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Every year in mid-July is National Youth Sports Week—in 2021 it falls on July 19-23. It’s an important health observance because youth sports create strong connections with peers and caring adults, as well as promote socio-emotional skills ...

ASTHO Board Selects Michael Fraser to Serve as New Executive Director ARLINGTON, VA—The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) announced today that Michael Fraser, PhD, CAE, will serve as the organization’s executive ...

On June 4, 2013, The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) congratulated the health agencies in Colorado, Delaware, Maine, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Wyoming, each of whom will receive awards from the ...

Health Officials Intensify Zika Prevention Efforts ARLINGTON, VA—State and territorial health officials are redoubling prevention efforts to address the serious public health threats associated with Zika virus and to protect the health of ...

On Sept. 19, 2013 Terry Cline, commissioner of the Oklahoma State Department of Health, was elected president of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) during the association's annual meeting in Orlando, ...

ASTHO Executive Director Michael Fraser Responds to the Affordable Care Act Replacement Bill ARLINGTON, VA—“While millions of Americans may experience changes in their insurance coverage as part of the Affordable Care Act “repeal and ...

Healthy Eating Position Statement ASTHO Supports State Efforts to Increase the Availability of Healthy Foods The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) supports state and territorial health agencies in taking actions ...

Speakers 2023 Health Equity Summit Speakers health equity, health equity summit, health equity conference, public health speakers, health equity speakers, public health experts, health equity experts Speakers at this year's Health ...

Insight and Inspiration: Conversations for Public Health Leaders ASTHO is honored to present Insight and Inspiration, the premier webinar series designed to motivate public health leaders as they respond to new and ongoing public health ...

Communications ASTHO publishes a full suite of resources to keep public health leaders informed. We work across mediums to package the day’s news, assess what’s coming next, and inform leaders on the most pressing issues facing their ...

This post features input from departments in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas to learn more about their experiences of post-hurricane environmental health issues, as well as advice and best practices for responding to these ...

Learn about the role and impact of State offices of Rural Health in a Q&A with Alisa Druzba.

ASTHO interview with Elizabeth Harvey, PhD, MPH, a CDC Senior Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Program assignee to the Tennessee Department of Health. Harvey shares her thoughts on the progress Tennessee has made on opioid use ...

ASTHO interviews Anne Zink, MD, as she steps into her role as the association's 80th president.

ASTHO spoke with Denise Octavia Smith, the inaugural executive director of the National Association of Community Health Workers, about the critical work community health workers are doing and her roadmap to sustaining the current wave of ...

States have identified different strategies to implement healthy eating approaches and reduce obesity at the school and community levels, as well as through food labeling at grocery stores and food markets.

Public health agencies have an opportunity to recruit for and retain a diverse and skilled workforce. As new funding opportunities emerge ASTHO recommends a focus on proof, people, and processes.

As the weather warms, state and territorial health agencies prepare to address a rise in public health risks associated with recreational water activities, such as water-related injury, drowning, waterborne disease outbreaks, and exposure ...

ASTHO has several members from the territories and Freely Associated States—jurisdictions with unique challenges, and do not fall under the category of a state or federal district. This post is a brief look at some of the public health ...

In-depth analysis on state health policy surrounding environmental health. This is part of ASTHO's annual legislative prospectus series.