…
May 15, 2023

420: Maternal Mortality Disparities, Risk Appropriate Care Could Help

Dr. Brannon Traxler, Director of Public Health for the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, explains why South Carolina is seeing high rates of infant and maternal mortality; Dr. Eugene Toy, Gynecol…
May 11, 2023

418: Post-Emergency Plans, Americorps Investment

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 …
May 10, 2023

417: Public Health Emergency Ending, Food Safety Training

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…
May 8, 2023

415: Burnout Advice, Policy Wins

Jennifer Moss, author of The Burnout Epidemic, says self-care alone is not a solution to employee fatigue; Moss will speak at ASTHO’s TechXpo and Futures Forum later this month, where online tickets remain available; Maggie …
May 4, 2023

413: Biden Gets PH Workforce Report; Maternal Care Policies

Lindsey Myers, ASTHO’s Vice President for Public Health Workforce and Infrastructure, explains the importance of President Biden’s report on the public health workforce; Maria Gabriela Ruiz, an analyst on ASTHO’s Maternal an…
May 1, 2023

410: Early Legislative Actions, Implement Data Systems Now

Maggie Davis, ASTHO Director of State Health Policy, discusses policies that have been considered or approved across the country since January;  Dr. Gabriel Seidman, Director of Policy at the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute fo…