959: Overdose Death Reduction, ASTHO Data Modernization Resources

An episode of the Public Health Review Morning Edition podcast, hosted by ASTHO, titled "959: Overdose Death Reduction, ASTHO Data Modernization Resources" was published on July 31, 2025 and runs 5 minutes.

July 31, 2025 ·5m · Public Health Review Morning Edition

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Summary

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 modernization efforts by giving them a place to start; Dr. Jewel Mullen, ASTHO alum and Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health, earned the W. Neal Kocurek Health Advocacy Award from the People's Community Clinic for outstanding leadership and dedication to health equity; Dr. Ngozi Ezike, ASTHO alum and President and CEO of Sinai Chicago, will be a speaker at the upcoming 2025 TEDxArlington Heights "Under the Surface" Conference; and ASTHO will host the third session of the Accelerate series in the Ignite, Accelerate, and Activate workshop on August 14th, discussing accountability and feedback. Bagdasarian Op-Ed: We must work to keep overdose deaths down in Michigan ASTHO Resource: Data Modernization Primer and Tactical Guides People's Community Clinic: 2025 There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch - Honoring Dr. Jewel Mullen TEDxArlington Heights ASTHO Webinar: Ignite, Accelerate, and Activate: Series 2, Session 3: Accountability, Performance, Feedback

Episode Description

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 modernization efforts by giving them a place to start; Dr. Jewel Mullen, ASTHO alum and Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health, earned the W. Neal Kocurek Health Advocacy Award from the People's Community Clinic for outstanding leadership and dedication to health equity; Dr. Ngozi Ezike, ASTHO alum and President and CEO of Sinai Chicago, will be a speaker at the upcoming 2025 TEDxArlington Heights "Under the Surface" Conference; and ASTHO will host the third session of the Accelerate series in the Ignite, Accelerate, and Activate workshop on August 14th, discussing accountability and feedback.

Bagdasarian Op-Ed: We must work to keep overdose deaths down in Michigan

ASTHO Resource: Data Modernization Primer and Tactical Guides

People's Community Clinic: 2025 There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch - Honoring Dr. Jewel Mullen

TEDxArlington Heights

ASTHO Webinar: Ignite, Accelerate, and Activate: Series 2, Session 3: Accountability, Performance, Feedback

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