Allison Wheeler, MSPH
Feb. 23, 2026
1074: From Wastewater to Radiological Readiness: Detecting and Responding to Public Health Threats
On today's episode, Allison Wheeler from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment shares how her team detected measles in wastewater before clinical cases appeared, helping local partners identify an outbreak early to act quickly. Then, Ziad Kazzi from Emory University breaks down what a radiological incident really looks like, from accidental exposures to nuclear incidents, and what a manageable response looks like.
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March 20, 2025
867: Ethics of Wastewater Surveillance, Opioid Funding for Next Two Decades
Allison Wheeler, wastewater surveillance unit manager at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, and co-director of the Wastewater Center of Excellence in Colorado, tells us about a recently published ASTHO report on ethical considerations in public health wastewater surveillance; Dawn...
Guests: Allison Wheeler, MSPH , Dawn Yohey MFT LCADC