ASTHO Urges Congress to Increase Funding for Public Health Programs ARLINGTON, VA—Today, John Wiesman, ASTHO president and secretary of health at the Washington State Department of Health, submitted written testimony to the House ...
Top State and Territorial Public Health Issues Revealed in New Building a Healthier Nation Report ARLINGTON, VA—The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) released a new report today that highlights the top five ...
ASTHO Applauds Bipartisan Budget Deal ASTHO Applauds 2018 Bipartisan Budget Deal ARLINGTON, VA—Today, President Trump signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 into law ending the very brief government shutdown. John Wiesman, ASTHO’s ...
Opioid Epidemic Remains a Public Health Emergency ARLINGTON, VA—ASTHO President John Wiesman issued the following statement in response to Acting HHS Secretary Eric Hargan’s announcement about the renewal of the public health emergency ...
Mixed Progress on Preventing Preterm Births Concerns State and Territorial Health Officials ARLINGTON, VA—Today, the March of Dimes released its 2017 Premature Birth Report Card, which found that few states have lowered prematurity rates, ...
Health in All Policies Policy Statement ASTHO Encourages Adoption and Implementation of a Health in All Policies Approach to Achieve Optimal Health for All Community health is determined by a multitude of factors beyond healthcare and, in ...
In commemoration of National Influenza Vaccination Week ASTHO is highlighting work in Arkansas and South Carolina, where unique collaborations with healthcare and public health have allowed them to effectively promote flu vaccinations ...
ASTHO blog post from Mike Fraser thanking the tireless public health workforce.
Do Cottage Foods Really Come from a Cottage? Beth Giambrone Even if you're not familiar with the term "cottage foods," chances are you have purchased them—think getting a loaf of bread from your weekend farmers market or ...
Discussing midterm election effects on public health policy and committees.
Midterm Elections: Predictions on Congressional Priorities for Upcoming Session astho, association of state and territorial health officials, public health, opioid crisis, congressional priorities, sequestration cuts, healthy future task ...
Alisa Druzba, director of the New Hampshire State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care, sat down with ASTHO spotlight PCO contributions to health equity and access to care, and how to build connections to other work within health ...
A guide for health officials relationships with members of congress.
Laura Parajón, MD, MPH, deputy cabinet secretary for the New Mexico Department of Health details the process of building a pilot internship program with the University of New Mexico.
Paid family and medical leave policies are important tools for reducing health disparities, improving parent and child health, preventing COVID-19 transmission, and supporting other public health improvements. This post is a summary of ...
Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States and widely recognized as a crisis, specifically among our youth, a population in which incidences have been rapidly increasing. Fortunately, suicide prevention and mental health ...
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is a U.S. territory in the western Pacific that lies on the other side of the international date line from the continental U.S. It has a ...
ASTHO’s Quality Improvement Plan Toolkit is designed to assist state and territorial health agency staff with developing an agency-wide quality improvement plan and to facilitate preparation for accreditation by the Public Health ...
Performance Dashboard Tool ASTHO worked with health officials, consultants, and subject matter experts from state and territorial health departments to develop 30 comprehensive performance indicators. Health Officials and Senior Deputies ...
National Public Health Performance Standards The National Public Health Performance Standards (NPHPS) are based on the Ten Essential Public Health Services, and are designed to assist state and local public health systems, and local ...