All COVID-19 Resources

Education and Public Health: Supporting Youth Through COVID-19 and Beyond

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Special Populations,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

ACEs,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Mental Health,

Education,

Michigan,

Ohio,

Virginia,

Ioana Ungureanu,

Jes Lyons,

Victoria Pless,

Healthcare Access,

Washington,

Oregon,

Colorado

Toxic stress contributes to a variety of negative outcomes for children. And unfortunately, COVID-19 has increased the likelihood of children experiencing childhood trauma, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and toxic stress. States and ...

Public Health Workforce Continues All-Hands Approach to Coronavirus, Risk to Public Low

Blog,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Workforce,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Jim Blumenstock

Weeks into this large-scale response, the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak (2019-nCoV) continues to be a global public health threat.

ASTHO Experts Featured in March Issue of Health Affairs

News Release,

News,

ASTHO Member News,

ASTHO News,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Capacity,

COVID and Communication,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID Preparedness,

COVID and Workforce,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Members,

Alyssa Boyea,

Anne Zink,

Howard Koh,

Josh Sharfstein,

Michael Fraser,

Stephanie Rhodes,

Thomas Dobbs

On March 10, 2023, ASTHO announced that several organization experts, including ASTHO staff, leadership, and former state health officials, are featured in the March issue of Health Affairs, which is focused on public health lessons during ...

Health Officials React to First Coronavirus Case in the United States

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Public Health News,

Preparedness,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19

On Jan. 21, 2020, Nathaniel Smith, MD, MPH, secretary of health at the Arkansas Department of Health and ASTHO president, issued a statement acknowledging the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the U.S. Smith assured the public that ...

Opioid Epidemic Remains a Public Health Emergency

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News,

Public Health News,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Substance Misuse,

Opioids,

Overdose Prevention,

Preparedness,

Emergency Powers,

John Wiesman,

Members

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 ...

States Can Lead on Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Environmental Health,

Climate and Health,

Preparedness,

Natural Disasters,

California,

Connecticut,

Hawaii,

Maryland,

Minnesota,

New Mexico,

New York,

Oregon,

Rhode Island,

Vermont,

Indiana,

New Jersey,

Texas,

Washington,

Shelbi Davis

Earth Day is a natural time to examine current and future climate change policies that impact human health, including clean air, safe drinking water, access to food, and secure shelter.

Ohio Includes Stakeholders of All Abilities in Public Health Planning

Blog,

Health Equity,

Disability Inclusion,

Preparedness,

Ohio,

Ann Ramer,

Bobbi Krabill

The Ohio Department of Health implemented a project to engage Ohioans with disabilities to identify opportunities to create public health preparedness plans that better meet the needs of people with access and functional needs.

Public Health and Healthcare Partner to Promote Influenza Vaccination

Blog,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Race and Public Health,

Tribal Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID Vaccine,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Arkansas,

South Carolina,

Shalini Nair

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 ...

The Midterm Elections’ Effect on Public Health

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Health Policy Update,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

Preparedness,

COVID Preparedness,

Advocacy

Discussing midterm election effects on public health policy and committees.

Leveraging the HHS emPOWER Program to Enhance Power Outage Planning

Brief,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Natural Disasters,

Partnership,

Advocacy,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,

New York,

California,

Disability Inclusion

The emPOWER program provides federal data, mapping, and artificial intelligence tools, as well as training and resources, to help communities nationwide protect the health of at-risk Medicare beneficiaries who live independently and rely ...