Beth Giambrone, MPP
July 28, 2026
1174: Medicaid Collaboration and Vector-Borne Disease Policy
ASTHO's Beth Giambrone discusses a recent ASTHO Health Policy Update that discusses how states are approaching vector-borne disease policy. Then, ASTHO"s Orobosa Idehen shares about a new Medicaid Oversight Governance Map.
Guests: Beth Giambrone, MPP , Orobosa Idehen, MPH
June 18, 2026
1149: Mid-Session Check-In: The Public Health Trends Shaping State Legislatures
On today's episode, Beth Giambrone discusses ASTHO’s mid-session update, reviewing the current public health trends emerging in state legislatures.
Guest: Beth Giambrone, MPP
Feb. 26, 2026
1077: Hypertension, Hill Day, and the Future of Public Health Policy
Today, two conversations highlight how policy shapes public health, both in communities and on Capitol Hill. First, Beth Giambrone, senior analyst for state health policy at ASTHO, explains how states are rethinking their approach to hypertension. From telehealth and remote blood pressure monitoring to expanded insurance coverage, policymakers are leveraging new technology to improve heart health across the lifespan. Later, Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO’s senior director of government affairs, shares wha...
Guests: Jeffrey Ekoma, MBA, MS , Beth Giambrone, MPP
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July 9, 2025
943: Mental Health + Overdose Prevention, Island Challenges
Dr. Allison Arwady, director at the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the CDC, details a recent webinar focused on mental health and overdose prevention; Beth Giambrone, ASTHO senior analyst for state health policy, explains..
Guests: Beth Giambrone, MPP , Allison Arwady, MD, MPH
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June 24, 2025
933: ASTHO’s Policy Navigation Expertise, Pregnancy-Related Deaths Rise
Beth Giambrone, senior analyst for state health policy at ASTHO, discusses her role on the state health policy team in this installment of the Get to Know ASTHO segment; Dr. Rose Molina, associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School...
Guests: Beth Giambrone, MPP , Rose Molina MD MPH
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June 2, 2025
918: Tick-Borne Diseases At All-Time High, PH Legislation Roundup
Laura Harrington, professor in the department of entomology at Cornell University and director of the Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, explains how public health can combat tick-borne diseases; Beth Giambrone, ASTHO senior analyst for state health policy, discusses public health legislation in states around the country...
Guests: Beth Giambrone, MPP , Laura Harrington PhD
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March 25, 2025
870: Opioid Overdose Declines, Tobacco Roundup
Dr. Sameer Vohra, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health and an ASTHO Member, tells us how Illinois worked to successfully reduce opioid overdoses; and Beth Giambrone, ASTHO senior analyst of state health policy, recaps some of the...
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Feb. 6, 2025
838: Oregon’s Bold Health Goals, Food Deserts
Dr. Sejal Hathi, director of the Oregon Health Authority, tells us that to achieve Oregon’s bold health goals we have to work together; Beth Giambrone, ASTHO senior analyst for State Health Policy, explains how some states are addressing food...
Guests: Beth Giambrone, MPP , Sejal Hathi MD MBA
402
Nov. 18, 2024
793: Braiding & Layering Funds, EPA PFAS Limits
Karl Ensign, ASTHO vice president for Territorial Support, tells us why braiding and layering funding can be beneficial as ASTHO launches a learning module on the subject; Beth Giambrone, ASTHO senior analyst for State Health Policy, discusses the EPA...
Guests: Karl Ensign , Beth Giambrone, MPP
238
March 25, 2024
628: PA Overdose Training, PH’s Role In Transportation
Dr. Debra Bogen, acting secretary of health for the Pennsylvania Department of Health and ASTHO member, discusses Pennsylvania’s work to expand overdose training to many different populations; Beth Giambrone, ASTHO senior analyst for State Health...
Guests: Beth Giambrone, MPP , Debra Bogen, MD, FAAP
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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
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Jan. 23, 2023
341: Investing in PH, Protecting Children
Dr. Nancy Messonnier, Dean of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, says there's still a need for sustained investment in public health three years after the pandemic; Beth Giambrone, ASTHO Senior Analyst for State Health Policy, explains...
Guests: Beth Giambrone, MPP , Nancy Messonnier MD
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Nov. 21, 2022
308: Thankful for People in Public Health
Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President and Chief Medical Officer of the Alaska Department of Health, shares some encouraging words to celebrate Public Health Thank You Day; Mike Fraser, ASTHO CEO, appreciates the significance of Public Health Thank You Day,...