John Wiesman DrPH MPH

Professor of the Practice & Director, Executive Doctoral Program in Health Leadership, University of North Carolina

Emergency Preparedness COVID-19 ASTHO Pandemics

339: Messonnier’s COVID Reflections, Equity Tops Pandemic Lessons

Jan. 19, 2023

Dr. Nancy Messonnier, Dean of the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, reflects on the COVID-19 pandemic with her unique perspective as a top CDC official at the time; Dr. John Wiesman, forme…

Public Health Infrastructure COVID-19 HIV Public Health Workforce Access To Care Public Health Policy

103: Ending the HIV Epidemic

Jan. 24, 2022

Dr. Joseph Kanter, Louisiana’s State Health Officer, talks about fighting the HIV epidemic during the COVID-19 pandemic as ASTHO releases a set of 10 policy briefings focused on public health issues expected to be priorities…

Emergency Preparedness Environmental Health Health Equity Public Health Infrastructure COVID-19 Disability And Preparedness Natural Disasters

102: Recalling COVID-19’s First Case Part 2

Jan. 21, 2022

Dr. John Wiesman, the former Secretary of Health in Washington state, gives his assessment of the nation's pandemic response since the first COVID-19 case was discovered in his state two years ago this week. He discusses wha…

Health Equity COVID-19 Social And Behavioral Health Crisis Communications Crisis Management Disability And Preparedness Crisis Standards Of Care Health In All Policies

101: Recalling COVID-19's First Case Part 1

Jan. 20, 2022

Dr. John Wiesman, the former Secretary of Health in Washington state, reflects on the moment the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in his state and thus the U.S.; Dr. Alexis Travis, Michigan’s State Health Officer, says i…

Health Equity Public Health Access To Care Social Determinants Of Health Heart Disease Diabetes Racism And Public Health

98: MLK and Health Equity

Jan. 14, 2022

ASTHO CEO Mike Fraser considers Dr. Martin Luther King’s influence on public health and his impact on the organization’s approach to equity; Dr. Alexis Travis, Michigan’s State Health Officer, tells us how the civil rights i…