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Improving School Workforce Capacity to Address Youth Mental Health

Blog,
Education,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Rural Health,
Social Determinants of Health,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Suicide Prevention,
Youth Mental Health,
Public Health Workforce,
Alaska,
Iowa,
North Carolina,
Oklahoma,
Wisconsin,
Ioana Ungureanu

The youth mental health crisis has created the need for a comprehensive workforce response, which requires educators and school administrative staff, school-based mental health professionals, and communities to work collaboratively to ...

ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Health Equity and Rural Health

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Health Equity,
Rural Health,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Race and Public Health,
Social Determinants of Health,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Telehealth,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID and Telehealth,
Public Health Workforce,
Beth Giambrone,
Maggie Davis

ASTHO has identified health equity and rural health as issues that policymakers across the country will consider in 2022.

National Rural Health Day: States Investing in Rural Communities

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Health Equity,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Rural Health,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Quality Improvement,
Accreditation,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Workforce,
Anna Bartels

November 18 is National Rural Health Day, a commemoration started by State Offices of Rural Health to recognize the power and resilience of rural communities. Twenty percent of the U.S. population lives in rural communities. Recognizing ...

The Vital Role of State Primary Care Offices: Ensuring Access to Quality Care

Blog,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Primary Care and Public Health,
Maryland,
Health Equity,
Rural Health,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Public Health Workforce

Ensuring access to competent primary care is an essential function of state and territorial health agencies. Research findings indicate that access to regular primary care is associated with higher rates of receiving preventive care and ...

Rural Health Perspectives: West Virginia and Montana Share Priorities

Blog,
People of Public Health,
Health Equity,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Rural Health,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Population Health and Prevention,
Montana,
West Virginia,
Andrew Tucker,
Ayne Amjad,
Maggie Cook-Shimanek,
Healthcare Access,
Telehealth,
COVID Resilience,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
COVID and Funding,
Public Health Workforce,
Leadership Development

In recognition of Rural Health Day, which falls on Nov. 18, we spoke with Ayne Amjad (SHO-WV) and Maggie Cook-Shimanek (SHO-MT) about the importance of public health in rural areas.