Episodes
406
Sept. 30, 2025
1001: Public Health + Medicaid
In this special episode of Public Health Review Morning Edition, Julie Sullivan, principal at BerryDunn, discusses how public health agencies can partner with Medicaid to share data and obtain needed resources while saving funds.
Guest: Julie Sullivan MPH MBA PMP
405
Sept. 29, 2025
1000: Rural Health Transformation Program, Youth Suicide Rates
Catherine Jones, senior analyst of government affairs at ASTHO, breaks down what states need to know about the application for the Rural Health Transformation Program, and discusses ASTHO’s recent partnership with Cornerstone Government Affairs to host two expert panels on the subject; Dr. Lena Heilmann, director of the Colorado Office of Suicide Prevention with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment,...
Guests: Catherine Jones, MPH , Lena Heilmann PhD MNM
404
Sept. 26, 2025
999: Islands Population Health Summit, View From Washington
Halina Palacios, chief operations officer for population health at the Commonwealth Health Care Corporation in the territory of the Northern Mariana Islands, discusses a recent population health summit specifically for Pacific public health teams; Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO’s senior vice president of government affairs and public relations, breaks down how the potential government shutdown could impact access to public health funds...
Guests: Carolyn Mullen , Halina S. Palacios MPH
403
Sept. 25, 2025
998: Recent ACIP Meeting, Emergency Preparedness Priorities
Kim Martin, director of immunization at ASTHO, recaps the recent ACIP meeting that took place and discusses the conversation’s potential impacts on public health; Veronica Bryant, emergency preparedness and outbreak coordinator for North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' environmental health section...
Guests: Kimberly Martin , Veronica Bryant
402
Sept. 24, 2025
997: CHW Funding Models, Public Health Job Applications
Maria Courogen, executive director for the Center for Access to Whole Person Care at the Washington State Department of Health, explains how her state worked to enable the continued support of community health workers (CHWs) by developing a sustainable funding model; Dr. Heather Krasna, associate dean of career and professional development at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health...
Guests: Heather Krasna PhD MS EdM , Maria Courogen MPH
401
Sept. 23, 2025
996: COVID Vaccine State Legislative Activity, Emergency Prep
Andy Baker-White, ASTHO’s senior director for state health policy, provides an update on the legislative actions states are taking across the country to ensure continued vaccination access within their jurisdictions; Captain Artensie Flowers, director of the division of regional operations with the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR)...
400
Sept. 22, 2025
995: CDC Funding Impact Report, Falls Prevention, EVD
Dr. Joseph Kanter, CEO of ASTHO, joined Dr. J. Nadine Gracia, president and CEO of Trust for America’s Health (TFAH), Rhea Farberman, director of strategic communications and policy at TFAH, and Lori Freeman, CEO of NACCHO, during a recent briefing about TFAH’s report that details the impact of CDC funding on public health; Madelyn Maxwell, healthy aging and falls prevention project coordinator for the Oklahoma State Department of Health Injury Prevention Service,...
399
Sept. 19, 2025
994: Healthy Aging Tactics, PH Funding on the Hill
JW Randolph, deputy commissioner at the Tennessee Department of Health, shares how his state’s new Office for Healthy Aging has been successful in coordinating statewide efforts to care for Tennessee’s aging communities; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO’s senior director for government affairs, provides an update on funding for the federal government in this week’s View From Washington, D.C. report...
Guests: Jeffrey Ekoma, MBA, MS , JW Randolph MPH
398
Sept. 18, 2025
993: New World Screwworm, States’ Preparedness Policies
Shalini Nair, senior analyst for infectious disease at ASTHO, tells public health professionals everything they need to know about New World screwworm (NWS), and what to do if their state experiences a case; Maggie Nilz, senior analyst for preparedness at ASTHO, shares information from a new Health Policy Update on public health preparedness for extreme weather events...
Guests: Shalini Nair MPH , Maggie Nilz, MPH, CPH
397
Sept. 17, 2025
992: Respiratory Vaccines Update, Succession Planning How-To
Dr. Susan Kansagra, chief medical officer at ASTHO, discusses updates to federal health initiatives that continue to impact public health agencies, including the latest report from the Make America Healthy Again Commission and recent activity regarding vaccines; Tiffany Day, public health specialist with the Henry County Health Department in Ohio, previews...
Guests: Susan Kansagra, MD, MBA , Tiffany Day MPH GRMS
396
Sept. 16, 2025
991: PHIG Funding + Interoperable Systems
In today's installment of the PHIG Impact Report, Dr. Edward Simmer, ASTHO member and the interim director of the South Carolina Department of Public Health, discusses how his department is using the Public Health Infrastructure Grant.
Guest: Edward Simmer MD MPH
395
Sept. 15, 2025
990: Connecting Public Health Silos, Tracking Data for Emergencies
Marissa Eyanson, director of behavioral health for the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, shares how her department is breaking down silos between its behavioral health and disability service systems to make it easier for Iowans to access care; Dr. Paul Petersen, director of the emergency preparedness program with the Tennessee Department of Health...
Guests: Marissa Eyanson , Paul Petersen PharmD MPH CEM
394
Sept. 12, 2025
989: HIV and STI Efforts in States
Dr. Sameer Vohra, ASTHO member and director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, discusses the op-ed he co-authored in the Chicago Tribune on the progress his state has made in treating HIV; Brandon Kufalk, STI unit supervisor for the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, explains...
Guests: Sameer Vohra MD JD MA FAAP , Brandon Kufalk
393
Sept. 11, 2025
988: New Data Modernization Expertise, Hearing Loss and Public Health
Dr. Jen Layden, senior vice president for population health and innovation at ASTHO, discusses her previous experience in data modernization and what’s to come as she takes on her new role; Dr. Rick Neitzel, professor of environmental health sciences at the University of Michigan School of Public Health...
Guests: Jennifer Layden, MD, PhD , Rick Neitzel PHD MS
392
Sept. 10, 2025
987: One Health, Fall Vaccination Season
Dr. Catherine Brown, state epidemiologist and state public health veterinarian at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, discusses ASTHO’s recent meeting with the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) and the importance of the One Health approach; a recent ASTHO blog article details the importance of ensuring animals are accounted for during radiological incidents; Dr. Dave Chokshi, chair of the Common Health Coalition..
391
Sept. 9, 2025
986: Infant Mortality Programs, CHW Alzheimer’s Course
Dr. Lindsay Weaver, ASTHO member and state health commissioner of Indiana, discusses the public health programs that Indiana employed to achieve its lowest infant mortality rate in more than a century; Corinne Gillenwater, chronic disease and health improvement analyst at ASTHO...
Guests: Corinne Gillenwater, MPH , Lindsay Weaver MD
390
Sept. 8, 2025
985: Rural Health Transportation Program, Workplace Communication Skills
Dr. Dan Edney, ASTHO member and state health officer of the Mississippi State Department of Health, and Dr. Susan Kansagra, chief medical officer at ASTHO, discuss the Rural Health Transformation Program and the recent ASTHO panels that covered what states can expect and how some agencies are preparing; Tim Rosselet, manager of digital learning and design at ASTHO, shares more about Thursday’s upcoming Ignite, Accelerate, and Activate webinar...
389
Sept. 5, 2025
984: Childhood Vaccination Efforts; FY26 Public Health Funding
Dr. Arti Barnes, chief medical officer at the Illinois Department of Public Health, describes how her agency is working collaboratively with other state departments to enhance access to pediatric vaccinations; Jeffrey Ekoma, senior director of government affairs at ASTHO, discusses changes to the CDC, this month’s federal funding deadline...
Guests: Jeffrey Ekoma, MBA, MS , Arti Barnes, MD, MPH
388
Sept. 4, 2025
983: Accessible Public Health Data; Disaster Preparedness
Former ASTHO president Dr. Anne Zink, senior clinical fellow at Yale University and practicing emergency medicine physician, shares how PopHIVE, a database of de-identified, population-level health data, draws data from various sources, allowing public health providers to find patterns and make informed decisions; Nicholas Porter, director for environmental health at ASTHO, discusses...
Guests: Anne Zink, MD, FACEP , Nicholas Porter MPH
387
Sept. 3, 2025
982: Collated Public Health Data; Succession Planning
Former ASTHO president Dr. Anne Zink, senior clinical fellow at Yale University and practicing emergency medicine physician, shares how PopHIVE, an interactive database of de-identified, population-level health data, can help public health providers navigate health trends in their respective jurisdictions...
Guests: Anne Zink, MD, FACEP , Joy Ermie MPH
386
Sept. 2, 2025
981: CDC‘s PHIG Perspective
In today's episode of the PHIG Impact Report, Sara Patterson, acting director of CDC’s Public Health Infrastructure Center, details her view of the Public Health Infrastructure Grant.
Guest: Sara Patterson MA
385
Aug. 29, 2025
980: New Rural Health Program, Synthetic Opioid Policy Update
Madison Hluchan, ASTHO assistant director of Medicaid and value-based payment, details how a new ASTHO resource can help your team with the Rural Health Transformation Program; and JoAnne Deehr, ASTHO senior analyst for state health policy, shares prevention and response policies to reduce overdoses involving synthetic opioids.
Guests: JoAnne Deehr MSW , Madison Hluchan MPH
384
Aug. 28, 2025
979: Technical Assistance Infrastructure, Community Health Worker Awareness Week
Christy Roby, local public health performance section supervisor with Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, explains how her agency developed a new technical assistance infrastructure referral system; Chelsea Cipriano, managing director of the Common Health Coalition...
Guests: Chelsea Cipriano MPH , Christy Roby MPA BSW
383
Aug. 27, 2025
978: PHIG Annual Recipient Convening, Rural Public Health Grants
Dr. Joseph Kanter, CEO of ASTHO, joined us from the Public Health Infrastructure Grant Annual Recipient Convening to discuss the importance of public health leaders coming together to learn from one another; Dr. Sameer Vohra, ASTHO member and director of the Illinois Department of Public Health...