Maggie Nilz, MPH, CPH
June 23, 2026
1151: How States Are Strengthening Supply Chains and Stockpiles
On today's episode, ASTHO's Maggie Nilz shares how states are rethinking public health preparedness and adapting to a changing emergency management landscape.
Guest: Maggie Nilz, MPH, CPH
May 1, 2026
1117: Cybersecurity and Public Health Preparedness
On today's episode, ASTHO's Maggie Nilz explains how cyber disruptions are reshaping the foundation of public health systems. She shares how digital infrastructure makes core health functions more vulnerable and what jurisdictions can do to meet these challenges.
Guest: Maggie Nilz, MPH, CPH
Feb. 18, 2026
1071: Culture, Coordination, and Care: From Dialysis Safety to Disaster Response
What do infection prevention in dialysis clinics and hurricane response in the Caribbean have in common? More than you might think. This episode explores how culture, leadership, and coordination shape health outcomes, whether in a treatment chair or a disaster zone. First, Shalini Nair, a senior analyst of infectious disease at ASTHO, breaks down the growing concern around dialysis-related infections and what CDC’s Making Dialysis Safer for Patients Coalition is doing to address it. She shares frontline-informed strategies that health departments and facilities can use right now: building a “see it, say it” culture of safety, using short, role-specific training and real-time coaching, and ensuring visible leadership support that reinforces infection prevention as everyone’s responsibility. Then, the focus shifts to disaster response with Maggie Nilz, senior analyst of preparedness at ASTHO, and a volunteer with Team Rubicon, a veteran-led humanitarian organization.
Guests: Shalini Nair MPH , Maggie Nilz, MPH, CPH
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Sept. 18, 2025
993: New World Screwworm, States’ Preparedness Policies
Shalini Nair, senior analyst for infectious disease at ASTHO, tells public health professionals everything they need to know about New World screwworm (NWS), and what to do if their state experiences a case; Maggie Nilz, senior analyst for preparedness at ASTHO, shares information from a new Health Policy Update on public health preparedness for extreme weather events...
Guests: Shalini Nair MPH , Maggie Nilz, MPH, CPH
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July 11, 2025
945: Workforce Capacity, BBB Public Health Impacts
Maggie Nilz, senior analyst for preparedness at ASTHO, explains how states can help support public health preparedness workforce resilience and capacity; Carolyn Mullen, senior vice president of government affairs and public relations at ASTHO, shares what Congress has been busy with in this week’s View from Washington, D.C. report...
Guests: Carolyn Mullen , Maggie Nilz, MPH, CPH
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Sept. 11, 2024
747: Emergency Stockpile Strategies, Workforce Recommendations
Maggie Nilz, MPH, CPH, senior analyst, Preparedness and Disability Integration, ASTHO, discusses emergency stockpiles management; Allison Budzinski, Social & Behavioral Health and Workforce senior analyst, ASTHO, previews strategies for agencies...
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April 26, 2023
407: Disaster Response Getting Better, Leadership Diversity
Maggie Nilz, ASTHO’s Senior Analyst of Preparedness and Disability Integration, says preparedness is important to public health; the annual Preparedness Summit is ongoing in Atlanta; Dr. Kandi Fredere, Upstate Regional Health Director for the South...
Guests: Maggie Nilz, MPH, CPH , Kandi Fredere PhD