Episodes
325
July 29, 2024
716: Public Health Authority Recommendations, Workforce Open Houses
Andy Baker-White, ASTHO senior director for State Health Policy, discusses the ongoing discussion over legal tools needed to ensure public health during outbreaks and emergencies; Maggie Davis, ASTHO director of State Health Policy, says funding and...
324
July 26, 2024
715: Preventable Early Deaths, Appropriations Season Continues
Dr. Macarena Garcia, a senior health scientist at the Office of Rural Health at the CDC, summarizes a report focused on preventable premature deaths in rural America; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO senior director for Government Affairs, updates us on the...
323
July 25, 2024
714: Accessible Healthcare For People With Disabilities, Avian Influenza Update
Dr. Audrey Juhasz, researcher at the Institute for Disability Research, Policy, and Practice, explains a project she is working on that is focused on accessible healthcare for people with disabilities; Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO chief medical officer,...
Guests: Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH , Audrey Juhasz, PhD
322
July 24, 2024
713: Tribal Nations Get Data Modernization Support, Heat Index Informs Public Health Work
Jim Jellison, vice president of technology strategy and innovation at the National Network of Public Health Institutes, describes a new CDC-funded implementation center that will help tribal agencies with their data modernization work; Amy Lavery, an...
Guests: Jim Jellison, MPH , Amy Lavery, PhD, MSPH
321
July 23, 2024
712: Preparing for Tornadoes, Helping People with Disabilities During Emergencies
Dr. Kristina Kintziger, associate professor and the associate director of the Water, Climate, and Health program at the University of Nebraska, explains the long-term community impacts of a tornado; Nassira Nicola, deputy director for Access and...
320
July 22, 2024
711: PHAB’s Implementation Center Role, Tobacco Retailer Licensing Policy Trends
Whitney Magendie, lead advisor of the Public Health Infrastructure Grant at the Public Health Accreditation Board, tells us about PHAB’s involvement in the newly announced National Implementation Centers; Ann Abraham, senior analyst of Chronic...
Guests: Whitney Magendie MPH , Ann Abraham, MA, MPH
319
July 19, 2024
710: Workforce Burnout Strategies, Naloxone Saturation Academy
Melissa Jezior, CEO of Eagle Hill Consulting, says burnout on the decline continues to create challenges in the workplace; Dr. Yngvild Olsen, director of the Center for Substance Use Treatment at SAMHSA, tells us the Naloxone Saturation Policy Academy...
Guests: Melissa Jezior , Yngvild Olsen MD MPH
318
July 18, 2024
709: Guam’s Business Process Improvement Program, Leveraging Medicaid to Support CHWs
Karl Ensign, ASTHO vice president of island support, tells us about ASTHO’s work on the Guam Interagency Business Process Improvement Program to Strengthen Administrative Capacity project; Diana Crumley, former associate director of delivery system...
Guests: Karl Ensign , Diana Crumley JD MPAff
317
July 17, 2024
708: Data Modernization Help, Map Tracks Infrastructure Bills
Massimo Pacilli, director of the technology implementation office at the office of public health data surveillance and technology with the CDC, discusses the newly announced implementation center project; Lindsey Myers, ASTHO vice president for public...
Guests: Lindsey Myers, MPH , Massimo Pacilli, MS, MPH
316
July 16, 2024
707: New National Suicide Prevention Strategy Explained, Washington State Launches 9-8-8 Campaign
Dr. Deborah Stone, lead behavioral scientist for Suicide Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, explains the strategies that make up a new national strategy to prevent suicide; Nikki Meline, Social Marketing and Public Health...
Guests: Deborah Stone ScD MSW MPH , Nikki Meline MA
315
July 15, 2024
706: State Policy Impacts Immunization Access, FDA Food Code Adoption
Maggie Davis, ASTHO director of State Health Policy, explains why some states had difficulty getting access to new immunization products; the newly announced implementation centers wouldn’t be possible without key partners; Dr. Manisha Juthani,...
Guests: Maggie Davis JD MA , Manisha Juthani, MD
314
July 12, 2024
705: BREAKING NEWS - New Centers to Support Agency Data Modernization Work
Dr. Jennifer Layden, director of the Office of Public Health Data Surveillance and Technology at CDC, tells us about CDC’s investment into the new Implementation Center program; Tabatha Offutt-Powell, ASTHO vice president of Public Health Data...
313
July 11, 2024
704: ASTHO Joins Healthcare Coalition, TFAH Cites ASTHO Healthy Aging Work
Chelsea Cipriano, managing director of the Common Health Coalition, tells us about ASTHO’s inclusion in the group that aims to build a bridge between healthcare and public health; Megan Wolfe, senior policy development manager for Trust for...
312
July 10, 2024
703: Mapping Policy Data, Trauma Informed Leadership
Scott Burris, director of the Center for Public Health Law Research at Temple University Beasley School of Law, explains the value of scientific legal mapping; ASTHO presents a webinar on how to share public health information with elected officials;...
Guests: Scott Burris JD , Lamarr Lewis MA LAPC NCC CPRP
311
July 9, 2024
702: Explore Leadership Opportunities, New STI Prevention Tool
ASTHO President and Kentucky Commissioner for Public Health, Dr. Steven J. Stack, shares how ASTHO's peer networks give agency leaders the opportunity to make connections with colleagues; Dr. Jonathan Mermin, director of the CDC National Center for HIV,...
Guests: Steven Stack, MD , Jonathan Mermin MD MPH
310
July 8, 2024
701: Creative Ways to Leverage Funding, Plan to End Homelessness
Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO chief medical officer, encourages ASTHO members to consider braiding and layering funding approaches; Carrie Poser, Continuum of Care director for the Wisconsin Balance of State Continuum of Care, tells us how Wisconsin...
Guests: Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH , Carrie Poser JD
309
July 5, 2024
700: Best of PHRME: Utah State Disability Research, Maternal Implicit Bias Training
This special episode of Public Health Review Morning Edition revisits a popular episode from June 7th, 2024. Dr. Audrey Juhasz, researcher at the Institute for Disability Research Policy and Practice at Utah State University, discusses findings from...
Guests: Nada Hassanein , Audrey Juhasz, PhD
308
July 4, 2024
699: Best of PHRME: Digital Accessibility, Research Guides Healthy Aging Work
This special episode of Public Health Review Morning Edition revisits a popular episode from May 16, 2024. Derek Olson, web content manager for the Washington State Department of Health, tells us the importance of digital access and inclusion; Emily...
Guests: Emily Lapayowker , Derek Olson
307
July 3, 2024
698: Best of PHRME: Website Accessibility Rule, Tick-Borne Disease Awareness
This special episode of Public Health Review Morning Edition revisits a popular episode from June 3rd, 2024. Chris Teale, a journalist with Route Fifty, discusses a federal rule that requires websites to adopt standards outlined in the Americans with...
Guests: Courtney Anderson MPH , Chris Teale
307
July 2, 2024
697: Best of PHRME: Pacific Islands Embrace PHIG Investments, New Dashboard Calculates Heat Risk
This special episode of Public Health Review Morning Edition revisits a popular episode from May 24th, 2024. ASTHO staff, members, and alumni, discuss a recent meeting focused on the implementation of the Public Health Infrastructure Grant program for...
306
July 1, 2024
696: Best of PHRME: Avian Flu Symposium Takeaways, Adolescent Immunization Toolkit
This special episode of Public Health Review Morning Edition revisits a popular episode from May 6th, 2024. Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO chief medical officer, elaborates on a blog he authored on takeaways from the recent Avian Flu Symposium; Katelyn...
Guests: Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH , Katelyn Wells PhD
305
June 28, 2024
695: LGBTQ+ Inclusivity, Appropriation Season in Full Swing
Dr. Jorge Petit, founder and CEO of Quality Healthcare Solutions, discusses his article in Forbes where he advocates for LGBTQ+ inclusivity; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO senior director for Government Affairs, helps us navigate appropriation season in D.C.;...
Guests: Jeffrey Ekoma, MBA, MS , Jorge Petit MD
304
June 27, 2024
694: New Data Sources Inform Tobacco Prevention Work, Caring for PH Workers During Disasters
Eli Kern, senior epidemiologist at Public Health - Seattle & King County, says public health teams in Washington are finding new ways to identify tobacco prevention challenges and opportunities; Tiffany Meche, Director of the Bureau of Sanitary...
Guests: Eli Kern MPH , Tiffany Meche RS
303
June 26, 2024
693: Lit Scan Examines Workforce Diversity, Vaccination Barriers Impact People with Disabilities
Dr. Elena Rios, president of the National Hispanic Health Foundation, discusses a scan of literature focused on diversity to encourage people to consider work in public health; Dr. Nassira Nicola, deputy director for Access and Inclusion in the...
Guests: Elena Rios MD MSPH MACP , Nassira Nicola MA