On this week’s Podcast from Washington, Government Affairs Specialist Ian Goldstein gives the latest information on the Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education appropriations bill currently debated in the Senate. He also talks CDC tobacco reports and how you can take action while the House of Representatives is currently on August Recess.

Later in the program, Ian Goldstein sat down with Chief Medical Officer at ESRI Dr. Estella Geraghty. Dr. Geraghty is a moderator at this week’s PHI Conference in Atlanta. They discuss GIS mapping technology at ESRI and how it can be applied to the opioid crisis.

In this week's episode of Podcast from Washington, Ian Goldstein and Eli Briggs discuss August recess and how members can reach out to their Members of Congress to invite them to their local health department. They also discuss the Pandemic All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization, as well as the FY2019 Appropriations bills. 

Later in the program Ian Goldstein sat down with CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation Brian Castrucci and Sr. Vice President and Chief Health Officer for Kaiser Permanente Dr. Bechara Choucair. They discuss their shared initiative CityHealth, which promotes practices that make cities healthier through proven policies that achieve community health priorities.