Debra Bogen MD FAAP

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Secretary of Health, Pennsylvania Department of Health

1041: Protecting Newborns: Guidance for the Hepatitis B Vaccine Matters Now More Than Ever
Dec. 11, 2025

1041: Protecting Newborns: Guidance for the Hepatitis B Vaccine Matters Now More Than Ever

In this episode, Pennsylvania Secretary of Health and ASTHO member Dr. Debra Bogen joins us to break down a major change in national vaccine guidance, and why it has sparked concern among pediatric and public health leaders.
810: Maternal and Childhood Health Prospectus, Pertussis Persists
Dec. 13, 2024

810: Maternal and Childhood Health Prospectus, Pertussis Persists

Dr. Debra Bogen, secretary of health for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and an ASTHO Member, discusses ASTHO’s Maternal and Childhood Health Legislative Prospectus; Dr. Tina Tan, president of the Infectious Disease Society of America, tells us how...
727: Lead Testing, KFF Health Misinformation Monitor
Aug. 13, 2024

727: Lead Testing, KFF Health Misinformation Monitor

Dr. Debra Bogen, secretary of health for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, discusses the importance of testing children for lead; Irving Washington, senior vice president and executive director for KFF’s Health Misinformation and Trust Initiative,...
639: Workforce Pipeline Progress, Strategies to Reduce Congenital Syphilis
April 9, 2024

639: Workforce Pipeline Progress, Strategies to Reduce Congenital Syphilis

AJ Pearlman, director of Public Health AmeriCorps, says more than 4-thousand people are learning about public health as part of the program; Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, director of the Ohio Department of Health, and Dr. Debra Bogen, acting secretary of...
628: PA Overdose Training, PH’s Role In Transportation
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...