Colton Anderson, MPH, CHES

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Senior Analyst, Public Health Systems and Improvement, ASTHO

Sept. 15, 2026

1205: PHIG Impact Report: Building a Culture of Quality Improvement in Public Health

On today's installment of the PHIG Impact Report, hear from ASTHO's Colton Anderson and DeMatt Harkins from the Mississippi State Department of Health on how a Quality Advisory Group creates a space to share challenges, exchange tools, and build stronger systems for performance management.
April 20, 2026

1109: Modernizing Grants Management

In this episode, ASTHO's Colton Anderson explains how agencies across the country are rethinking and improving their grants management processes.
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June 5, 2025

921: Anonymous Naloxone Kits; Performance Management Help

Melissa Magstadt, secretary of health for South Dakota and an ASTHO member, explains the state’s first-in-the-nation anonymous naloxone kit distribution program; Colton Anderson, ASTHO senior analyst for public health systems and improvement, tells us about ASTHO’s Quality Advisory Group...
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Jan. 28, 2025

831: PHIG TA Assists Reaccreditation, Performance Management System Best Practices

Ashlyn Sherman, health planning coordinator for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, tells us how a PHIG-funded ASTHO technical assistance opportunity helped her department; Colton Anderson, an ASTHO senior analyst for Public Health Systems Improvement, details what to...