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350: Disability Etiquette, Self-Care Tips for Staff
February 03, 2023 10:00 - 6 minutes - 8.75 MBDawn Skaggs, the Emergency, Disaster and Climate Resilience Specialist at World Institute on Disability, will help lead an ASTHO training event on Monday that will ask attendees to develop more equitable approaches in their work to support people living with disabilities; Chris Taylor, ASTHO Director for Infectious Disease Outbreak Response & Recovery, says ASTHO has produced a series of resources to help members better care for their teams as they recover from the trauma of the pandemic; an...
349: Safe Drug Use Sites, Toxic Pandemic Stress
February 02, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 8.19 MBJulie Wernau, Health and Science Reporter at The Wall Street Journal, says drug use sites face many hurdles even if they have local permission to operate; Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President, tells the Associated Press that her members are anxious to understand how the fall spike in respiratory illness will be impacted by plans to end COVID authorities; and public health professionals still dealing with the stress and trauma of the pandemic could find help in a conversation planned on Wednesday, ...
348: WSJ on Fentanyl Dangers, COVID Emergency Ending
February 01, 2023 10:00 - 7 minutes - 9.98 MBJulie 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 a difficult story to write; Andy Baker-White, ASTHO Senior Director of State Health Policy, says ASTHO members are working to prepare for the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency declarations; and sign up for the Public Health Weekly email newsletter. The Wall Street Journal News Article: Fentanyl Test Strips on the Dance Floor? Part...
347: Educating Capitol Hill, Buffalo Preparedness
January 31, 2023 10:00 - 4 minutes - 6.11 MBDevon Page, ASTHO Government Affairs Analyst, says ASTHO wants to work with both parties in Congress to find common ground for the good of public health; Arnold Bogis, ASTHO Senior Analyst and Research Associate, tells us why Buffalo, New York needs an emergency management office; and Carolee Cooper, an Environmental Health Program Specialist with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, explains how Idaho is promoting awareness during National Radon Action Month. The Buffalo News Webp...
346: Federal Budget Partners, Rural Telehealth Strategies
January 30, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 7.49 MBCarolyn Mullen, ASTHO Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Relations, is keeping an eye on the budget wrangling taking place on Capitol Hill; Ashley Cram, with ASTHO, explains how ASTHO members are working to help people in rural communities maintain access to telehealth; members of an FDA advisory panel support a proposal to move to a single annual vaccine dose for COVID-19 strains; and ASTHO’s next Insight and Inspiration series is Wednesday, Feb. 22nd. ASTHO Blog Arti...
345: Promoting PH Lab Positions, Annual COVID Shots
January 27, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 7.14 MBDr. Christine Bean, Chief Learning Officer at the Association of Public Health Laboratories, talks about recruiting candidates into laboratory positions on ASTHO’s new jobs website, publichealthcareers.org; Dr. Nirav Shah, ASTHO Immediate Past President and Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control, gives his take on the FDA proposing a once-a-year COVID-19 regimen for immunizations; and Mike Fraser, ASTHO CEO, announces ASTHO has new funding from the FDA to advance retail food safet...
344: Maine Loves Dr. Shah, Territories Moving Forward
January 26, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 7.93 MBDr. 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 readies for his next job as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's number two in charge; Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO Chief Medical Officer, tells the Washington Post he thinks an annual COVID-19 vaccine is more likely to be accepted by the public than more frequent shots; and Dr. Esther Muna, CEO for the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporat...
343: Vaccination Disparities, Retail Food Mentorships
January 25, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 7.23 MBDr. Shannon Stokley, an Epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, talks about another drop in childhood vaccination rates; Tiara Smith, a Program Analyst for Environmental Health with the National Association of County and City Health Officials, explains a mentorship program for agencies looking for help with their retail food regulatory programs; graduates of ASTHO’s public health leadership training program write about leadership in a new blog article; and ASTHO h...
342: Racial Healing, Tech Helps Messaging
January 24, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 7.35 MBCaroline Brunton, Program Officer for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, talks about the National Day of Racial Healing first celebrated by the Foundation seven years ago; Dr. Brannon Traxler, Director of Public Health with the South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control, tells us how her organization’s improved data surveillance and sharing has helped in the fight against misinformation; and since ASTHO tracks public health policy across the states and territories, you can get the...
341: Investing in PH, Protecting Children
January 23, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 7.5 MBDr. Nancy Messonnier, Dean of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, says there's still a need for sustained investment in public health three years after the pandemic; Beth Giambrone, ASTHO Senior Analyst for State Health Policy, explains how economic hardship can cause many problems for children; and find a link to sign up for ASTHO's Public Health Weekly email newsletter. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Webpage: Nancy Messonnier named dean of Gillings School of Glo...
340: Climate + Health Equity, ARPA Benefits
January 20, 2023 10:00 - 4 minutes - 6.7 MBDr. Umair Shah, Secretary of Health for the Washington State Department of Health, is establishing connections between climate change, environmental justice, and health equity; Dr. David Gifford, Chief Medical Officer at the American Health Care Association, says the American Rescue Plan has helped jurisdictions respond to pandemic-related needs; and registration for ASTHO’s third annual TechXpo and Futures Forum opens on February 1st. ASTHO Webpage: Public Health Review Podcast The Whit...
339: Messonnier’s COVID Reflections, Equity Tops Pandemic Lessons
January 19, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 7.46 MBDr. Nancy Messonnier, Dean of the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, reflects on the COVID-19 pandemic with her unique perspective as a top CDC official at the time; Dr. John Wiesman, former Washington State Secretary of Health, examines many of the concerns that the pandemic exposed in our health systems; and ASTHO leaders talk about the organization’s support for its members during the pandemic in a podcast episode celebrating ASTHO’s 80th anniversary. ...
338: Medicaid Cliff, Global View for Public Health
January 18, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 8.21 MBCarolyn McCoy, ASTHO Senior Director of Federal Government Affairs, shares the good news that Congress has addressed Medicaid funding concerns that have plagued the U.S. territories for years; Dr. Jay Butler, former ASTHO President, is thinking about the pandemic’s lessons from his post as Deputy Director for Infectious Disease at the CDC; and ASTHO is hiring several open positions. ASTHO Blog Article: Bringing the U.S. Territories Closer to Medicaid Equity ASTHO Blog Article: Leadership...
337: Dr. Nirav Shah’s Big News, National Day of Racial Healing
January 17, 2023 10:00 - 3 minutes - 5.29 MBDr. Nirav Shah, ASTHO Immediate Past President, will leave his job as director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention to take the number two position at the CDC; Joya Coffman, ASTHO Senior Advisor for Performance Improvement and Change Management, says equity in racial healing and reconciliation is a top priority at ASTHO; ASTHO’s CEO Mike Fraser and Senior Vice President Dr. Kimberlee Wyche Etheridge hope the new year will bring more racial healing; and an episode of the Pu...
336: MLK in Public Health, Lactation Help for Incarcerated People
January 13, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 6.97 MBDr. Kimberlee Wyche Etheridge, ASTHO's Senior Vice President of Health Equity and Diversity Initiatives, reflects on the importance of Dr. King’s message to people working in public health; Shatoria Townsend, ASTHO Senior Analyst for the Maternal Infant Health Team, says incarcerated people need lactation education and support just like everyone else; and learn how to navigate personal conflict in the executive space during a webinar planned for Jan. 18th. ASTHO Blog Article: Make 2023 a ...
335: Conflict Training, Diverse Executives Search
January 12, 2023 10:00 - 4 minutes - 6.46 MBMontrece McNeill Ransom, Director of the National Coordinating Center for Public Health Training at the National Network of Public Health Institutes, previews her upcoming ASTHO webinar to help diverse professionals navigate personal conflict in the executive space; ASTHO’s Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health program is seeking its next cohort of applicants; and ASTHO’s third annual TechXpo and Futures Forum is planned for May 23rd through 25th. ASTHO Webpage: Navigating Personal ...
334: Flu Messaging, Pandemic Partner
January 11, 2023 10:00 - 4 minutes - 6.01 MBDr. Umair Shah, Washington Secretary of Health, says Congress needs to be continually updated about the winter flu season; Elke Shaw-Tulloch, Idaho State Health Officer with the Department of Health and Welfare, reflects on the importance of ASTHO’s recent 80th-anniversary milestone; and registration for ASTHO’s third annual TechXpo and Futures Forum planned for May in Chicago open on Feb. 1st. ASTHO Webpage: Celebrating 80 Years of ASTHO ASTHO Webpage: Public Health TechXpo and Futures...
333: COVID Booster Strategy, Medicaid Policies
January 10, 2023 10:00 - 4 minutes - 6.02 MBDr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO Chief Medical Officer, says public health agencies are increasing the focus on COVID-19 boosters for those living in nursing homes and other care settings; Alex Kearly, ASTHO's Director of Medicaid and Value Based Payment, explains Medicaid policies will emphasize equity; recent graduates of ASTHO’s Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health weigh in with their thoughts on leadership; and public health leaders can learn how to navigate personal conflict in the exec...
332: Public Health Polling, Flu Vaccine Strategies
January 09, 2023 10:00 - 6 minutes - 8.56 MBDr. Meredith Li-Vollmer, Risk Communication Manager for the Seattle and King County Public Health Department, says polling data helped agencies better understand community attitudes and opinions during the pandemic; Shalini Nair, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Infectious Disease, looks at how states and territories are getting creative as they try to get more people vaccinated against the flu; registration for ASTHO’s third annual Public Health TechXpo and Futures Forum opens on Feb. 1st; and ASTH...
331: Vaccine Hesitancy Study, Diabetes in Palau
January 06, 2023 10:00 - 6 minutes - 8.58 MBDr. Kimberly Martin, a President’s Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of California San Francisco, says black people likely avoid COVID-19 vaccines because of their distrust of the healthcare system; Antonnette Merur, Chief of Nursing for the Palau Ministry of Health, says diabetes impacts everyone living in the Pacific Island nation of Palau; ASTHO plans two webinars later this month - on Jan. 18, ASTHO will help attendees navigate personal conflict in the executive space; and on Jan. 1...
330: Reproductive Health, Climate Challenges
January 05, 2023 10:00 - 4 minutes - 6.76 MBDr. Denise Johnson, Acting Secretary of Health for the Pennsylvania Department of Health, says effective reproductive health policies strengthen communities; Dr. Sameer Vohra, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, says jurisdictions should advocate for policies that defend against the negative public health impacts of climate change; ASTHO accepts applications for its next group of public health professionals to take part in the Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health Pro...
329: Synthetic Nicotine, Ending HIV Stigma
January 04, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 7.72 MBRachael Banks, Public Health Director for the Oregon Health Authority, says policymakers need to address the problem of synthetic nicotine; Dr. Scott Harris, State Health Officer for the Alabama Department of Public Health, says stigma often gets in the way of reaching and treating people with HIV; registration for ASTHO’s third annual Public Health TechXpo and Futures Forum opens February 1st; and ASTHO’s Breastfeeding Learning Community enters the final year of a five-year project focused ...
328: Opioids, Equity, and the Medicaid Cliff
December 21, 2022 10:00 - 8 minutes - 11.5 MBDr. Mark Levine, Vermont Department of Health's Commissioner of Health, discusses the opioid crisis in America and the policies his state has employed to save lives; Alicia Justice, ASTHO Senior Director of Programmatic Health Equity Initiatives and Strategy, helps members assess their approach to health equity policies; Arthur San Agustin, Director of the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services, says the omnibus spending bill now before Congress would help U.S. territories avoi...
327: COVID Impacts Top Issues in 2023
December 20, 2022 10:00 - 6 minutes - 8.53 MBMike Fraser, ASTHO CEO, discusses the purpose of the organization’s annual legislative series which identifies the top 10 public health issues to watch in the new year; Dr. Dan Edney, State Health Officer for the Mississippi State Department of Health, says workforce capacity is critical to public health success; Brent Ewig, Chief Policy and Government Relations Officer for the Association of Immunization Managers, published a book with Fraser titled: Vaccinating America – The Inside Story B...
326: 2023 Federal Policy Agenda
December 19, 2022 10:00 - 5 minutes - 6.99 MBCarolyn Mullen, ASTHO Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Relations, is getting set to work on key public health policy issues with a new Congress taking office in a few weeks; Rachel Scheckman, ASTHO Senior Policy Analyst, says if we want to end the HIV epidemic we will need to enact policies that reduce or eliminate stigma; and according to a new survey, 19 of 41 state and territorial health agencies say they have programs to address public health impacts of climate chan...
325: America’s Alarming Preterm Birth Rate
December 16, 2022 10:00 - 5 minutes - 7.14 MBDr. Kathryn Mishkin, Head of the Office of Data Science and Mission Strategy with the March of Dimes, discusses the rise in preterm birth in the United States; Emma Carlson, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Environmental Health, says mold and mosquitos are two of the hazards public health agencies must deal with following a hurricane; ASTHO has a report about climate change and environmental justice; and ASTHO has announced its top 10 public health policy issues to follow in 2023. March of Dimes W...
324: Vaccine Anniversary
December 15, 2022 10:00 - 5 minutes - 7.58 MBBrent Ewig, ASTHO Chief Policy and Government Relations Officer, marks the second anniversary of COVID-19 vaccines this week; Jamie Pina, ASTHO Vice President of Public Health Data Modernization, says states and territories are taking action to improve public health data; and The Change Management Series is the latest eLearning opportunity from ASTHO. ASTHO Webpage: 2023 Legislative Prospectus Series ASTHO Webpage: ASTHO Change Management eLearning Course ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know
323: Mental Health Outlook
December 14, 2022 10:00 - 5 minutes - 7.08 MBLindsey Myers, ASTHO Vice President for Social and Behavioral Health, discusses the growing mental health crisis, and options available to public health leaders looking to help people; Jazmyn Covington, ASTHO Director of Maternal and Infant Health, reminds us that breastmilk is good for babies when they’re sick; and as part of ASTHO's Public Health – Hope, Equity, Resilience, and Opportunity initiative, the organization highlights some ways leaders can practice showing gratitude. CDC Webpa...
322: Sorting Anti-Vaccine Legislation
December 13, 2022 10:00 - 4 minutes - 6.77 MBBrent Ewig, Chief Policy and Government Relations Officer for the Association of Immunization Managers, is tracking legislative attempts to weaken local immunization laws; Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, CDC Director of the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, says the nation’s experience with HIV has helped inform the Mpox response; and learn how to align the goals of your public health and state Medicaid agencies in a new webinar planned for today at 3 p.m. eastern time. ASTHO Webpage: Medicaid and...
321: Celebrating ASTHO’s 80th Birthday
December 12, 2022 10:00 - 4 minutes - 6.82 MBDr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President and Chief Medical Officer for the State of Alaska, discusses the significance of ASTHO’s 80th anniversary; Dr. Nirav Shah, ASTHO’s Immediate Past President and Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, reflects on his time as ASTHO’s President, which overlapped with the COVID-19 pandemic; and changes may be on the way to the WIC food package approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. National WIC Association News Release: Broad Su...
320: Hurricane Health Hazards
December 09, 2022 10:00 - 4 minutes - 6.63 MBSidnie Christian, ASTHO Analyst for Infectious Diseases, calls attention to the public health impacts of hurricanes; Mike Fraser, ASTHO CEO, discusses the organization turning 80 years old this year; and ASTHO recently hosted a call with the Climate Change Collaborative to discuss initiatives, capacity, and challenges related to climate change and environmental justice. ASTHO Blog Article: Preparing for and Responding to Infectious Disease Threats Following Hurricanes ASTHO Report: Cli...
319: Mpox Readiness
December 08, 2022 10:00 - 5 minutes - 7.89 MBDr. Manisha Juthani, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health, explains how the agency’s Mpox response benefitted from its COVID-19 experience; Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President and Chief Medical Officer for the State of Alaska, says vaccination rates in Alaska are better in Alaskan Native communities than they are in the rest of the state; ASTHO is working with the National Community Action Partnership and five agencies in the Partnering for Vaccine Equity project; and learn...
318: STI Strategies in Rural Wyoming
December 07, 2022 10:00 - 4 minutes - 6.52 MBLeslie Fowler, Prevention Program Manager with the Wyoming Department of Health, discusses the challenges of reaching people with STI information and services; Shalini Nair, Senior Analyst for Infection Disease for ASTHO, says five community action agencies are working with ASTHO to improve vaccine uptake among racial and ethnic minority groups, and for people living in rural areas; and an ASTHO blog article encourages public health leaders to work closely with Gen Z to generate public heal...
317: Removing Barriers to HIV Treatment
December 06, 2022 10:00 - 5 minutes - 7.55 MBKim Martin, ASTHO’s Director of Immunization, reminds us that vaccines this winter are more important than ever as we recognize National Influenza Vaccination Week; Mike Fraser, ASTHO CEO, discusses the announcement that ASTHO is one of three to win CDC grant funding that aims to help jurisdictions build public health infrastructure over the next five years; and Alex Kearly, ASTHO Director of Medicaid and Value Based Payment, says members can learn how to align their state Medicaid agencies ...
316: Mental Health Needs of School-Age Girls
December 05, 2022 10:00 - 4 minutes - 6.79 MBAmber Williams, ASTHO’s Senior Vice President for Leadership and Organizational Performance, talks about the organization’s annual winter retreat happening this week in San Diego; Lexa Giragosian, Analyst for Maternal and Infant Health with ASTHO, discusses how states and territories are taking action to address a mental health crisis among adolescent girls; and ASTHO has a report detailing the risks and possible responses to disruptions in access to opioid prescriptions. ASTHO Blog Artic...
315: Historic PH Investment News
December 02, 2022 10:00 - 5 minutes - 7.93 MBAmber Williams, ASTHO Senior Vice President for Leadership & Organizational Performance, discusses the CDC’s announcement that ASTHO will receive significant funding to help public health agencies address key infrastructure needs; Brent Ewig, Chief Policy and Government Relations Officer for the Association of Immunization Managers, says there are two main communication challenges facing his members right now; and an ASTHO blog article explains that during a hurricane's aftermath, health age...
314: Ending the AIDS Epidemic
December 01, 2022 10:00 - 5 minutes - 7.46 MBDr. Demetre Daskalakis, CDC Director of the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, discusses the ongoing HIV epidemic on World AIDS Day; Mike Fraser, ASTHO CEO, says newly announced money from the CDC will allow his organization to “fully engage and support” state and territorial agencies as they prepare for the next pandemic; Dr. Morgan McDonald, Interim Health Commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Health, describes how Tennessee is planning to spend $230 million on new health resiliency p...
313: Tennessee’s Health Resilience Grants
November 30, 2022 10:00 - 6 minutes - 8.35 MBBeth Kallmyer, Vice President of Care and Support at the Alzheimer’s Association, discusses National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month; Dr. Morgan McDonald, Interim Commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Health, examines plans to award $230 million in grants to help improve health resiliency in the state; ASTHO members in hurricane-prone areas of the country are sharing lessons learned with those looking to improve their storm response plans; and we conclude our month-long recognitio...
312: Tracking Tobacco Policy
November 29, 2022 10:00 - 5 minutes - 7.46 MBAnn Abraham, ASTHO Chronic Disease Prevention Analyst, discusses the need for tobacco control staff members to stay informed of the latest policies in this area; Crystal Rommen, Director of Louisiana Families for Vaccines, says vaccine advocates are gearing up for the new year; and in recognition of Public Health Thank You Day, we say thank you to people working in the field. ASTHO Blog Article: Jurisdictions Moving Many ASTHO Essential Tobacco Control Policies Forward Science and Fami...
311: More Flexible Opioid Guidelines
November 28, 2022 10:00 - 5 minutes - 7.25 MBDr. Christopher Jones, Acting Director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, discusses new guidelines that are meant to give providers more flexibility when it comes to treating pain with opioids; Brandi Hight Bank, Vice President for Public Health & Policy at Klick, explains the best ways to communicate with people in their late teens and early twenties; and we preview an ASTHO blog that addresses the tobacco policy. CDC News Release: CDC Releases UPDATED Clinical Pra...
310: Teaching Vaccine Advocates
November 23, 2022 10:00 - 6 minutes - 8.97 MBBecky Christensen, Founder and Campaign Director for Science and Families Engaging Communities Coalition and Action Fund, discusses protecting public access to vaccines; Kinetra Joseph, Campaign Director for the CDC Foundation, explains the organization’s “Live to the Beat” campaign; and in recognition of Public Health Thank You Day we continue to say thank you to people working in the field. Science and Families Engaging Communities Coalition and Action Fund Webpage Live to the Beat Web...
309: South Dakota’s Tribal Partnerships
November 22, 2022 10:00 - 4 minutes - 6.58 MBDr. Georges Benjamin, Executive Director of the American Public Health Association, discusses how the organization’s 150th anniversary was celebrated at its annual meeting held recently in Boston; Joan Adam, Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Health, says the pandemic created opportunities to develop stronger partnerships with the nine federally recognized tribes in the state; an ASTHO blog article outlines four steps public health leaders can take to improve their crisis communicat...
308: Thankful for People in Public Health
November 21, 2022 10:00 - 5 minutes - 7.91 MBDr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President and Chief Medical Officer of the Alaska Department of Health, shares some encouraging words to celebrate Public Health Thank You Day; Mike Fraser, ASTHO CEO, appreciates the significance of Public Health Thank You Day, but says we shouldn’t limit our thanks to a single day; and Beth Giambrone, ASTHO Senior Analyst for State Health Policy, says all 50 states and Washington D.C. have cottage food laws in place, noting some are considering changes. ASTHO Blog A...
307: New Congress Means More Oversight
November 17, 2022 22:41 - 5 minutes - 7.11 MBSusan Best, Program Manager for the Division of Food and Lead Risk Assessment with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, discusses the implementation of virtual restaurant inspections; Devon Page, ASTHO Government Affairs Analyst, examines how the midterm elections will affect public health; ASTHO members can learn strategies to ensure reproductive health care is responsive to diverse populations in a webinar planned for Tuesday, November 29th; and Public Health ...
306: A Strategy to Ban Menthol
November 17, 2022 10:00 - 4 minutes - 6.71 MBDr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO Chief Medical Officer, discusses the important role states and local jurisdictions have in removing flavored tobacco products, including menthol, from the market; Tamira Moon, ASTHO’s Director of Health Equity and Diversity Initiatives, explains how ASTHO staff members are taking part in conversations about race during online sessions called health equity circles; Anna Bartels, ASTHO Director of Clinical to Community Connections, celebrates National Rural Health Day...
305: Prepping for Ebola
November 16, 2022 10:00 - 5 minutes - 6.98 MBDr. David Lakey, former Commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services, discusses the Texas response to the 2014 Ebola outbreak as a wave of Ebola cases in Uganda expands; Robert Gottlieb, a GIS Data Analyst for the Indiana Department of Health, says GIS technology can help public health agencies improve their response; and Public Health Thank You Day is Monday, November 21st. GIS Day Webpage
304: COVID-19’s Lessons on Homelessness
November 15, 2022 10:00 - 5 minutes - 7.59 MBDr. Emily Mosites, Senior Advisor on Special Populations for the CDC, discusses lessons learned from work done during the pandemic to help people experiencing homelessness; Heather Krasna, Associate Dean of Career Services at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, highlights ASTHO’s new website, publichealthcareers.org, which serves as a one-stop shop for job listings and other information related to work in the field; Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, former director of the Washingt...
303: A Win for Public Health
November 14, 2022 10:00 - 6 minutes - 8.91 MBDr. Judy Monroe, CDC Foundation President and CEO, announces ASTHO as one of the winners of the 2022 Fries Prize for Improving Health; Ericka McGowan, ASTHO Senior Director for Emerging Infection Disease, discusses a new CDC report about racial and ethnic disparities in flu severity and vaccination coverage; Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President, says Alaskan Native communities in her state have led the development of vaccine equity solutions that have helped keep communities healthy; and Public He...
302: Veterans Working in Public Health
November 10, 2022 10:00 - 4 minutes - 6.41 MBIn a special edition of the newscast, we celebrate Veterans Day with thoughts from two veterans working in public health: Keith Reed, Oklahoma Commissioner of Health, is a registered nurse and a colonel in the Oklahoma Air National Guard and Dr. Edward Simmer, South Carolina’s Director of the Department of Health and Environmental Control, is a Navy veteran with more than 30 years in the military. Also, we get another thankful note in celebration of the upcoming Public Health Thank You Day o...
301: Health in All Policies Primer
November 09, 2022 10:00 - 5 minutes - 6.93 MBKerry Wyss, ASTHO’s Director of Environmental Health, outlines a new report about the value of a Health in All Policies approach to public health; Ali Aslam, ASTHO’s Senior Analyst for Environmental Health, discusses how grantmakers can incorporate a Health in All Policies and equity-centered approach into requests for proposals and notice of funding opportunities; Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President, comments about concerns over the winter flu, RSV, and COVID season in a November 4th report in t...