Episodes
161
Oct. 6, 2022
278: How to Push Back on STDs
Dr. Leandro Mena, Director of the Division of STD Prevention at the CDC, discusses the latest preliminary data that counts 2.5 million reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis last year; Reyna Olaguez, Executive Director of South Kern Sol,...
Guests: Leandro Mena MD MPH , Reyna Olaguez MPA
160
Oct. 5, 2022
277: Modernize WIC
Brian Dittmeier, Senior Director of Public Policy for the National WIC Association, discusses ways to modernize the WIC program; Ali Hard, Senior Policy Advisor for Strategic Initiatives at the USDA, says states have more flexibility to work with...
159
Oct. 4, 2022
276: Learning from NASA
Dr. Judy Monroe, President and CEO of the CDC Foundation, says public health could learn a lot from America’s space agency; Joshua Berry, ASTHO’s Director of Chronic Disease Risk Factors, discusses ways that ASTHO remains focused on providing...
Guests: Joshua Berry MPH , Judy Monroe MD
158
Oct. 3, 2022
275: PH Can Help End Hunger
ASTHO CEO Michael Fraser reflects on last week’s White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health; Dr. Nirav Shah, ASTHO Immediate Past President and Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, makes a seasonal vaccine...
157
Sept. 30, 2022
274: Disaster Planning Tools
Annie Evans, ASTHO’s Director of Preparedness and Disability Integration, talks about two tools that examine the needs of people living with disabilities who suffer disproportionate impacts of disasters; Dr. Kristina Box, State Health Commissioner...
Guests: Kristina Box MD FACOG , Annie Evans, MPH
156
Sept. 29, 2022
273: Classroom Mental Health
Dr. Sharon Hoover, Co-Director of the National Center for School Mental Health, describes how students are wrestling with mental health challenges; Stephen Massey, Director of the Health Action Alliance, discusses a playbook to guide businesses...
Guests: Stephen Massey MIA , Sharon Hoover PhD
155
Sept. 28, 2022
272: Oregon’s Regional Health Equity Coalitions
Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO’s Senior Director of Government Affairs, discusses a White House summit he attended in recognition of National Recovery Month; Mike Fraser, ASTHO’s CEO is heading to the White House for the bipartisan Conference on Hunger,...
Guests: Jeffrey Ekoma, MBA, MS , Danielle Droppers MSW
154
Sept. 27, 2022
271: Minnesota Eyes Maternal Disparities
Dr. Brooke Cunningham, Assistant Commissioner for the Health Equity Bureau with the Minnesota Department of Health, details a report that examined maternal deaths from 2017 to 2018; an ASTHO blog article explains how states and the federal government...
Guests: Maggie Davis JD MA , Brooke Cunningham, MD, PhD
153
Sept. 26, 2022
270: Tracking Polio in New York
Dr. Jim McDonald, Medical Director for the New York State Department of Health, discusses the discovery of polio in wastewater in at least two NY counties; Carolyn McCoy, ASTHO’s Senior Director of Federal Government Affairs, explains legislation...
Guests: Carolyn McCoy, MPH , James McDonald, MD, MPH
152
Sept. 23, 2022
269: Urging COVID-19 Booster Uptake
Dr. Steven Stack, ASTHO President-Elect, discusses the new COVID-19 booster designed to protect against the latest variants; Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President, explains the need to bring health care and public health closer together in an ASTHO blog...
Guests: Steven Stack, MD , Carolyn Wester MD MPH
151
Sept. 22, 2022
268: ACEs Legislative Scan
Dr. Jonathan Purtle, Associate Professor at New York University's School of Global Public Health, discusses an ASTHO report on preventing adverse childhood experiences; Lisa Peterson, ASTHO’s Senior Director for Preparedness, talks about ASTHO’s...
150
Sept. 21, 2022
267: Managing Septic Grants
Lance Gregory, Environmental Health Division Director with the Virginia Department of Health, discusses Septic Smart Week and the demand for the agency’s Septic and Well Assistance Program; Joel Cantor, Director of the Rutgers Center for State...
Guests: Lance Gregory , Joel Cantor ScD
149
Sept. 20, 2022
266: ASTHO’s New President-Elect
Dr. Steven Stack, Commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health, and new ASTHO President-Elect, discusses the role and the pandemic’s impact on public health; Chris Taylor, ASTHO’s Director of Infectious Disease Outbreak Response and...
Guests: Steven Stack, MD , Chris Taylor
148
Sept. 19, 2022
265: Maternal Health Crisis Blueprint
Dr. Jamila Perritt, President and CEO of Physicians for Reproductive Health, discusses the White House Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis; Emma Talkington, ASTHO Environmental Health Analyst, explains why ASTHO has released a...
147
Sept. 16, 2022
264: New PH Job Website
Joanne Pearsol, ASTHO’s Director of Workforce Development, discusses a new careers website helping people and organizations connect; Mike Fraser, ASTHO’s Chief Executive Officer, joined an online news conference to discuss a White House proposal...
146
Sept. 15, 2022
263: Youth Worried About Climate Change
Rachael Banks, Public Health Director for the Oregon Health Authority Division of Public Health, discusses the results of a new study exploring the connections between climate change and youth mental health; Rebecca Fronberg, Program Manager at the...
Guests: Rachael Banks MPA , Rebecca Fronberg
145
Sept. 14, 2022
262: Meet ASTHO’s New President
Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO’s New Board President and Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer, looks at the year ahead and the work she hopes to continue; Mike Fraser, ASTHO CEO, discusses the White House request for emergency monkeypox funding; and you're...
144
Sept. 13, 2022
261: ASTHO’s Outgoing President
Dr. Nirav Shah, ASTHO’s Outgoing Board President, reflects on his time leading the organization during the COVID-19 pandemic; ASTHO has a new webinar series to help you prepare for a public health emergency; and make sure you are among the first to...
Guest: Nirav Shah MD JD
143
Sept. 12, 2022
260: ASTHO’s Impact on Public Health
ASTHO CEO Mike Fraser previews his State of ASTHO address to members meeting this week in Atlanta; Mark Miller, Vice President of Communications for the de Beaumont Foundation, says when it comes to restoring trust in public health, there are no...
Guests: Michael Fraser PhD MS CAE FCPP , Mark Miller
142
Sept. 9, 2022
259: Training for Diverse Public Health Pros
Jill Miller, Interim Deputy Director, Family Health Services, Alameda County Public Health Department, shares how she learned new leadership skills as a scholar in ASTHO’s Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health program; ASTHO surveys digital...
Guests: Heidi Westermann MPH , Jill Miller PsyD
141
Sept. 8, 2022
258: Public Health AmeriCorps Explained
AJ Pearlman, Director of Public Health AmeriCorps, shares the organization’s plan to get more people into public health positions across the nation; ASTHO explains legal considerations for agencies working to vaccinate people against Monkeypox;...
Guests: AJ Pearlman, JD , Shelby Rowell, MPA
140
Sept. 7, 2022
257: Life Expectancy Data Sounds Alarm
Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President-Elect and Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer, says new CDC life expectancy data sounds an alarm for public health and the nation; ASTHO shares how public health leaders can help their teams recover from the pandemic; Dr....
Guests: Anne Zink, MD, FACEP , Frederic Bertley PhD
139
Sept. 6, 2022
256: Helping Youth in Crisis
Heather Sebero, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Social and Behavioral Health, discusses the alarming mental health crisis impacting young people across the country; Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President-Elect and the Chief Medical Officer for the State of Alaska,...
Guests: Anne Zink, MD, FACEP , Heather Sebero MPA
138
Sept. 2, 2022
255: New Naloxone Strategy
Dr. Nabarun Dasgupta, Innovation Fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health, discusses a new way to get more generic Naloxone to people who need it; Colorado works with six counties to respond to...
Guests: Nabarun Dasgupta PhD MPH , Greg Holzman MD MPH