In this week's Podcast from Washington Ian Goldstein and Chief of Government Affairs Laura Hanen discuss the FY2019 Appropriations bills in the House and Senate. They also discuss how NACCHO members can take action and reach out to their elected representatives while they are home campaigning during August recess. They also discuss the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act.
Later in the Podcast, Ian Goldstein sat down with the CDC Deputy Director and Chief Medical Officer for Public Health Preparedness and Response Dr. Daniel Sosin. They discuss the local health department response to the 2017 hurricane season and wildfires throughout the country. They also discuss how small- to medium-sized health departments can develop a smart community-wide emergency management plan.
In this week's episode of Podcast from Washington, Ian Goldstein and Eli Briggs discuss the markup of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Advancing Innovations Act (PAHPAI). They also discuss the FY2019 Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill, and a wrap up of NACCHO Annual 2018.
Later in the podcast, Ian Goldstein sat down with three LHD of the Year Award winners at NACCHO Annual 2018, NY State Association of County Health Officials (NYSACHO) Director Sarah Ravenhall, Nassau County Director Dr. Larry Eisenstein, Fulton County Director Dr. Irena Gelman, and Erie County Director Dr. Gale Burstein. The panel discuss how their health departments develop and implement a broad range of public health policies. They also discuss their big accomplishments of the last year that provided the basis for their LHD of the Year Award applications.
In this week’s Podcast from Washington Ian Goldstein and Eli Briggs discuss the FY2019 appropriations bills in the House and Senate. They also discuss the opioid bills that passed the House of Representatives and has moved onto the Senate. Finally, they discuss the markups of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act of 2018.
Later in the program Ian Goldstein sat down with Carson City Health Director Nicki Aaker. They discussed how a small health department creates public and private partnerships. They also discussed the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization after Carson City saw excessive flooding in January, 2017. Finally, the discuss the importance of the Medical Reserve Corps.