Episodes
106
Sept. 1, 2023
495: Power Outage Toolkit, Alpha-Gal Syndrome Explained
Eric Cote, founder of Power Outage Partners, explains how the ASTHO Power Outage tool kit can help prevent life-threatening situations; Elizabeth Schiffman, supervisor of the Vector-Borne Disease Unit at the Minnesota Department of Health, says it’s...
105
Aug. 31, 2023
494: Mapping Overdose Center Legislation, Overdose Prevention Work Demands Flexibility
JoAnne McClure, ASTHO Senior Analyst for State Policy, explains an ASTHO webpage that tracks legislation to authorize overdose centers in some states; Dr. Laura Chisholm, Section Manager for Injury and Violence Prevention with the Oregon Health...
Guests: JoAnne Deehr MSW , Laura Chisholm PhD MPH
104
Aug. 30, 2023
493: Substance Use During Pregnancy, Partnering with the Youth Justice System
Sowmya Kuruganti, Analyst with ASTHO’s Family and Child Health Team, discusses disturbing numbers surrounding overdose-related deaths among pregnant and postpartum people; Shelby McCulley, Director of the Bureau of Youth Services at the Wisconsin...
Guests: Sowmya Kuruganti MPH , Shelby McCulley
103
Aug. 29, 2023
492: Breastfeeding Equity, TFAH’s New Podcast
Heather Hamner, Maternal, Infant, and Toddler Nutrition Team Lead at the CDC, explains the importance of Breastfeeding Awareness Month; the Trust For America’s Health has launched a new podcast to highlight the work in the Age-Friendly Public Health...
Guest: Heather Hamner PhD MPH
102
Aug. 28, 2023
491: CDC Rural Health, Childhood Mental Health
Diane Hall, Director of the CDC Office of Rural Health, outlines the office's priorities; Claire Rudolph, ASTHO Consultant and Assistant Director of the New York State Department of Health’s Child Health Bureau, discusses how childhood experiences...
Guests: Diane Hall PhD , Claire Rudolph MPH
101
Aug. 25, 2023
490: Immunization Policy Statement, Fiscal Year Predictions
Kris Ehresmann, former Director of Infectious Disease at the Minnesota Department of Health, describes ASTHO’s revised policy statement; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO’s Senior Director of Government Affairs, discusses predictions for Congressional action...
100
Aug. 24, 2023
489: School Vaccinations, Chemical Weapon Disposal
Dr. Sameer Vohra, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, details the state’s back-to-school vaccination campaign; Terry Tincher, Section Chief for the CDC’s Chemical Demilitarization Program, marks a big milestone for the program;...
Guests: Sameer Vohra MD JD MA FAAP , Terry Tincher
99
Aug. 23, 2023
488: PH Workforce Consortium, Maternal Health Disparities
JP Leider, Director of the Center for Public Health Systems at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, explains the importance of the Consortium for Workforce Research and Public Health; Nancy Scotto Rosato, Assistant Commissioner of...
Guests: JP Leider PhD , Nancy Scotto-Rosato PhD
98
Aug. 22, 2023
487: AI in Public Health, Hurricane Environmental Health Surveillance
Dr. Kris Mork, Director of Public Health Informatics at Guidehouse, says the development of AI needs to be inclusive; Heidi Bojes, Director of the Environmental Epidemiology and Disease Registry at the Texas Department of State Health Services,...
Guests: Kris Mork PhD , Heidi Bojes PhD
97
Aug. 21, 2023
486: Over-the-Counter Naloxone, Hurricane Partnerships
Richa Ranade, ASTHO’s Senior Director of Overdose Prevention, says ASTHO’s policy statement on over-the-counter naloxone supports increasing access; Chris Medina, State Medical Operations Center Director at the Texas Department of State Health...
Guests: Richa Ranade MPH , Chris Medina
96
Aug. 18, 2023
485: Planning Post-Pandemic, Arizona’s Heat Map
Warren Villagomez, Director of Public Health Hospital for the Emergency Preparedness Program at the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation, shares the public health planning lessons learned form COVID-19; Hsini Lin, Office Chief for Environmental...
Guests: Warren Villagomez , Hsini Lin ScD MSPH
95
Aug. 17, 2023
484: Back-to-School Air Quality, HAI Outbreak Framework
Kerry Wyss, ASTHO’s Director of Environmental Health, explains how ASTHO held focus groups to address school air quality concerns; Dawn Terashita, Associate Director ofthe Acute Communicable Disease Control Program at the Los Angeles County...
Guests: Kerry Wyss , Dawn Terashita MD MPH FACPM
94
Aug. 16, 2023
483: PFAS Rulemaking, AI Finds Public Health
Beth Giambrone, ASTHO’s Senior Analyst of State Health Policy, says the EPA has proposed regulations on certain forever chemicals; Jamie Pina, ASTHO’s Vice President of Public Health Data Modernization, explains how artificial intelligence (AI) can be a public health tool;...
Guests: Jamie Pina PhD MSPH , Beth Giambrone, MPP
93
Aug. 15, 2023
482: Back-to-School Water Dollars, Youth Mental Health Partnerships
Wendi Wilkes, Senior Advisor at the Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water, explains lead testing program that allows schools and child care agencies to remove the threat of lead; Heather Sebero, ASTHO’s Senior Analyst for Social and...
Guests: Heather Sebero MPA , Wendi Wilkes
92
Aug. 14, 2023
481: Syphilis Drug Shortage, Maternal and Child Health Priorities
Dr. Jeffrey Klausner, Professor of Clinical Population and Public Health Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine at USC, describes how drug shortages are making it tough to treat syphilis; Jazmyn Covington, ASTHO Director of Maternal and Infant...
Guests: Jeffrey Klausner MD MPH , Jazmyn Covington MPH
91
Aug. 11, 2023
480: RSV Messaging, Emergency Contraception
Hear from the experts who participated in an ASTHO online briefing on the coming RSV season; Sophia Durant, ASTHO’s Analyst of Family and Child Health, says access to emergency contraception is a health equity issue; and an ASTHO virtual session...
90
Aug. 10, 2023
479: Considering Rural Voices, Misinformation and Disinformation
Bethany Alcauter, Director of Research and Public Health Programs at the National Center for Farmworker Health, is focused on local action when it comes to rural health infrastructure; an ASTHO online briefing discussed the coming RSV season; and...
Guests: Nirav Shah MD JD , Bethany Alcauter, PhD, MPH
89
Aug. 9, 2023
478: Mapping Opioid Response, Managing FTE Caps
Maggie Davis, ASTHO Director of State Health Policy, outlines ASTHO’s new Public Health Legal Mapping Center tool aimed to highlight policies that may prevent overdose; Liljana Baddour, ASTHO’s Senior Director for Workforce Development, says...
Guests: Maggie Davis JD MA , Liljana Baddour MPH
88
Aug. 8, 2023
477: PH-HERO Set to Grow, Dialysis Patient Voices
Omar Khalid, ASTHO’s Director of Workforce Development, explains the expansion of ASTHO’s Public Health – Hope, Equity, Resilience, and Opportunity (PH-HERO) initiative; Erin Laird, ASTHO’s Director of Emerging Infections, says preventing...
Guests: Omar Khalid , Erin Laird MPH
87
Aug. 7, 2023
476: Urging Calm Over COVID-19 Numbers, Health and Social Systems Alignment
Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO’s Chief Medical Officer, shares the current COVID-19 status and a look ahead into the coming seasons; Dr. Steven Stack, ASTHO president elect and the Commissioner for Public Health for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, outlines...
Guests: Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH , Steven Stack, MD
86
Aug. 4, 2023
475: Health Data Modernization, Senate Appropriations Bill
ASTHO President Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical Officer for the State of Alaska, says policy is the biggest challenge facing public health data modernization; Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO’s Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Relations,...
Guests: Anne Zink, MD, FACEP , Carolyn Mullen
85
Aug. 3, 2023
474: Overdose Strategies, Pregnancy Risk Data
Victoria Pless, ASTHO’s Assistant Director of Social and Behavioral Health, explains recommendations states can use to reduce overdoses; Stephany Strahle, with ASTHO’s Family and Child Health team, says updating public health surveillance systems...
Guests: Victoria Pless, MPH , Stephany Strahle
84
Aug. 2, 2023
473: Rethinking Rural Immunization Strategies, Expanding Mental Health Coverage
Melissa Magstadt, Cabinet Secretary for the South Dakota Department of Health, says healthcare must meet patients where they live; Ali Maffey, ASTHO’s Vice President of Social and Behavioral Health, explains approaches to making mental healthcare...
83
Aug. 1, 2023
472: Vaccine Equity Honors, How to Pay for Birth Control Services
Geetika Nadkarni, ASTHO’s Director of Chronic Infectious Disease, shares the award-winning Partnering for Vaccine Equity project which aims to increase vaccinations among diverse communities; Meredith Sussman, Vaccine Equity Project Manager for...