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150: Workforce - Public Health Week
April 05, 2022 09:00 - 6 minutes - 8.81 MBDr. Laura Parajon, New Mexico’s Deputy Secretary of Health, reacts to the findings of the new PH WINS survey and tells us how we can begin to support and rebuild frontline teams; Dr. Jose Montero, Director of the Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support at the CDC, says the new Pathways to Population Health Equity Framework is an adaptation of one used in health care and business; ASTHO reports on its work to develop strategies states and territories can follow to reduce mate...
149: Health Equity - Public Health Week
April 04, 2022 09:00 - 6 minutes - 8.41 MBDr. Georges Benjamin, Executive Director of the American Public Health Association, says health equity impacts every public health consideration; the 2022 Preparedness Summit begins in Atlanta; data collection for the 2022 ASTHO Profile of State and Territorial Public Health gets underway Monday, April 11th; and Dr. Brian Castrucci, CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation, says the polling that indicates people support public health often doesn’t provide an accurate reading of community attitudes....
148: Public Health Under Attack
April 01, 2022 09:00 - 6 minutes - 9.39 MBDr. Brian Castrucci, CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation, says the results of a national survey of public health workers indicate a workforce under attack; Morning Edition shares plans to cover National Public Health Week starting next Monday; Dr. Jewell Mullen, a former state health official in Connecticut and Massachusetts, is thinking about a pilot project that helped two Georgia agencies find new ways to work together; and registration is open for ASTHO’s second annual Public Health Tech X...
147: The Looming Medicaid Purge
March 31, 2022 09:00 - 8 minutes - 11.1 MBCaroline Brazeel, ASTHO’s Senior Director for Population Health and Innovation, explains how states and territories are preparing for the moment when millions of children could lose health care coverage as early as this summer; two professionals enrolled in a unique public health leadership program answer questions about their experience in a new ASTHO blog article; ASTHO President Dr. Nirav Shah wins an award from the American Medical Association; and ASTHO highlights Delaware and Kansas fo...
146: Boosting Vaccine Uptake
March 30, 2022 09:00 - 7 minutes - 9.67 MBASTHO and the de Beaumont Foundation release early results of a new survey of America’s public health workforce; ASTHO Chief Medical Officer Dr. Marcus Plescia says there are steps public health departments can take to address lagging COVID-19 vaccine uptake; Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris says telehealth is a lifeline for doctors and hospitals in rural areas; and today is National Doctors Day. ASTHO News Release: National Survey – Public Health Professionals Pushed to Limi...
145: New Youth Tobacco Use Survey
March 29, 2022 09:00 - 7 minutes - 9.65 MBDr. Andrea Gentzke, a health scientist in the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health, reviews the findings of the latest National Youth Tobacco Survey; Jack Niedenthal, Secretary of Health and Human Services for the Republic of the Marshall Islands, explains why his jurisdiction decided to close the borders early during the COVID-19 pandemic; ASTHO plans a webinar this afternoon to introduce its new toolkit to help public health agencies assess cognitive health needs and promote healthy aging; a...
144: ASTHO Turns 80 Today
March 23, 2022 09:00 - 6 minutes - 8.92 MBDr. Leah Devlin, former ASTHO president and North Carolina state health official, reflects on ASTHO’s support for state and territorial public health leaders and the organization’s 80th anniversary celebrated today; Dr. Jamie Pina, ASTHO’s Vice President of Public Health, Data Modernization, and Informatics, says public health had a higher profile at this year’s annual HIMSS Global Health Conference; ASTHO CEO Mike Fraser writes about harassment of public health officials in a new article fo...
143: NIH Study on Masking in Schools
March 22, 2022 09:00 - 5 minutes - 7.99 MBDr. Sonia Lee, Acting Branch Chief of the NICHD Maternal and Pediatric Infectious Disease Branch at the National Institutes of Health, explains the findings of a new study measuring the impact of mask wearing in schools; Dr. Haley Cash, an epidemiologist with the Pacific Island Health Officers Association, says public health leaders in several Pacific island jurisdictions have learned many lessons during the COVID-19 pandemic; ASTHO President Elect Dr. Anne Zink of Alaska answers questions i...
142: America’s Alarming Stress Levels
March 21, 2022 09:00 - 6 minutes - 8.62 MBDr. Vaile Wright, Senior Director of Healthcare Innovation for the American Psychological Association, explains a new poll that shows Americans are suffering from alarming levels of stress due to COVID-19, inflation, and war in Eastern Europe; Jim Blumenstock, a retired member of ASTHO’s senior leadership team, recalls the moment at the start of the pandemic when the organization sent everyone home; HHS offers $3 billion in grants to improve public health infrastructure, workforce, and data ...
141: A Doctor, Bears, and Public Health
March 18, 2022 09:00 - 6 minutes - 8.5 MBRobin Matthies, ASTHO’s Director of Social and Behavioral Health, tells you why you don’t want to miss Dr. Bruce Perry at ASTHO’s Insight and Inspiration event next week; Dr. Wayne Cascio, Director of the Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment at the EPA, explains how his agency and ASTHO will work together on public and environmental health projects over the next five years; ASTHO offers several public health policy legislative updates in a new blog article; and Dr. Karyl Rat...
140: COVID-19 Funding Options
March 17, 2022 09:00 - 6 minutes - 9.45 MBCarolyn Mullen, ASTHO’s Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Relations, says Congress and the Administration are considering all the options to revive an emergency COVID-19 funding proposal pulled from consideration last week; Jessica Baggett, ASTHO’s COVID-19 Response Director, says ASTHO continues to serve as a resource for members seeking information to inform their pandemic response; Morgan Daven, Vice President of Health Systems for the Alzheimer’s Association, explain...
139: New Report on Public Health Readiness
March 16, 2022 09:00 - 6 minutes - 9.3 MBDara Lieberman, Director of Government Relations for the Trust for America’s Health, explains the organization’s “Ready or Not 2022” report assessing states’ readiness to protect public health during emergencies; Brian Lentes, ASTHO’s Senior Director for Public Health Infrastructure, says jurisdictions are considering the best public health infrastructure models; ASTHO invites listeners to join a conversation about the public health workforce with Dr. Bruce Perry at its latest Insight and In...
138: New Healthy Aging Toolkit
March 15, 2022 09:00 - 7 minutes - 9.62 MBTalyah Sands, ASTHO’s Director of Health Improvement, describes a new toolkit to help public health agencies assess cognitive health needs and promote healthy aging; ASTHO plans two webinars later today to explain its upcoming 2022 Profile of State and Territorial Public Health; and Equal Hope in Chicago sponsors a TikTok video contest for young people making videos about the COVID-19 vaccine. ASTHO Resource: Needs Assessment Toolkit for Dementia, Cognitive Health, and Caregiving ASTHO...
137: Opioids Get Presidential Attention
March 14, 2022 10:00 - 5 minutes - 7.41 MBDr. Cathy Slemp, West Virginia’s former state health officer, reflects on President Biden’s comments about America’s opioid epidemic in his recent State of the Union address; Paul Petersen, Director of Emergency Preparedness at the Tennessee Department of Health, outlines the benefits for attendees of the upcoming 2022 Preparedness Summit in Atlanta; and the CDC Foundation continues its series of conversations about the future of public health. President Biden’s State of the Union Address ...
136: Grassroots Vaccine Outreach
March 11, 2022 10:00 - 7 minutes - 10.4 MBDr. Anne Marie Murphy, Executive Director of Equal Hope in Chicago, explains the work her team does to reach unvaccinated populations with COVID-19 information and vaccines; Jessica Baggett, ASTHO’s COVID-19 Response Director, shares what members are thinking about the next phase of the pandemic response; and ASTHO offers an infographic to help agencies promote breastfeeding as a way to improve early brain development for babies. Equal Hope website Community COVID Coalition: Social Media...
135: Women in Public Health
March 10, 2022 10:00 - 5 minutes - 7.84 MBDr. Ngozi Ezike, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, reflects on International Women’s Day celebrated this week; Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Rachel Levine is part of a panel discussion later today to mark Women’s History Month; and Brian Lentes, ASTHO’s Senior Director of Public Health Infrastructure, says infrastructure is defined many ways and can include the administrative and financial capabilities of an organization. HHS Channel 1 Live Streaming: Conversat...
134: Building Vaccine Trust
March 09, 2022 10:00 - 6 minutes - 8.56 MBDr. Anne Marie Murphy, Executive Director of Equal Hope in Chicago, discusses the work her organization is doing as part of the Community COVID Coalition project to increase vaccination rates among some young adult populations; Mike Fraser, ASTHO’s CEO, says the crisis in Ukraine is a global emergency that is closer to us that we might think; and ASTHO plans two webinars next week to provide details about its upcoming 2022 Profile of State and Territorial Public Health, where the information...
133: ASTHO’s 80th Anniversary Approaches
March 08, 2022 10:00 - 6 minutes - 9.47 MBMike Fraser, ASTHO’s CEO, reflects on ASTHO’s history as the organization prepares to celebrate 80 years on March 23rd; Heidi Westermann, ASTHO’s Director of Public Health Systems and Planning, says ASTHO is helping Guam identify and build strong partnerships across government agencies; and Dr. Bruce Perry, a best-selling author and clinician, prepares to discuss ways to revitalize the public health workforce during a new Insight and Inspiration event scheduled for March 23rd. ASTHO Histor...
132: New Vaccine Equity Program
March 07, 2022 10:00 - 4 minutes - 6.8 MBGeetika Nadkarni, ASTHO’s Director of Infectious Diseases, outlines a new initiative aimed at reducing disparities in vaccination rates among adult racial and ethnic minority groups and rural communities; the Community COVID Coalition adds more social media resources to its portal for public health teams working to increase vaccine uptake among several unvaccinated populations; and Mei Kwong, Executive Director of the Center for Connected Health Policy, reflects on telehealth use over the co...
131: ASTHO Reacts to New COVID-19 Plan
March 04, 2022 10:00 - 5 minutes - 8.06 MBMike Fraser, ASTHO’s CEO, issues a statement offering early reaction to the Biden Administration’s new National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan; Dr. Elisha Hall, Clinical Guidelines Lead for the CDC’s Vaccine Task Force, explains the latest recommendations regarding suggested intervals for first and second doses of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines for some people; and Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO’s Chief Medical Officer, says the pandemic has everyone thinking about the social determinants of health and how t...
130: ASTHO’s State of the Union Response
March 03, 2022 10:00 - 7 minutes - 9.76 MBCarolyn Mullen, ASTHO’s Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Relations, reacts to President Biden’s comments about public health in his State of the Union address Tuesday night; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO’s Senior Director of Government Affairs, says the work ASTHO members did last week on Capitol Hill was time well spent; and Heidi Westermann, ASTHO’s Director of Public Health Systems and Planning, explains how ASTHO is teaming with government and public health officials in Guam...
129: Messaging New COVID-19 Metrics
March 02, 2022 10:00 - 5 minutes - 7.81 MBDr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO’s Chief Medical Officer, says public health jurisdictions must have clear messaging when explaining the CDC’s new community-level COVID-19 metrics; Elizabeth Head, Deputy Director for Injury Prevention at the Georgia Department of Public Health, explains the benefits of a collaboration with ASTHO and the Trust for America’s Health; and ASTHO has a blog article about a new public health emergency preparedness academy in Puerto Rico. ASTHO Blog Article: Embedded – ...
128: Epidemiologists Needed
March 01, 2022 10:00 - 7 minutes - 9.64 MBChrissie Juliano, Executive Director of the Big Cities Health Coalition, explains the critical need to hire hundreds of epidemiologists in public health departments nationwide; Richard Hamburg, Executive Director of the Safe States Alliance, outlines the vision for a national injury and violence prevention program; Dr. Kimberlee Wyche Etheridge, ASTHO’s Senior Vice President of Health Equity and Diversity Initiatives, discusses equity as part of a panel hosted by the Centers for Medicare and...
127: Territories Deliver Hill Messages
February 28, 2022 10:00 - 3 minutes - 5.23 MBDr. Esther Muna, Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation in the Northern Mariana Islands, and Dr. Carlos Mellado, Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Health, deliver key policy messages during Capitol Hill visits; ASTHO offers a new blog article focused on actions jurisdictions have taken to address systemic racism in public health; and ASTHO launches a new website. ASTHO Blog Article: State Policy Can Reduce Systemic Racism in Public Health ASTHO Website
126: Personal Stories Fight Vaccine Misinformation
February 25, 2022 10:00 - 6 minutes - 8.99 MBMolly Howell, Immunization Director at the North Dakota Department of Health, says testimonials from people impacted by COVID-19 have helped make the virus real for people with doubts about the vaccines; Chrissie Juliano, Executive Director of the Big Cities Health Coalition, says a shortage of epidemiologists has left many health departments unable to respond to a growing number of public health challenges; HHS seeks applications for $3 billion in grant proposals to improve public health in...
125: COVID-19 Antivirals
February 24, 2022 10:00 - 5 minutes - 7.14 MBDr. Lisa Piercey, Tennessee’s Health Commissioner, says the increased availability of oral antiviral medications doesn’t lessen the need for vaccines to fight COVID-19; Cortney Lovell, co-founder of Our Wellness Collective, says she hopes a new training program will inspire public health professionals to explore recovery peer services for people struggling with substance use; and ASTHO teams with the CDC to write an article for the Journal of Women’s Health about a program that sent field st...
124: ASTHO Heads to Capitol Hill
February 23, 2022 10:00 - 4 minutes - 6.83 MBCarolyn McCoy, ASTHO’s Senior Director of Federal Government Affairs, shares how public health leaders will engage with Members of Congress today in virtual Hill Day meetings; Amber Williams, ASTHO’s Senior Vice President of Leadership and Organizational Performance, explains the excitement for ASTHO’s new PH-Hero program; and Dr. Kimberlee Wyche Etheridge introduces us to Onesimus, an enslaved African who helped save hundreds of Boston residents from smallpox in 1721. ASTHO News Release:...
123: Territories Visit Capitol Hill
February 22, 2022 10:00 - 6 minutes - 8.74 MBAlex Wheatley, a Senior Analyst on ASTHO’s Territorial Support Team, explains the work Territorial members will do tomorrow during the organization’s annual Hill Day event in Washington, D.C.; Carolyn McCoy, ASTHO’s Senior Director of Federal Government Relations, outlines provisions of the Prevent Pandemics Act being drafted in the U.S. Senate; ASTHO Government Affairs Analyst Devon Page writes an update on actions in Congress; the Community COVID Coalition has a link to a new campaign webi...
122: ASTHO’s New Resiliency Program
February 18, 2022 10:00 - 5 minutes - 8.07 MBASTHO announces a new resiliency program to support the strained public health workforce; Avia Mason, ASTHO’s Vice President of Learning Strategy, outlines the plan for the organization’s Washington Week gathering next week; and Cortney Lovell describes a self-guided online training that teaches ASTHO members about recovery peer services for people battling substance use. ASTHO News Release: ASTHO Launches Resiliency Program to Support Public Health Workforce ASTHO Blog Article: A New Ye...
121: A Focus on Mental Health
February 17, 2022 10:00 - 6 minutes - 8.58 MBElke Shaw-Tulloch, Idaho’s State Health Officer, shares her state’s approach to addressing mental health concerns; ASTHO’s Maggie Davis authors a blog article on legislative efforts impacting mental health; Carolyn McCoy, ASTHO’s Senior Director of Federal Government Affairs, helps members understand the Prevent Pandemics Act under development on Capitol Hill; and ASTHO offers an online learning module to guide agencies through the CDC’s Healthy Brain Initiative Road Map Series. ASTHO Pol...
120: Supporting Public Health Authority
February 16, 2022 10:00 - 6 minutes - 9.52 MBMargret Cooke, Massachusetts Commissioner of Public Health, examines the value of public health authority when responding to a public health emergency; Alison Beam, Pennsylvania’s former acting Secretary of Health, says the response forced by COVID-19 has improved services for people living with intellectual and developmental disabilities in her state; and Richard Hamburg, Executive Director of the Safe States Alliance, shares the findings of a report that examines the pandemic’s impact on in...
119: Is COVID-19 in Retreat?
February 15, 2022 10:00 - 7 minutes - 10 MBDr. Ashish Jha, Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, says the COVID-19 virus may be in a welcomed retreat; Dr. Joe Gaugler tells us why organizers of a new conference on dementia caregiving planned for June in Minneapolis want public health professionals to know more about the subject; and ASTHO launches a new website. Register: The Public Health Opportunities and Challenges of Dementia Caregiving conference Website: The Public Health Opportunities and Challenges of De...
118: Selling Vaccines to Younger Adults
February 14, 2022 10:00 - 6 minutes - 9.5 MBJulie Scofield, Project Director for the Community COVID Coalition, a project of the CDC Foundation, reports on the results of a months-long social media campaign to convince younger adults to get the COVID-19 vaccine; and Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO’s President-Elect and Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer, answers a question about vaccine uptake during a panel discussion hosted by the Washington Post and moderated by national health reporter Dan Diamond. Community COVID Coalition: Social Media Assets ...
117: ASTHO’s New Strategic Plan
February 11, 2022 10:00 - 5 minutes - 7.15 MBZarnaaz Bashir, ASTHO’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer, says the organization’s new strategic plan was created during and influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic; Dr. Robert Bourgeois, an occupational and environmental health expert working along the U.S. Gulf Coast, explains how difficult it is to manage pandemic health protocols in a remote work environment, like an off-shore drilling rig; and we look forward to Dr. Anne Zink’s comments about COVID-19’s impact on hospitals during a panel discu...
116: Data Modernization Report Card
February 10, 2022 10:00 - 7 minutes - 10.6 MBDr. David Adinaro, New Jersey’s Deputy Commissioner for Public Health, evaluates the state of the nation’s public health data and information infrastructure; Dr. Joseph Gaugler, Director of the BOLD Public Health Center of Excellence on Dementia Caregiving at the University of Minnesota, promotes a new conference on dementia for public health professionals; and Alison Beam, Pennsylvania’s former Acting Secretary of Health, describes a COVID-19 vaccination clinic model her team developed with...
115: Cleaning Up Toxic Compounds
February 09, 2022 10:00 - 6 minutes - 9.05 MBAlan Roberson, Executive Director of the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators, explains the growing interest in the risks of PFAS chemicals and the challenges some jurisdictions encounter when they want to do something about them; Phil Rooney with the Douglas County Health Department in Omaha, Nebraska, says it’s vital to keep a close eye on social media misinformation and disinformation and even more important to have a plan when rumors start spreading online; and David Carey,...
114: How Federal Agencies Can Work Together
February 08, 2022 10:00 - 5 minutes - 8.23 MBDr. Josh Sharfstein, a former public health official in Maryland and principal deputy commissioner at the FDA from 2009 until 2011, says continued public confusion over testing, booster doses, and medications could be improved if two federal agencies thrown into the spotlight by the COVID-19 pandemic could find a way to work more closely together; Safe States Alliance Executive Director Richard Hamburg says many public health jurisdictions have had challenges implementing equity approaches i...
113: PH Workforce Recovery
February 07, 2022 10:00 - 6 minutes - 8.65 MBJoanne Pearsol, ASTHO’s Director of Workforce Development, explains how states and territories are working to help a weary public health workforce survive the pandemic; and we share details about the 11th annual African American Conference on Disabilities happening now through February 17th. ASTHO Health Policy Prospectus: COVID-19 Pandemic Further Strains Public Health Workforce ASTHO Blog Article: ASTHO Policy Watch – Public Health Workforce ASTHO News Release: ASTHO Unveils Top 1...
112: Messaging COVID Vaccines to New Parents
February 04, 2022 10:00 - 5 minutes - 7.99 MBDr. Jose Romero, a pediatrician and Arkansas’ Secretary of Health, says there’s work to be done to prepare for the possibility of a vaccine for infants and toddlers; Dr. Josh Sharfstein, a pediatrician and former health officer in Maryland who teaches health policy at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, says parents of preschoolers are the most familiar with the benefits of vaccines and tells us why that’s important; and ASTHO announces May 10-11 as the dates for this year’s...
111: How to Modernize PH Data
February 03, 2022 10:00 - 6 minutes - 9.56 MBJoanne Pearsol, ASTHO’s Director of Workforce Development, says more than 40,000 public health professionals responded to the latest PHWins survey; Dr. Jamie Pina, ASTHO’s Vice President of Public Health Data Modernization, offers a plan to modernize public health data; and a COVID-19 vaccine for very young children could win emergency approval from the FDA in as little as two weeks. ASTHO webpage: PH Wins – Research to Action Journal of Public Health Management and Practice: With Majo...
110: Healthy Home Improvements
February 02, 2022 10:00 - 7 minutes - 9.87 MBKristin Ahrens, Deputy Secretary of Pennsylvania’s Office of Developmental Programs, says the pandemic crisis ultimately will make services for people living with intellectual and developmental disabilities stronger; ASTHO’s Abe Kulungara shares how states and territories have worked to improve housing conditions for people in their jurisdictions; the CDC offers a toolkit for public health professionals looking to discuss cardiovascular health during American Heart Month; and ASTHO outlines ...
109: Reflections on Black History Month
February 01, 2022 10:00 - 8 minutes - 11.5 MBDr. Ngozi Ezike, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, reflects on current events in the context of Black History Month, on the first day of the month-long recognition; Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO’s President-elect, considers the pandemic’s lessons and what’s next for the nation; ASTHO releases its top ten list of public health policy opportunities; and a new COVID-19 vaccine comparison chart is available online. ASTHO News Release: ASTHO Unveils Top 10 Public Health State Policy...
108: Tackling E-Cigarettes and Flavored Tobacco Products
January 31, 2022 10:00 - 7 minutes - 10.4 MBJan Malcolm, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health, outlines policy steps available to limit youth access to E-cigarettes and flavored tobacco products; ASTHO CEO Mike Fraser reflects on the start of Black History Month; ASTHO shares a conversation with Gail Christopher, Executive Director of the National Collaborative for Health Equity, addressing racial equity and the connections to public health; and we release details of a webinar planned for February 9th teaching attendees ...
107: Immunization Opportunities
January 28, 2022 10:00 - 4 minutes - 6.4 MBRachael Banks, Oregon’s Director of Public Health, says the focus on immunizations during the pandemic is a perfect opportunity to expand the public health conversation. Immunizations are one of ASTHO’s top 10 policy issues to watch in 2022; Yaryna Onufrey, an ASTHO analyst for social and behavioral health, says the money from settlements of opioid lawsuits will fund a variety of opioid treatment programs and organizations in jurisdictions across the states and territories; and ASTHO announc...
106: Contact Tracing’s Role Today
January 27, 2022 10:00 - 5 minutes - 8.09 MBASTHO Chief Medical Officer Dr. Marcus Plescia explains the latest thinking about how best to use case investigation and contact tracing to fight the Omicron variant; ASTHO joins several other national public health groups to issue a statement this week supporting departments should they decide to change their approach to contact tracing; ASTHO President-Elect Dr. Anne Zink says public health pivots to address current and anticipated challenges; ASTHO has released an updated version of its p...
105: Rural Health Needs
January 26, 2022 10:00 - 5 minutes - 7.36 MBASTHO and associations representing epidemiologists, counties, cities, and public health labs issue a statement supporting jurisdictions moving away from universal case investigation and contact tracing at this point in the pandemic; Dr. Ayne Amjad, West Virginia’s State Health Officer, is optimistic about the future of rural health, one of ASTHO’s top ten policy issues to watch in 2022; Governors from several states joined Washington, D.C.’s mayor at a virtual congressional hearing to discu...
104: Advancing Health Equity
January 25, 2022 10:00 - 6 minutes - 9.39 MBPaula Tran, Wisconsin’s State Health Officer, says it’s possible to maintain health equity priorities even as the pandemic continues to strain resources. Health equity is among the issues considered in a set of 10 ASTHO policy briefings focused on public health issues expected to be priorities this year; ASTHO has a new blog article about health equity and rural health; Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO’s President-Elect, reflects on her hopes for the new year; and a webinar hosted by the Center for Home...
103: Ending the HIV Epidemic
January 24, 2022 10:00 - 7 minutes - 10.9 MBDr. Joseph Kanter, Louisiana’s State Health Officer, talks about fighting the HIV epidemic during the COVID-19 pandemic as ASTHO releases a set of 10 policy briefings focused on public health issues expected to be priorities this year; ASTHO offers a new blog article including information about an innovative HIV testing program; and Dr. John Wiesman offers thanks for the people battling to control the COVID-19 virus. ASTHO Health Policy Prospectus: HIV – Ending an Epidemic ASTHO Blog A...
102: Recalling COVID-19’s First Case Part 2
January 21, 2022 10:00 - 8 minutes - 11.9 MBDr. John Wiesman, the former Secretary of Health in Washington state, gives his assessment of the nation's pandemic response since the first COVID-19 case was discovered in his state two years ago this week. He discusses what has worked, what remains a challenge, and what to do next; Katey Redmond, a public health specialist in Alaska, says the announcement of crisis standards of care in a community can cause anxiety among people living with disabilities; and ASTHO offers a blog article desc...
101: Recalling COVID-19's First Case Part 1
January 20, 2022 10:00 - 8 minutes - 11.5 MBDr. John Wiesman, the former Secretary of Health in Washington state, reflects on the moment the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in his state and thus the U.S.; Dr. Alexis Travis, Michigan’s State Health Officer, says it’s never too late to review and revise crisis standards of care to reflect input from vulnerable groups, including people living with disabilities; and ASTHO and NACCHO team up to report on state and local health departments who’ve implemented a “health in all policies” ...