COVID-19: Connecting Behavioral and Public Health | OAS Episode 102
This podcast focuses on how states can ensure that their public health systems are connecting people with physical and behavioral health services in an integrated system, an issue made even more urgent by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Our guests include:
- Karmen Hanson, a health policy expert from NCSL.
- New Jersey Assemblyman Herb Conaway (D), a longtime legislator, physician and a county director of health.
- Dr. Anne Zink, chief medical officer for the state of Alaska.
Resources
- NCSL Behavioral Health Overview
- Bridging the Gap: Connecting Behavioral and Public Health
- Interconnecting Behavioral and Public Health Systems Improves State Performance
- Transcription OAS Episode 102
This project is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $250,000 with 100% funded by CDC/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
