Mark Levine MD
469
March 11, 2025
860: Levine’s Proudest Accomplishments, Funding Local Subrecipients
Dr. Mark Levine, commissioner of health for the State of Vermont and an ASTHO Member, looks back on his time as commissioner as he gets ready to depart his post; Melissa Touma, ASTHO director of the Public Health Infrastructure Program, tells us how a...
Guests: Mark Levine MD , Melissa Touma MPH
735
Aug. 12, 2024
726: Updated Policy Statements, CHW Investments
Mark Levine, ASTHO member and commissioner of health for the State of Vermont, recaps some recent updates to a few ASTHO policy statements; Sherri Ohly, co-director of the Envision Equity CHW Training and Technical Assistance Center, says Community...
Guests: Mark Levine MD , Sherri Ohly
307
July 2, 2024
697: Best of PHRME: Pacific Islands Embrace PHIG Investments, New Dashboard Calculates Heat Risk
This special episode of Public Health Review Morning Edition revisits a popular episode from May 24th, 2024. ASTHO staff, members, and alumni, discuss a recent meeting focused on the implementation of the Public Health Infrastructure Grant program for...
282
May 24, 2024
672: Pacific Islands Embrace PHIG Investments, New Dashboard Calculates Heat Risk
ASTHO staff, members, and alumni, discuss a recent meeting focused on the implementation of the Public Health Infrastructure Grant program for the island areas; Dr. Mark Levine, commissioner of Health for the State of Vermont, says his state’s...
239
March 26, 2024
629: Long COVID Strategies, Updated ACEs Approaches
Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO chief medical officer, updates us on the Long COVID situation; Dr. Mark Levine, commissioner of health for the State of Vermont, tells us about ASTHO’s recently updated policy statement on adverse childhood experiences; and...
167
Dec. 4, 2023
556: New Suicide Prevention Policy Statement, Testing Could Curb Newborn Syphilis Cases
Dr. Mark Levine, commissioner, Vermont Department of Health, says ASTHO’s new policy statement on suicide prevention offers many recommendations including a call to improve access to health care services for those at highest risk; Dr. Robert...
149
Nov. 3, 2023
538: One Health Simplified, Shutdown Potential
Dr. Karen Smith, Former California Public Health Officer, discusses how agencies can begin their One Health approach; an ASTHO report outlines how Idaho and New Jersey are taking a One Health approach to address environmental health concerns; Jeffrey...
4
April 6, 2023
393: Mental Health is Public Health, Washington Post Opinion
On Day Four of National Public Health Week, Dr. Mark Levine, Commissioner of Health at the Vermont Department of Health, says mental health must be considered if we want to advance public health; Kate Woodsome with the Washington Post discusses key...
252
March 2, 2023
368: Island Health Push, Ending the X Waiver
Alex Wheatley, ASTHO Assistant Director of the Island Support Team, says there is an urgent need to approve agreements that continue funding for health programs in several island nations; Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO Senior Vice President for Government...
Guests: Mark Levine MD , Alex Wheatley, MPA
242
Feb. 16, 2023
359: Vermont’s Pandemic Communications, Gun Violence Grant
Dr. Mark Levine, Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Health, offers his colleagues some advice in a new ASTHO video about improving public health through data and communication; Dr. David Grossman, Vice President for Social Health and Equity at...
Guests: Mark Levine MD , David Grossman MD MPH
211
Dec. 21, 2022
328: Opioids, Equity, and the Medicaid Cliff
Dr. Mark Levine, Vermont Department of Health's Commissioner of Health, discusses the opioid crisis in America and the policies his state has employed to save lives; Alicia Justice, ASTHO Senior Director of Programmatic Health Equity Initiatives and...
174
Oct. 26, 2022
291: Vermont’s New “Facing Suicide” Campaign
Dr. Mark Levine, Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Health, discusses the state’s new Facing Suicide VT campaign, which focuses on encouraging people to discuss the issue of suicide; ASTHO is working with states and territories to highlight...
Guest: Mark Levine MD
78
June 9, 2022
196: Gun Violence and Public Health
Dr. Mark Levine, Vermont Health Commissioner, explains how public health ought to respond to a recent spate of shootings that have left dozens dead and even more injured across the U.S.; Meighan Haupt, Chief of Staff with the National Association of...
Guests: Mark Levine MD , Meighan Haupt MS
77
June 8, 2022
195: Hospitals Prepping for COVID-19 Surge
Akin Demehin, Senior Director of Quality and Patient Safety Policy with the American Hospital Association, explains how hospitals are preparing for the possibility of another COVID-19 wave later this year; Dr. Mark Levine, Vermont Health Commissioner,...
Guests: Mark Levine MD , Akin Demehin, MPH
42
April 19, 2022
160: Variant Fatigue
Dr. Mark Levine, Commissioner of Health at the Vermont Department of Health, explains how the COVID BA.2 sub-variant is being received by people in his state; Caroline Brazeel, ASTHO’s Senior Director for Population Health and Innovation, tells us...
Guests: Mark Levine MD , Caroline Brazeel, MPH
16
Aug. 31, 2021
16: Overdose Awareness and Action
Dr. Mark Levine, Vermont’s Commissioner of Health, outlines steps states and territories can take to address the alarming rise in the number of overdose deaths in the United States; Luke Tomsha, founder of The Perfectly Flawed Foundation, tells...
Guests: Mark Levine MD , Luke Tomsha