Public Health Review Morning Edition
Episodes
443: 2023 DELPH Cohort, House Hearing on Preparedness
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Avia Mason, ASTHO Vice President of Leadership and Organizational Performance, explains the significance of the 2023 DELPH cohort; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTH...
442: Telling Public Health Stories, RSV Vaccine Reaction
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Edward Ehlinger, former chair of the HHS Advisory Committee on Infant and Maternal Mortality, says public health needs to look beyond numbers to b...
441: Learning to Advocate, Responsible Data Use
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Susan Polan, Associate Executive Director for Public Affairs and Advocacy with the American Public Health Association, says the Policy Action Inst...
440: Place-Based Metrics, Peer-to-Peer Data Discussions
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Brooke Cunningham, Commissioner of Health for the Minnesota Department of Health, says public health leaders must review place-based metrics to un...
439: Congenital Syphilis Strategies, Medicaid Demonstration Projects
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
JoAnne McClure, ASTHO Senior Analyst for State Health Policy, details a new report written to help public health leaders address rising rates of conge...
438: CDC Data Initiative, Hill PH Hearings
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Heather Strosnider, Customer Success and Engagement Lead for the CDC's Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology, says the Data M...
437: Urgent Data Needs, Becoming the Healthiest State
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Janelle Palacios, a member of the Advisory Committee on Infant and Maternal Mortality, says there is an urgent need to improve health outcomes for...
436: Disability Inclusion Steps, Healthy People 2030 Champions
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Annie Evans, ASTHO's Director of Preparedness and Disability Integration, previews an article she wrote for the Journal of Public Health Management an...
435: Training Fearless Leaders, PH Authority Dashboard
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Marissa Levine, Director of the Center for Leadership in Public Health Practice at the University of South Florida, says the PHEARLESS Initiative ...
434: Mpox Concerns, Newborn Screening Policies
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, Deputy Coordinator of the Mpox National Response for the White House, shares steps public health leaders can take to protect a...
433: New AR Tool, Debt Ceiling Deal Explained
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Craig, Senior Advisor for Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Resistance Coordination and Strategy Unit (ARX) for the CDC, says a new online too...
432: An Equity Champion, Leaders Wanted
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Palina Louangketh, Chief of the Bureau of Equity and Strategic Partnerships at the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, explains how her bureau...
431: Harmful Nicotine Formulas, Wildfire Smoke Bloggers
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Neil Charvat, Director of the North Dakota Health And Human Services Tobacco Prevention and Control Program, explains the challenges of reducing the u...
430: Pandemic Recovery Tips, Data Modernization Partnerships
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Tammy McCoy Arballo, a clinical forensic psychologist, explains how public health leaders can improve the mental health of employees following the...
429: New Fall Prevention Guide, Debt Debate Drags On
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Katherine Palm, Senior Program Analyst for Injury and Violence Prevention with the National Association of County and City Health Officials, details a...
428: FDA Meets on Drug Shortages
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO Chief Medical Officer, says drug shortages are on the docket for the FDA meeting in Chicago; and today is the last day to re...
427: PH Equity Corps Experience, Academy to Eliminate Structural Racism
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Erika Akers, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Equity Corps Fellow, says the fellowship helped develop a health equity le...
426: Medicaid for Post-Partum People, Women's Health Policy Statement
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sowmya Kuruganti, ASTHO Public Health Analyst, explains how Medicaid expansion could increase access to care for postpartum people; Sanaa Akbarali, AS...
425: Data Tune-Up, ASTHO Media Playbook
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Monica Bharel, Senior Public Health Advisor at Advanced Clinical, discusses data infrastructure needs; Dr. Michael Fraser, ASTHO CEO, says new a A...
424: People Power, Movement on Spending Bills
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
AJ Pearlman, Director of Public Health AmeriCorps, says the organization can provide the people to support agency infrastructure improvements; Carolyn...
423: Teaching AI Inclusion, Adjusting COVID Stats
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Brian Anderson, Chief Digital Health Physician at the MITRE Corporation, says public health needs to make data and technology more inclusive; onli...
422: Loneliness Report, In-Person or Telemedicine Care
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Kerstin Emerson, Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Georgia College of Public Health, examines a new report on loneliness from Surg...
421: Talking TechXpo, Maternal Mortality Help
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Avia Mason, ASTHO Vice President of Leadership and Learning, shares what attendees can expect from ASTHO's Public Health TechXpo and Futures Forum hap...
420: Maternal Mortality Disparities, Risk Appropriate Care Could Help
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Brannon Traxler, Director of Public Health for the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, explains why South Carolina is s...
419: ASTHO's NC Amicus Brief, PAHPA Hill Hearing
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Maggie Davis, ASTHO's Director of State Health Policy, explains an amicus brief ASTHO filed in a North Carolina court case; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO's Sen...
418: Post-Emergency Plans, Americorps Investment
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The public health emergency ends today; ASTHO CEO Dr. Mike Fraser says ASTHO members are prepared; Maggie Davis, ASTHO's Director of State Health Poli...
417: Public Health Emergency Ending, Food Safety Training
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chrissie Juliano, Executive Director of the Big Cities Health Coalition, hosts a news conference to discuss what happens when the pandemic-related pub...
416: Vital Records Accreditation, Sharing Medicaid and HIV Data
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Melissa Bird, Bureau Chief for the Iowa Bureau of Health Statistics, explains why vital records accreditation is important to public health; Rachel Sc...
415: Burnout Advice, Policy Wins
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Moss, author of The Burnout Epidemic, says self-care alone is not a solution to employee fatigue; Moss will speak at ASTHO's TechXpo and Futu...
414: Five Mental Health Steps, Corporate Health Equity
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Schroeder Stribling, President and CEO of Mental Health America, says focusing on early prevention and wellness activities can improve mental health o...
413: Biden Gets PH Workforce Report; Maternal Care Policies
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lindsey Myers, ASTHO's Vice President for Public Health Workforce and Infrastructure, explains the importance of President Biden's report on the publi...
412: May 11 Preps, Linking Data to Protect Kids
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
ASTHO CEO Dr. Mike Fraser discusses the end of the public health emergency on May 11th; Dr. Cathy Baldwin-Johnson, Medical Director of the Children's ...
411: Racism Linked to Heart Disease, Benefits of Diverse Leadership
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shanshan Sheehy, Epidemiologist and Assistant Professor at Boston University, studies the correlation between racism and heart disease among black wom...
410: Early Legislative Actions, Implement Data Systems Now
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Maggie Davis, ASTHO Director of State Health Policy, discusses policies that have been considered or approved across the country since January; Dr. Ga...
409: Data Landscape, Deeper in Debt Ceiling Debate
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Craig Behm, President and CEO of CRISP, Maryland's Health Information Exchange, explains how technology has advanced data sharing capabilities; regist...
408: Childhood Toxic Stress, Encouraging Exercise
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nathaniel Harnett, Assistant Professor at The Harvard Medical School, discusses findings from his study connecting early childhood stress to menta...
407: Disaster Response Getting Better, Leadership Diversity
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Maggie Nilz, ASTHO's Senior Analyst of Preparedness and Disability Integration, says preparedness is important to public health; the annual Preparedne...
406: One Health Discussion, CDC Data Tech Funding
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Umair Shah, Washington State Secretary of Health, explains the One Health concept at the annual Preparedness Summit in Atlanta; Dr. Dylan George, ...
405: Childhood Immunization Schedules, Island Area Health Equity Plans
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the first day of National Infant Immunization Week, Dr. José Romero, Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at ...
404: Food Safety Goals, Debt Ceiling Debate
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jenice Butler, Project Manager with the U.S Food and Drug Administration, outlines a partnership with ASTHO and others that advances food safety; an A...
403: Immunization Data Sharing Reports, Equity Summit Take-Aways
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth Ruebush, ASTHO Senior Director of Public Health Data Modernization and Informatics, previews two reports to help members navigate the immuni...
402: Equity Change Agents, Equity Success In Michigan
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Somava Saha, Founder and CEO of We in the World, shares a framework to help public health officials create health equity; Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian,...
401: New HAI/AR Resources, STI Hurdles and Opportunities
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth Mothershed, Deputy Associate Director of State Strategy for the CDC, says it's important for leaders to work together on Healthcare-associat...
400: Four Trust Strategies, Modernizing STI Approaches
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the 400th episode of Public Health Review Morning Edition, Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, Senior Associate Dean at the George Washington University School ...
399: Trust Strategies, Congress Gets Back to Work
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, Senior Associate Dean at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health, reflects on restoring trust in public ...
398: Reducing STI Stigma, Community Engagement Benefits
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For STI Awareness Week, Dr. Thomas Dobbs, former State Health Officer for the Mississippi State Department of Health, discusses STI treatment and prev...
397: Nominate a PH Pro, Clean Drinking Water
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Brian Castrucci, President and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation, says registration is open for the new "40 Under 40 in Public Health" cohort whic...
396: Nutrition is Public Health, Measuring PH Trust
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the final day of National Public Health Week, Laura Holtrop-Kohl, Utah Department of Health and Human Services HEAL Public Health Nutritionist, exp...
395: Invisible Disabilities, Is PH Ready or Not?
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Day Six of National Public Health Week, Dr. Alexis Travis, former Senior Deputy Director for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, ...
394: Rural Health Solutions, Healthy People 2030 Training
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Day Five of National Public Health Week, Elke Shaw-Tulloch, Idaho Public Health Administrator for the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare, explain...
393: Mental Health is Public Health, Washington Post Opinion
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 co...
392: Emergency Contraception, PH Workforce Panel
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Day Three of National Public Health Week, Kelly Cleland, Executive Director of the American Society for Emergency Contraception, says college stude...
391: Heartbreaking Gun Violence, ACIP Explained
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Day Two of National Public Health Week, Rich Hamburg, Executive Director of the Safe States Alliance, discusses policies that would help reduce gun...
390: Impact of Community on PH, Indigenous Data Justice
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Day One of National Public Health Week, Dr. Steven J. Stack, Commissioner for Public Health with the Kentucky Department for Public Health, kicks o...
389: Seeking School Lunch Comments, Debt Ceiling Discussions
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon Vance, ASTHO's Senior Analyst, Family and Child Health, encourages ASTHO members to comment on the USDA's proposed standards for school lunch ...
388: Tribal Vaccine Messaging, Celebrating a Family of 163 Doctors
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Lankford, Advances in Indian Health Care Program Director at the Association of American Indian Physicians, explains vaccine messaging that appea...
387: Women Leading ASTHO, Attending TechXpo
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Kimberlee Wyche Etheridge, ASTHO's Senior Vice President of Health Equity and Diversity Initiatives, celebrates women who've held ASTHO leadership...
386: Dealing with Xylazine, Island Care for Veterans
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Daniel Edney, State Health Officer for the Mississippi State Department of Health, discusses the dangers of Xylazine, a strong tranquilizer, and h...
385: ASTHO Budget Pitch, Workforce Policy Approaches
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President and Alaska Chief Medical Officer, testifies before a House appropriations subcommittee in Washington D.C. seeking susta...
384: New School Lunch Guidelines, ASTHO Testifies Before Congress
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cindy Long, Administrator of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, says a new set of proposed school lunch guidelines are an important step to putting ...
383: Breastfeeding Partners, USVI Priorities
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Carl Route Jr., Program Director for Reaching our Brothers Everywhere, says his group is on a mission to educate, equip, and empower men to increase b...
382: Suicide Rates Climbing, Mental Health Funding Opportunities
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Deborah Stone, Behavioral Scientist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, explains that after two consecutive years of declines, U.S. s...
381: Pandemic Polling, Ending the PH Emergency
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alyssa Boyea, ASTHO Director for Infectious Disease Preparedness, highlights resources to help public health agencies improve their COVID-19 communica...
380: Immunization Exemption Strategies, Island Area Funding Pitch
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Heather Tomlinson, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Immunizations, reminds us in an ASTHO blog article that there are strategies to reduce the impact of non-m...
379: Changes to Emergency Powers, Hill Gives ASTHO Recess Homework
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gregory Sunshine, Public Health Analyst with the Centers for Disease Control, explains how state and territorial emergency powers have shifted during ...
378: PH Losing People, History Impacts Equity
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Brian Castrucci, CEO and President of the de Beaumont Foundation, talks about data that shows public health is on track to lose 130,000 people by ...
377: Lingering Pandemic Impacts, Screening for Syphilis
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Scott Harris, State Health Officer for Alabama Public Health, addresses the startling statistic that there have been more deaths in Alabama than b...
376: Dire Workforce Prediction, PH Tech Talk
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Brian Castrucci, President and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation, says workforce data indicates public health agencies could lose nearly 130,000 e...
375: PH Communications Poll, Cultivating Gen Z Advocates
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alec Tyson, Associate Director of Research at Pew Research Center, explains the results of a recent poll that confirms the challenges public health ag...
374: New COVID-19 Dashboard, Biden's Proposed Budget
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO Senior Vice President for Government Affairs and Public Relations, works through the numbers of President Biden's proposed budge...
373: PH Funding Barriers, Planning an Equity Movement
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Thomas Dobbs, former State Health Officer for the Mississippi State Department of Health and now dean of the John D. Bower School of Population He...
372: Pew Polls PH Officials, ASTHO Meets the Administration
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alec Tyson, Associate Director of Research at the PEW Research Center, previews a survey of Americans' views of public health officials and their hand...
371: Tracking COVID Deaths, Building a Justice Movement
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jonathan Levy, Chair of the Department of Environmental Health with the Boston University School of Public Health, has new research that says whit...
370: ASTHO Leaders Convene, Flavored Tobacco Legislation
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Amber Williams, ASTHO Senior Vice President for Leadership & Organizational Performance, says ASTHO members have a busy schedule of meetings with Bide...
369: Island Officials Advocate, Congressional Mood Toward PH
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Relations, previews the work ahead in Congress and ASTHO's public health ...
368: Island Health Push, Ending the X Waiver
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Wheatley, ASTHO Assistant Director of the Island Support Team, says there is an urgent need to approve agreements that continue funding for healt...
367: Leading on Long COVID, PH Authority Legislative Tracker
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO Chief Medical Officer, outlines the role of public health in addressing the challenges of long COVID; Katie Moran McCabe, Le...
366: Public Health Roadblocks, New Workforce Resource
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Thomas Dobbs, Dean of the John D. Bower School of Population Health at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, writes about problems impacti...
365: "Unacceptable" Maternal Mortality Rates, Mounting a Vaccination Defense
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Daniel Edney, State Health Officer for the Mississippi State Department of Health, has studied the data in Mississippi's latest Maternal Mortality...
364: Illinois' COVID Experience, Khaldun's Equity Plan for CVS
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Sameer Vorha, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, is taking note of the disparities laid bare by COVID-19 in a new guest column ...
363: Live to the Beat Campaign, Pandemic Take-Away
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kinetra Joseph, Campaign Director for the CDC Foundation, says the Foundation's Live to the Beat initiative has had a successful first year; Dr. Chris...
362: Teen Girls in Crisis, Looking for Diverse Executives
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Robin Matthies, ASTHO's Director for Public and Behavioral Health Integration, encourages ASTHO members to review a CDC report that says teen girls in...
361: RSV Immunization Considered, Making CPR and AEDs More Common
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Christopher Rizzo, Senior U.S. Medical Director for Sanofi, is working on a passive immunization for RSV that could help protect young infants fro...
360: Public Health Deniers, Pacific Islands Equity Summit Begins
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Scott Rivkees, Professor of Practice of Health Services, Policy and Practice at the Brown School of Public Health, writes about the impact of deni...
359: Vermont's Pandemic Communications, Gun Violence Grant
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Mark Levine, Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Health, offers his colleagues some advice in a new ASTHO video about improving public healt...
358: FDA Blood Supply Proposal, Improving Perinatal Outcomes
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Elizabeth Tilson, State Health Director and the Chief Medical Officer for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, is optimisti...
357: Testing School Vaccination Requirements, Retail Food Safety Focus
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Claire Hannan, Executive Director of the Association of Immunization Managers, is worried some who previously supported bills to prevent mandatory COV...
356: New York's Opioid Partnerships, Arizona's Mobile Vaccination Clinics
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jim McDonald, New York State Acting Health Commissioner, says partnerships with people in local communities are key to the state's response to the...
355: Healthy Aging Strategies, Helping Make Sense of Public Health
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Claire Pendergrast, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Health Improvement and Healthy Aging, has new research outlining five key strategies ASTHO members can us...
354: Biden's Opioid Message, Georgetown's New Health Dean
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Richa Ranade, ASTHO's Senior Director for Overdose Prevention, says it's encouraging to hear President Joe Biden prioritize solutions to the opioid ep...
353: Community Vaccination Push, Campaign for Safer Communities
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ernia Hughes, Director of the Office of Health Center Investment Oversight with the Health Resources and Services Administration, says her organizatio...
352: Redefining Community Safety, New Capitol Hill Leadership
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chrissie Juliano, Executive Director of the Big Cities Health Coalition, says the Community Safety Campaign is about making sure people who live in co...
351: A Reporter's Drug Strategy, Childcare is Public Health
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Julie Wernau, Health and Science Reporter at The Wall Street Journal, has spent the last year reporting on the opioid crisis and offers some advice fo...
350: Disability Etiquette, Self-Care Tips for Staff
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dawn Skaggs, the Emergency, Disaster and Climate Resilience Specialist at World Institute on Disability, will help lead an ASTHO training event on Mon...
349: Safe Drug Use Sites, Toxic Pandemic Stress
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Julie Wernau, Health and Science Reporter at The Wall Street Journal, says drug use sites face many hurdles even if they have local permission to oper...
348: WSJ on Fentanyl Dangers, COVID Emergency Ending
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Julie Wernau, Health and Science Reporter at The Wall Street Journal, has been reporting on the opioid crisis for more than a year but says it's still...
347: Educating Capitol Hill, Buffalo Preparedness
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Devon Page, ASTHO Government Affairs Analyst, says ASTHO wants to work with both parties in Congress to find common ground for the good of public heal...
346: Federal Budget Partners, Rural Telehealth Strategies
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Relations, is keeping an eye on the budget wrangling taking place on Capi...
345: Promoting PH Lab Positions, Annual COVID Shots
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Christine Bean, Chief Learning Officer at the Association of Public Health Laboratories, talks about recruiting candidates into laboratory positio...
344: Maine Loves Dr. Shah, Territories Moving Forward
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nirav Shah, ASTHO Immediate Past President and Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control, reflects on his work in the state of Maine as he ...