Public Health Review Morning Edition

Erin Penniston, Chief of Staff of Public Health Services at the Maryland Department of Health, describes how ASTHO's Peer Assessment Program helped her state's health department strengthen its administrative infrastructure; Kelsey Tillema, Senior Analyst at ASTHO, shares key takeaways from ASTHO's Strengthening Administrative Preparedness in Public Health Agencies webinar; the highlights from ASTH...

Dr. Brooke Cunningham, ASTHO Member and the Commissioner of Health for the Minnesota Department of Health, discusses how her department is using the Public Health Infrastructure Grant. PHIG Partners Web Page PHIG Newsletter

Dr. Susan Kansagra, ASTHO Chief Medical Officer, outlines the recent recall of Bicillin; Marie Stratton, Overdose Data to Action Program Manager at the Maryland Department of Health, explains how ASTHO's technical assistance helped with the department's OD2A funds; applications are now open for ASTHO's Developing Executive Leaders in Public Health program; and an ASTHO Brief explains how you can s...

Kathy Jorgensen, member of the Board of Directors for the National Alliance of State Animal and Agricultural Emergency Programs, explains why it's essential to account for animals in all emergency planning; Jeffrey Ekoma, Senior Director of Government Affairs at ASTHO, discusses HHS nominations, recissions, and more news from Capitol Hill in this week's View From Washington D.C. report; a new ASTH...

Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, ASTHO member and Chief Medical Executive for the State of Michigan, explains how Michigan's multifaceted approach has reduced overdose deaths across the state; Heidi Westermann, Director of Public Health, Data Modernization and Informatics at ASTHO, shares how ASTHO's new Data Modernization Primer and Tactical Guides can help public health departments improve data moderniz...

Dr. Katelyn Jetelina, epidemiologist and CEO of Your Local Epidemiologist, addresses the intersection between health and politics and provides words of encouragement to her fellow colleagues in public health; Grace Lee, Senior Analyst at ASTHO, describes a recent ASTHO blog article that dives into how strategic public health messaging can make it more approachable for communities; and a new ASTHO...

Dr. Katelyn Jetelina, epidemiologist and CEO of Your Local Epidemiologist, shares how her public health newsletter helps to educate readers about the policies and science impacting public health today; Tracy Gruber, Executive Director of the Utah Department of Health and Human Services, explains how the state's new behavioral health commission works to connect its fragmented mental health infrastr...

Ali Maffey, Vice President of Social and Behavioral Health at ASTHO, explains how ASTHO's new legal map assists with suicide prevention infrastructure; Noell Stone, Practicum and Capstone Director at the University of New Mexico's College of Population Health, shares why two of New Mexico's universities developed a unified framework for applied public health training; ASTHO is now accepting applic...

Dr. Kris Mork, Chief Data Officer for Leidos' Health & Civil Sector, explains how Leidos is modernizing Medicaid. Leidos Web Page: Leidos awarded Medicaid Enterprise Systems Integrator contract Leidos Web Page: Modernizing CDC's information technology to meet growing public health needs ASTHO Web Page: Innovation Advisory Council

Catherine Murphy, Analyst of Government Affairs at ASTHO, describes the impact of potential cuts to federally funded public health preparedness programs in a new ASTHO Federal Health Policy Update; Monique Farmer, President of Avant Solutions, shares what she'll be discussing in today's ASTHO webinar on public health communication strategies; the highlights from ASTHO's recent INSPIRE: Readiness w...

Amy Ciarlo, Senior Analyst for Chronic Disease Risk Factors at ASTHO, describes ASTHO's new Health Policy Update on recent legislation focused on limiting the risk of older adult falls; Rebecca Ruvane, Senior Program Analyst at the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, discusses their joint webinar with ASTHO taking place tomorrow, July 24th, at 11 a.m. ET on data collection methods th...

Dr. Robert Goldstein, ASTHO Member and the Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, takes us through how his department is using the Public Health Infrastructure Grant. PHIG Partners Web Page PHIG Newsletter

Dr. Vanessa Coffman, Director of the Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness, shares how the organization's new Food Safety Culture Toolkit can help public health officials strengthen food safety efforts; Dr. Michelle Morse, Acting Commissioner for the New York City Health Department, explains how their new series, "Living with Long Covid," is helping to educate New Yorkers about the illness; ASTHO wil...

Aileen Benavente-Pangelinan, Environmental Health Program Manager at the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation, describes how the new food code adopted by the Northern Mariana Islands will improve public health safety; Jessica Hulsey, Founder and CEO of the Addiction Policy Forum, explains how new CDC provisional overdose data indicates that public health measures are working, and how to sustain suc...

Laura Knights, CEO and founder of Knights Consulting, shares what the second installment of ASTHO's Ignite, Accelerate, and Activate series has to offer public health leadership; Dr. Anil Mangla, Director for Disease Surveillance and Control at the South Nevada Health District, highlights the benefits and ethical concerns of wastewater surveillance; ASTHO is launching its Public Health Nursing Lea...

Dr. Joseph Kanter, ASTHO CEO, shares how ASTHO will use the Public Health Workforce Interest and Needs Survey (PH WINS) to guide national public health priorities; Emma Pliskin, research scientist at Child Trends, shares what their new study reveals about trends in STI testing and why many patients are missing key testing opportunities; ASTHO is holding an INSPIRE: Readiness webinar tomorrow, Tues...

Dr. Brian Castrucci, President and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation, shares how the 2024 PH WINS survey can help state and local health departments develop more strategic workforce development plans; Dr. David Spach, Editor-in-Chief for the National STD Curriculum and Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle, explains how the university's online STI curriculum is providing...

Kristin Raab, Director of the Minnesota Climate and Health Program at the Minnesota Department of Health, shares how the state's "Stay Cool Minnesota" campaign is working to protect Minnesotans against the negative health effects of extreme heat; ASTHO Alum, Dr. Matthew Christiansen, Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Health Affairs at Valley Health Systems, discusses ASTHO's recent Execu...

Maggie Nilz, Senior Analyst of Preparedness at ASTHO, explains how states can help support public health preparedness workforce resilience and capacity; Carolyn Mullen, Senior Vice President for Government Affairs and Public Relations at ASTHO, shares what Congress has been busy with in this week's View from Washington, D.C. report; a new ASTHO resource helps prevent adverse childhood experiences...

Kristen Rogers, writer for CNN Wellness, explains why synthetic food dyes are being banned by states across the country and how each state is taking action; Felicia Quintana-Zinn, Associate Director of Health Data with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, discusses the value of ASTHO's Executive Leadership Forum and what makes it a unique opportunity; Dr. Dan Edney, ASTHO Board Me...

Dr. Allison Arwady, Director at the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the CDC, details a recent webinar focused on mental health and overdose prevention; Beth Giambrone, ASTHO Senior Analyst for State Health Policy, explains some of the challenges island jurisdictions face; ASTHO Member Elizabeth Hertel, Director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, recently...

Patricia Tilley, Associate Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, details the critical needs the Public Health Infrastructure Grant has helped with. PHIG Partners Web Page PHIG Newsletter

Dr. Jay Varma, physician and epidemiologist with the Community Healthcare Network, describes the importance of embracing new AI technologies in public health; Dr. Amanda Simanek, associate professor at the Chicago Medical School and Director of the Michael Reese Foundation Center for Health Equity Research at Rosalind Franklin University, discusses what's to come this Thursday, July 10th in ASTHO'...

This special episode of Public Health Review Morning Edition revisits a popular episode from June 3, 2025. Autumn Watson, Public Health Organizational Development Director for the Mecklenburg County Public Health Department, explains how PHIG is being used at the local level. PHIG Partners Web Page PHIG Newsletter

This special episode of Public Health Review Morning Edition revisits a popular episode from May 13, 2025. Esther Muña, Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation and Territorial Health Official for the Northern Mariana Islands, explains how their Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) funds allowed them to improve security and integrate care through a new electronic hea...