Public Health Review Morning Edition

Your daily public health briefing with the latest news from the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO).

Public Health Review Morning Edition is a health podcast hosted by ASTHO, with 1,000 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

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  1220: Prioritizing Infectious Disease Investigations

  Oct 7, 202615 min

  Public health departments are facing budget pressures, workforce shortages, and growing demands on their limited capacity. Today, Elysia Gonzales, Investigations and Response Branch Manager; Communicable Disease Epidemiology and Immunization Section; Public Health - Seattle & King County, discusses how her team developed a prioritization framework to help staff determine which infectious disease investigations need immediate attention and which can wait. She explains how the department adapted an ASTHO framework into a five-tier system, giving staff clearer guidance when multiple cases arrive at once, and how the approach can reduce the pressure to treat everything as urgent. She also shares lessons for other public health agencies, including the importance of clearly defining the problem, getting leadership buy-in, leveraging tools that already exist, and being realistic about what work can be paused or stopped. INSPIRE: Readiness | ASTHO Prioritizing Emerging Infectious Disease Cases and Contacts for Follow-Up | ASTHO What States and Territories Have to Say About National Preparedness | ASTHO Public Health Performance Management Solutions Showcase Funding & Collaboration Opportunities | ASTHO

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  1219: Using Data to Drive Better Maternal Health Outcomes

  Oct 6, 202617 min

  Maternal health improvements are possible when states, hospitals, and community partners use data to identify the drivers of severe maternal morbidity and target care where it can have the greatest impact. Rachel Sheehan, director of perinatal improvement at Premier, Inc., discusses how patient safety bundles and state perinatal quality collaboratives have helped reduce maternal mortality, while highlighting the challenges that remain in prenatal and postpartum care. Rachel Sheehan also discusses how states can use rural health transformation investments to expand maternity care access, including through care coordination, virtual care, and data-driven identification of high-risk patients. She explains why sustaining proven interventions, aligning measures across agencies, and strengthening partnerships with community organizations will be critical to improving maternal health and health outcomes for families.

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  1218: Strengthening Nutrition for Infants and Toddlers

  Oct 5, 202615 min

  Nutrition during the first years of life can have lasting effects on children's health and development. Meghan Maroney, senior advocacy advisor at Voices for Healthy Kids, an initiative of the American Heart Association, discusses the National Collaborative for Infants and Toddlers and its Nourish from the Start initiative, which works to strengthen nutrition security for infants, toddlers, and their caregivers. Maroney explains how WIC, SNAP, and the Child and Adult Care Food Program support families, and discusses opportunities for states to improve enrollment, reduce administrative barriers, and strengthen coordination across health, human services, childcare, and other systems. She also highlights the importance of engaging parents and caregivers in shaping policies and programs, and shares resources available to state and territorial health agencies working to improve nutrition from the prenatal period through age three. Funding & Collaboration Opportunities | ASTHO CHIP Implementation Efforts at PHIG-Funded Local Health Departments | ASTHO Measles Has Returned To America. We’re No Longer In Containment Mode

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  1217: Building Stronger Public Health Advocacy on Capitol Hill

  Oct 2, 202611 min

  Effective public health advocacy starts with understanding how Congress works, building relationships with lawmakers and their staff, and connecting policy and funding decisions to the people and communities they affect. We’ll hear from Catherine Murphy, formerly a Senior Analyst for Government Affairs at ASTHO, who’s had experience on both sides of the table: first as a congressional aide and later as a public health advocate. She’ll tell us about her experience working on Capitol Hill, and what public health professionals should know about engaging with Congress and making their voices heard. Murphy explains why patience is essential in the legislative process, how public health advocates can find common ground across political differences, and why listening to concerns and avoiding assumptions can lead to more productive conversations. She also shares a key lesson for advocates: the most effective stories connect public health funding and policy to tangible programs, people, and outcomes in their communities. Facilitating Connections on Capitol Hill for Public Health Advocacy: Lessons and Reflections | ASTHO Subscribe | ASTHO

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  1216: Leading Public Health Through Change

  Oct 1, 202618 min

  Building trust, strengthening the public health workforce, and modernizing the Virginia Department of Health are among the priorities for Cameron Webb, commissioner of the Virginia Department of Health and an ASTHO member. Webb discusses how his background as a physician, health policy leader, community health worker, and federal COVID-19 response official has shaped his approach to leading a state health department. He outlines efforts to improve agency operations, communicate more effectively with communities, embed equity in public health work, and rebuild trust following the COVID-19 pandemic. Webb also highlights initiatives including nursing home oversight, hepatitis C elimination, a new electronic health record system, rural health transformation, community health worker programs, predictive analytics and AI, and efforts to address maternal mortality. Hurricane Response and Recovery | ASTHO Subscribe | ASTHO

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