Steven Stack MD

Kentucky Commissioner for Public Health

423: Teaching AI Inclusion, Adjusting COVID Stats
COVID-19 Public Health Data Modernization Public Health Data And Technology TechXpo And Futures Forum

423: Teaching AI Inclusion, Adjusting COVID Stats

May 18, 2023

Dr. Brian Anderson, Chief Digital Health Physician at the MITRE Corporation, says public health needs to make data and technology more inclusive; online tickets to attend ASTHO’s TechXpo are still available; Dr. Steven Stack…

390: Impact of Community on PH, Indigenous Data Justice
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390: Impact of Community on PH, Indigenous Data Justice

April 3, 2023

Dr. Steven J. Stack, Commissioner for Public Health with the Kentucky Department for Public Health, kicks off our coverage of National Public Health Week with a focus on how the idea of community impacts public health; Abiga…

296: Data Model for Violence Prevention
Environmental Health Informatics And Surveillance Injury And Violence Prevention Food And Water Safety Public Health Data And Technology

296: Data Model for Violence Prevention

Nov. 2, 2022

Dr. Steven Stack, ASTHO President-Elect and Kentucky Public Health Commissioner, discusses Kentucky’s new online system to report foodborne illnesses; Ankur Jain, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Public Health Data Modernization and…

269: Urging COVID-19 Booster Uptake
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269: Urging COVID-19 Booster Uptake

Sept. 23, 2022

Dr. Steven Stack, ASTHO President-Elect, discusses the new COVID-19 booster designed to protect against the latest variants; Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President, explains the need to bring health care and public health closer tog…

266: ASTHO’s New President-Elect
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266: ASTHO’s New President-Elect

Sept. 20, 2022

Dr. Steven Stack, Commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health, and new ASTHO President-Elect, discusses the role and the pandemic’s impact on public health; Chris Taylor, ASTHO’s Director of Infectious Disease …

210: Responses to Gun Violence
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210: Responses to Gun Violence

June 30, 2022

Lindsey Myers, ASTHO’s Vice President for Social and Behavioral Health, discusses a new blog article she authored with Chief Medical Officer Dr. Marcus Plescia about men and gun violence; Dr. Steven Stack, Commissioner of th…

178: Data Obstacles and Opportunities
Health Information And Technology Public Health Data Modernization TechXpo

178: Data Obstacles and Opportunities

May 13, 2022

Dr. David Rhew, Microsoft’s Global Chief Medical Officer, says there is technology available to help public health agencies standardize and modernize data; Mike Fraser, ASTHO CEO, notes the challenge is not with technology; …

86: Power Outage Preparedness
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86: Power Outage Preparedness

Dec. 16, 2021

Eric Cote, an expert in emergency power preparedness, tells us why it’s important to know who relies on electricity for their medical devices when power is lost in a community; Stephen Heck, an ASTHO Disability and Preparedn…

74:  The White House Celebrates Public Health
Funding COVID-19 Public Health Mental Health

74: The White House Celebrates Public Health

Nov. 30, 2021

Several ASTHO members attend a White House event in appreciation of public health workers across the states and territories. ASTHO President Dr. Nirav Shah, ASTHO President-Elect Dr. Anne Zink, California’s Dr. Tomas Aragon,…

71:  Title X Grants Explained
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71: Title X Grants Explained

Nov. 19, 2021

Clare Coleman, President and CEO of the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association, explains how to apply for a new round of Title X grants now available from HHS; Dr. Steven Stack, Commissioner of the Kent…

68:  Leading with Gratitude
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68: Leading with Gratitude

Nov. 16, 2021

Mylynn Tufte, North Dakota’s former state health official, explains the power of gratitude in advance of her Insight and Inspiration talk on Thursday, Nov. 18; Rhea Farberman, Director of Strategic Communications and Policy …