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250: ASTHO Seeks More Monkeypox Funding
August 26, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 5.98 MBCarolyn Mullen, ASTHO Senior Vice President for Government Affairs and Public Relations, discusses a letter CEO Mike Fraser sent to the White House this week seeking additional funding to respond to the Monkeypox outbreak; Dr. Nirav Shah, ASTHO President and Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, says the pandemic has prepped his department and others for the Monkeypox outbreak; and ASTHO has a new speakers bureau. ASTHO Webpage: Letter to the White House Request...
249: New Flu Vaccine Polling
August 25, 2022 09:00 - 5 minutes - 7.27 MBDr. Gillian SteelFisher, Director of Global Polling for the Harvard Opinion Research Program, reflects on her latest survey gauging public reaction to seasonal flu vaccines; Paula Tran, State Health Officer for the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, discusses the work Dr. Greg Holzman is doing to revamp the state’s Public Health Council as part of ASTHO’s Senior Leader Reserve Corps; an ASTHO report examines how flexible funding from the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Gra...
248: New COVID-19 Guidelines
August 24, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 5.67 MBIan Williams, Incident Manager for the CDC's COVID-19 Response, discusses the latest changes to public pandemic guidance; Lillian Colasurdo, ASTHO’s Director of Public Health Law and Data, reflects on the first-ever convening of those public health law professionals; Dr. Karen Smith, California’s former State Health Officer, discusses her experiences communicating during crisis events in an ASTHO Blog Article; and ASTHO is hiring to fill several open positions. CDC Webpage: Summary of Guid...
247: CDC Reforms
August 23, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 5.97 MBDr. Nirav Shah, ASTHO’s President and Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, commends CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky for wanting to improve the CDC’s mission; Rachel Scheckman, an ASTHO Senior Policy Analyst, discusses a new microlearning available to help people with questions about the HIV epidemic in the United States; and an ASTHO blog article explains how Medicaid, WIC, and SNAP programs can be leveraged to address different aspects of hunger and food insec...
246: Back to School Concerns
August 22, 2022 09:00 - 3 minutes - 5.48 MBDylan George, Director of Operations for the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics with the CDC, discusses trying to evaluate the factors that could drive more COVID-19 infections in the fall as kids return to school; Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO Chief Medical Officer, tells us about Monkeypox concerns as students head back to colleges and universities; and ASTHO has a new Speaker’s Bureau ready to help you book a speaker for your next event. COVID-19 Scenario Modeling Hub Webpage C...
245: The Secrets to Effective Communication
August 19, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 6.24 MBIn a special edition of the newscast, Glen Nowak, the former Media Relations Chief for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses a back-to-basics approach to effective public health communication, during an interview at the 2022 National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media, hosted by the National Public Health Information Coalition and the CDC. NPHIC Webpage: 2022 National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media
244: How the Pandemic Changed PH Comms
August 18, 2022 09:00 - 5 minutes - 7.73 MBIn a special edition of the newscast, Dr. Khalilah LeGrand, the Interim Chief of Staff for the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, discusses how the pandemic has impacted public health communications while attending the 2022 National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media, hosted by the National Public Health Information Coalition and the CDC. NPHIC Webpage: 2022 National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media
243: Predicting COVID in the Fall
August 17, 2022 09:00 - 5 minutes - 6.89 MBDylan George, the Director of Operations for the Center for Epidemic Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics with the CDC, discusses what could happen with COVID-19 infection rates in the fall and winter; Maggie Davis, ASTHO’s Director of State Health Policy, previews a new ASTHO report addressing maternal child health policy considerations during public health emergencies; ASTHO’s process for setting legislative priorities is outlined in a new blog article; and ASTHO highlights three job opening...
242: New Data on Public Health Authority
August 16, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 6.17 MBMaggie Davis, ASTHO’s Director of State Health Policy, discusses a project to survey recent changes in laws governing public health authority; Dr. Harry Chen, the former Commissioner of Health for Vermont, tells us about some of the lessons learned concerning the collection and use of public health data during the pandemic; Shelbi Davis, ASTHO’s Senior Climate Change Analyst, says lack of funding and competing priorities are keeping many agencies from doing more to address the public health ...
241: Monkeypox Vaccine Strategy
August 15, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 6.45 MBDr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO’s Chief Medical Officer, discusses the plan to stretch monkeypox vaccine supplies by giving smaller doses; Arjun Srinivasan, Associate Director for Healthcare Associated Infection Prevention Programs with the CDC, explains a CDC special report that says cases of antimicrobial resistant infections are rising again and COVID-19 is getting the blame; and Denise Octavia-Smith, Executive Director of the National Association of Community Health Workers, tells us communit...
240: Monkeypox Funding
August 12, 2022 10:40 - 5 minutes - 7.48 MBDr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO’s Chief Medical Officer, discusses the challenges posed by the monkeypox outbreak and admits the evolving strategy can be tough to communicate; Devon Page, an ASTHO Government Affairs Analyst, breaks down Congressional actions impacting public health, including the question of more funding for Monkeypox; Dr. Nicole Alexander Scott, joined the ASTHO team as a Senior Executive Consultant in part to be a helpful voice on health equity issues for her colleagues around t...
239: Infectious Disease Planning
August 11, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 6.13 MBWinfred Rawls, ASTHO’s Director for Preparedness and Evaluation, explains a project that will lead to the development of a clearinghouse with information to help public health agencies get ready for the next crisis; Andrea Flinchum, State HAI Prevention Program Manager with the Kentucky Department for Public Health, discusses dialysis getting new attention from a coalition working to make the treatment safer for patients; an ASTHO brief outlines several areas where inequities in reproducti...
238: New York Responds to Monkeypox
August 10, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 5.87 MBDr. James McDonald, Medical Director in the Office of Public Health for the New York State Department of Health, says the monkeypox response in New York follows the data and social determinants; a new ASTHO report about mosquitos highlights the work U.S. territories and freely associated states face as they attempt to control them and the diseases they carry; Dr. Nicole Alexander Scott, ASTHO’s Senior Executive Consultant, talks about her new role; ASTHO reports on legislative actions aimed...
237: New School Year, New COVID Strategy
August 09, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 6.49 MBDr. Manisha Juthani, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health, discusses the state’s plan to help schools deal with COVID-19 this fall and how it is different than past years; the CDC has a website for back-to-school public health information; Aashna Panjwani, ASTHO’s Analyst for Social and Behavioral Health, says a recent survey of 66 jurisdictions shows how they’re working to include health equity considerations into overdose surveillance and prevention efforts; and it w...
236: Optimistic About the PH Workforce
August 08, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 6.67 MBJoanne Pearsol, ASTHO’s Director of Workforce Development, says the PH WINS survey shows many public health workers remain committed to their work despite the way they’ve been treated during the pandemic; Dr. Brian Castrucci, President and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation, wants elected leaders to put the PH WINS findings into action; the results of a survey asking public health agencies to report their ability to respond to climate change and extreme weather events are available now; and t...
235: Public Health is Underfunded
August 05, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 5.63 MBDr. J. Nadine Gracia, President and CEO of Trust for America’s Health, discusses the organization’s latest report addressing the impact of chronic underfunding on the nation’s public health system; Illinois, Tennessee, New Jersey, and others are thinking of ways to use COVID-19 relief funding to help those living with disabilities; Dr. Denise Johnson, Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, reflects on hundreds of public health professionals learning more about health equi...
234: PH WINS Survey Released
August 04, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 6.34 MBDr. Brian Castrucci, de Beaumont Foundation President and CEO, discusses the concerning results of the latest PH WINS Survey of nearly 45,000 public health workers across the nation; ASTHO is teaming with the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs to educate public health professionals about the 9-8-8 suicide prevention hotline and the Help-4-Moms hotline in a webinar on August 17th; the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center’s Crisis Hotline has experienced high call volumes ...
233: New CDC Workforce Survey
August 03, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 5.63 MBDr. Laura Parajon, the Deputy Cabinet Secretary of Health for the New Mexico Department of Health, discusses a new CDC survey of more than 26,000 people working in public health that says public health workers are suffering; Robert Jennings, Executive Director of the National Public Health Information Coalition, tells us about the 2022 National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media starting on August 16th; Colorado and Maine participated in an ASTHO and CDC project to buil...
232: North Carolina’s Child Vaccine Strategy
August 02, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 6.38 MBDr. Elizabeth Tilson, North Carolina’s State Health Director, discusses vaccine uptake among children and why she believes North Carolina has been able to have one of the highest rates in the southeast; Julia Greenspan, ASTHO’s Director of Infectious Disease Infrastructure and Policy, details why she is concerned about ever-increasing rates of sexually transmitted infections across the U.S.; Dr. Nicole Alexander Scott, the former Rhode Island Health Director, has joined ASTHO as a Senior Exe...
231: Monkeypox Response
August 01, 2022 09:00 - 5 minutes - 6.91 MBChris Taylor, Director of Infectious Disease Outbreak Response & Recovery at ASTHO, reflects on the Monkeypox outbreak now in its third month here in the United States; Robert Jennings, Executive Director of the National Public Health Information Coalition, discusses an upcoming meeting of public health communicators in Atlanta later this month; ASTHO posts a blog article that makes the case for having a personal brand; and Dr. Nirav Shah, ASTHO President, takes questions about ego, waffles,...
230: Filling the Workforce Pipeline
July 29, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 6.83 MBDr. Laura Parajon, Deputy Cabinet Secretary of Health at the New Mexico Department of Health, discusses a new internship program that helps students understand why they might have an interest in a public health career; Eric Cote, an ASTHO Consultant, explains the importance of making plans to help people using ventilators or other medical equipment in a power outage; ASTHO examines how emergency operations centers across the country went online during the pandemic in a new brief; and another...
229: Heat Waves Require New Thinking
July 28, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 6.56 MBDr. Evan Mallen, an ORISE Fellow with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says cities and states need to adapt plans and programs to changes in climate that impact public health; Dr. Joseph Kanter, State Health Officer at the Louisiana Department of Health, says Louisiana’s Perinatal Quality Collaborative is having early success helping pregnant and postpartum people who struggle with opioid use; ASTHO leaders write in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice about st...
228: Hawaii’s 9-8-8 Experience
July 27, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 6.3 MBBelinda Danielson, Access Supervisor with the State of Hawaii Department of Health, discusses the launch of the new national 9-8-8 hotline for mental health services; Dr. Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge, ASTHO’s Senior Vice President for Health Equity and Diversity Initiatives, tells us about the COVID-19 vaccine approval for young children and why uptake remains extremely low; and ASTHO’s Health Equity Summit 2022 is today. CDC Webpage: Strengthening U.S. Public Health Infrastructure, Workforce...
227: Best of ME: Hope for the PH Workforce
July 26, 2022 09:00 - 6 minutes - 8.8 MBThis special edition revisits a popular episode of Public Health Review Morning Edition from April 20th. Dr. Bruce Perry offers encouragement for the public health workforce; Dr. Gillian SteelFisher explains how public health leaders might use the information from her latest national survey; ASTHO alum Dr. Joneigh Khaldun from Michigan is in the ASTHO Trailblazer Spotlight this week; and ASTHO announces a new Speakers Bureau. ASTHO Webpage: Insight and Inspiration Series ASTHO A...
226: CDC’s Multi-Billion Dollar Investment
July 25, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 6.46 MBNick Davidson, Senior Deputy for Public Health with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, discusses the CDC’s plan to invest almost four billion dollars in public health capacity, workforce, and data upgrades; Dr. Joseph Kanter, State Health Officer for the Louisiana Department of Health, examines steps the Louisiana Legislature’s taking that are critical to the early success of the Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative; and Dr. Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge, Sen...
225: Health Equity Summit Preview
July 22, 2022 09:00 - 3 minutes - 5.29 MBDr. Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge, ASTHO’s Senior Vice President of Health Equity and Diversity Initiatives, previews the goals of next Wednesday’s Health Equity Summit 2022; Dr. Lorraine Backer, Senior Environmental Epidemiologist at the National Center for Environmental Health with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses the dangers of high levels of cyanotoxins both in the water and the air; and a new ASTHO brief examines the benefits and challenges of meeting with business ...
224: Children’s Mental Health
July 21, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 6.54 MBAnnie Evans, ASTHO’s Director of Preparedness and Disability Integration, discusses the results of an 18-month project that placed disability and preparedness specialists in jurisdictions across the states and territories; John Clymer with the Community Preventive Services Task Force discusses the group's latest report to Congress; Dr. Amy Ladley, the State Perinatal Quality Program Manager for the Bureau of Family Health in Louisiana, says most birthing hospitals in the state are supporting...
223: New PFAS Water Quality Advisories
July 20, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 5.89 MBBruno Pigott, Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water at the Environmental Protection Agency, calls attention to new drinking water guidance that considers exposure to PFAS chemicals from all sources of exposure; Margret Cooke, Commissioner for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, discusses a steep increase in opioid related overdose deaths; ASTHO has job openings for people interested in a career in public health; and ASTHO’s Health Equity Summit 2022 is next Wednes...
222: Better Data, More Equity
July 19, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 5.74 MBDr. Carlos Oronce, an Advanced Health Services Research Fellow at the Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System, discusses the challenges of COVID-19 being exacerbated by a lack of good data; Dr. Joseph Kanter, State Health Officer for the Louisiana Department of Health, says health departments in southern states are on the lookout for West Nile Virus; and ASTHO’s Health Equity Summit 2022 is set for Wednesday, July 27th Louisiana Department of Health Webpage: LDH surveillance finding high ...
221: Massachusetts Opioid Strategy
July 18, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 6.62 MBMargret Cooke, Commissioner for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, reflects on new preliminary data showing possible improvement this year for opioid-related overdose deaths; Dr. Amy Ladley, the State Perinatal Quality Program Manager for the Bureau of Family Health in Louisiana, discusses a relatively new effort working with 47 of Louisiana’s 49 birthing hospitals on at least one of four initiatives to improve care for pregnant and postpartum people struggling with opioid use; A...
220: You Can Help Build the Health Equity Tracker
July 15, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 5.71 MBDaniel Dawes, Executive Director for the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine, discusses a new Health Equity tracker that recently marked its first year online; ASTHO is talking about equity during its upcoming Health Equity Summit 2022 set for Wednesday, July 27th; Amelia Poulin, ASTHO’s Senior Analyst for Infectious Disease Outbreak Response and Recovery, elaborates on the importance of inclusive communication for contact tracers and case investigators; and A...
219: New Opioid Use Disorder Infographics
July 14, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 6.08 MBSanaa Akbarali, ASTHO’s Senior Director for Maternal and Infant Health, discusses strategies to improve care for pregnant and postpartum people with opioid use disorder; ASTHO produces a special supplement for the American Journal of Public Health on equitable and accessible contraception access; ASTHO’s Health Equity Summit 2022 is less than two weeks away; and Gaafar Uherbelau, Palau’s Minister of Health, joins his colleagues in the Pacific Islands to strategize on health equity and human ...
218: Workforce Listening
July 13, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 6.04 MBJohnny Taylor Jr., President and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, discusses how COVID-19 has forever changed the relationship between employers and their teams; Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, the Director of the District of Columbia Department of Health, explains why she is leaving her job; ASTHO posts a new blog article that details twelve recommendations health agencies should consider when writing proposals for federal infrastructure funding; and it’s time to register for ASTHO’s...
217: Opioid Abuse Child Impact Task Force
July 12, 2022 09:00 - 3 minutes - 5.09 MBDr. Denise Johnson, Acting Secretary for the Pennsylvania Department of Health, outlines the goals of a new task force considering the impact opioid abuse has on children in the state; Jon Rubin, Deputy Secretary for the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Office of Children, Youth, and Families, discusses the task force’s unique outlook on data; ASTHO posts a new blog article with a link to a clinician toolbox for providers who want to better understand harmful bacterial blooms that c...
216: Best of ME: Teen Mental Health Campaign
July 11, 2022 09:00 - 6 minutes - 9.26 MBThis special edition revisits a popular episode of Public Health Review Morning Edition from May 24th. Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, explains the Forward Together campaign; Dr. James Bell, State Assistant Administrator for the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services, discusses the benefits of being a graduate from the Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health program; and Mike Fraser, CEO for the Association of ...
215: Best of ME: Consulting School Nurses
July 08, 2022 09:00 - 6 minutes - 8.8 MBThis special edition revisits a popular episode of Public Health Review Morning Edition from May 19th. Linda Mendonca, President of the National Association of School Nurses, discusses nurses needing a break, but also wanting more input regarding school health policy; Dr. Tom Simon, the Associate Director for Science in the Division of Violence Prevention with the CDC, elaborates on a way forward among record increases in the firearm homicide rate with public health leading the way; a...
214: Best of ME: Encouraging the Public Health Workforce
July 07, 2022 09:00 - 7 minutes - 10.4 MBThis special edition revisits a popular episode of Public Health Review Morning Edition from May 31st. Dr. Karyl Rattay, Director of the Delaware Division of Public Health, looks back on the past 13 years of her career in Public Health. She has this conversation as she prepares for the next steps in her career, and leaves us with a few words of encouragement for public health workers across the country.
213: Best of ME: A New Way to Address Dementia
July 06, 2022 09:00 - 6 minutes - 8.4 MBThis special edition revisits a popular episode of Public Health Review Morning Edition from June 6th. Chelsea Kline, Associate Director of the Center of Excellence with the Alzheimer's Association, discusses how to address dementia through the social determinants of health; Admiral Rachel Levine, the 17th Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, talks about the importance of June’s Pride month recognition; ASTHO publishes a new article that addr...
212: Best of ME: LGBTQI+ Health Equity
July 05, 2022 09:00 - 5 minutes - 7.96 MBThis special edition revisits Episode 201 of Public Health Review Morning Edition from June 16th. Dr. Jan Malcom, Minnesota Health Commissioner, discusses steps to ensuring health equity for people belonging to the nation’s LGBTQI+ community; and Dr. Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge, ASTHO’s Senior Vice President of Health Equity and Diversity Initiatives, elaborates on her long record of work keeping kids in Tennessee healthy.
211: Monkeypox Response
July 01, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 6.47 MBDr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO’s Chief Medical Officer, discusses the growing concern over the monkeypox virus; Ellen Pliska, ASTHO’s Family and Child Health Senior Director, details a new supplement to the American Journal of Public Health addressing work to improve access to contraception in the U.S.; and Mike Fraser, ASTHO CEO, says in a Governing article he agrees ASTHO members believe data systems need to be modernized. American Journal of Public Health Webpage Upstream USA Webpage: D...
210: Responses to Gun Violence
June 30, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 6.65 MBLindsey 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 the Kentucky Department for Public Health, details the latest information about a rash of hepatitis cases among children; and public health officials in Maine want young people in their state to know how much they matter. ASTHO Blog Article: Men and Firearms: Proven Publ...
209: New Tool Predicts PH Risks
June 29, 2022 09:00 - 5 minutes - 6.87 MBDr. Lisa Lines, Senior Health Services Researcher with RTI International, discusses a new tool built to help public health leaders measure, predict, and respond to social factors that impact population health; Kini Tinkham, Executive Director for the Maine Resilience Building Network, outlines a new program in Maine that wants to help young people feel more connected to their communities by making sure they know they matter; ASTHO posts a new blog article focused on HIV testing approaches; ...
208: Inclusive Communications Tips
June 28, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 5.96 MBSusan Laird, a health communication specialist with the CDC, discusses the need to use more inclusive communication when working with individuals or groups; Sheila Nelson, Program Manager for Adolescent Health and Injury Prevention with the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, details a plan to reduce suicide and overdose by letting young people know they matter; a new ASTHO brief outlines an effort with the CDC that will help people living with disabilities during emergencies; a...
207: How to Address Burnout
June 27, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 6.29 MBDr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President-Elect, reflects on the problem of burnout among health care providers; Amelia Poulin, Senior Analyst for Infectious Disease Outbreak Response and Recovery at ASTHO, discusses the importance of COVID-19 case investigators and contact tracers knowing the best way to communicate with diverse individuals and populations; ASTHO’s new blog article details a tool state planners in South Carolina used to make emergency plans more inclusive of people living with disabil...
206: New Tobacco Policy Recommendations
June 24, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 6.29 MBDawn Berkowitz, Chair of the Tobacco Control Network Executive Committee, discusses a new policy recommendations guide released by the group; Liz Hendrix, the Policy Control Officer for the Tobacco Control Network Executive Committee details what she sees as the two most important recommendations from the guide; Ellen Pliska, ASTHO’s Family and Child Health Senior Director, details the importance of Maternal Mortality Review Committees; and ASTHO Chief Medical Officer Dr. Marcus Plescia says...
205: Why Listening is Important in Public Health
June 23, 2022 09:00 - 8 minutes - 11.2 MBDr. Randall Williams, Missouri’s former Director of the Department of Health and Senior Services, joins us for a special edition of the newscast to discuss his upcoming book and the importance of listening in public health.
204: Smart Approaches to Brain Health
June 22, 2022 09:00 - 5 minutes - 7.14 MBDr. Jewel Mullen, Associate Dean for Health Equity in the Office of Health Equity at The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, offers her assessment of the work that still needs to be done to address Alzheimer’s and related concerns; Dr. Stephen Flores, who leads the vaccine confidence and demand work within the Immunization Services Division of the National Center of Immunization and Respiratory Disease with the CDC, explains how to drive organizational and community change; a ...
203: Support for Syringe Services
June 21, 2022 09:00 - 5 minutes - 7.06 MBDr. Denise Johnson, Pennsylvania’s Acting Secretary of Health, explains how a statewide law permitting syringe services would give cover and funding to local programs trying to battle the opioid epidemic; Laura Edison, an epidemiologist in the Georgia Department of Public Health, says her state has tackled the overdose problem on several fronts; and ASTHO President Dr. Nirav Shah is this year’s winner of Maine’s Caregiver of the Year award presented by the Maine Hospital Association. Bang...
202: Equity on Juneteenth
June 17, 2022 09:00 - 3 minutes - 4.85 MBDr. Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge, ASTHO’s Senior Vice President of Health Equity and Diversity Initiatives, and Dr. Arthur James, a retired OB/GYN and pediatrician, examine the steps required to achieve health equity in a webinar to recognize this weekend’s Juneteenth holiday. ASTHO Webpage: Health Equity & Social Determinants of Health Resources
201: LGBTQI+ Health Equity
June 16, 2022 09:00 - 5 minutes - 7.89 MBDr. Jan Malcom, Minnesota’s Health Commissioner, discusses steps to ensure health equity for people in the nation’s LGBTQI+ community; Dr. Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge, ASTHO’s Senior Vice President of Health Equity and Diversity Initiatives, welcomes the possibility of a COVID-19 vaccine for kids under five years old; ASTHO’s Juneteenth webinar about the impact of racism on health equity is today; and ASTHO plans a webinar about the role of transport services in the work to improve risk approp...