Melissa Magstadt CNP MBA

Melissa Magstadt CNP MBA Profile Photo

Cabinet Secretary, South Dakota Department of Health

ASTHO Member

Dec. 16, 2024

811: Maternal Health Grant, 2025 PH Legislative Trends

Melissa Magstadt, secretary of health in the South Dakota Department of Health, tells us how the state is using a recently awarded maternal health innovation grant; Maggie Davis, ASTHO director of State Health Policy, previe…
June 10, 2024

682: PH Trust in Three Steps, Mobile Clinics Roll in SD

Dr. Tom Frieden, president and chief executive officer of Resolve to Save Lives, shares three steps he says are needed to rebuild trust in public health; Melissa Magstadt, secretary of Health for the South Dakota Department …
Nov. 17, 2023

547: Listening and Data in Native Communities, Congress Meets a Deadline

Melissa Magstadt, secretary of health for the South Dakota Department of Health, outlines how she works with nine sovereign nations in her state; Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO senior vice president for Government Affairs and Public …
Aug. 2, 2023

473:  Rethinking Rural Immunization Strategies, Expanding Mental Health Coverage

Melissa Magstadt, Cabinet Secretary for the South Dakota Department of Health, says healthcare must meet patients where they live; Ali Maffey, ASTHO’s Vice President of Social and Behavioral Health, explains approaches to ma…