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Recent Federal Actions Spur Changes to Children's Blood Lead Level Screenings and Response

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Health Equity,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Early Brain Development,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Policy,

Delaware,

Iowa,

New Jersey,

North Carolina,

Oregon,

Pennsylvania,

Federal Government Affairs,

State Health Policy,

Ali Aslam,

Healthcare Access,

At-Risk Populations,

Infant and Child Health

The COVID-19 pandemic introduced new challenges for screening children’s blood lead levels, as screening rates across the country dropped during stay-at-home orders. A substantive federal policy change and provisions in the Infrastructure ...

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 ...

ASTHO Launches National Campaign to Support Healthy Communities, Aligning with NACCHO and the U.S. Surgeon General

News Release,

News,

ASTHO News,

Partnership,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Health Equity,

Elimination of Disparities,

Members,

Rhode Island,

Nicole Alexander-Scott,

Jerome Adams

ASTHO Launches National Campaign to Support Healthy Communities, Aligning with NACCHO and the U.S. Surgeon General ARLINGTON, VA—The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) announced this week the launch of a ...

Health Equity

ASTHO pledges to help public health agencies promote health equity and achieve optimal health for all by addressing inequities like structural racism.

Tribal Health

Health Equity,

Tribal Health

Tribal Health association of state and territorial health officials, astho, tribal health, American Indian, Alaska native, ai/an, ai/an communities, high quality public health services, state health departments, tribal health liaisons, ...

Overdose Data to Action Recipient Health Equity Needs Assessment Overview

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Substance Misuse,

Overdose Prevention,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Policy,

Partnership,

Technical Assistance

The OD2A Health Equity Needs Assessment is designed to assess the support, technical assistance, and training that state, local, and territorial health agencies need to move health equity forward within their OD2A programs.

Responding to Disruptions in Access to Opioid Prescriptions: A Guide for State Health Departments and Their Partners

Report,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Policy,

Public Health Law,

State Health Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Substance Misuse,

Opioids,

Women, Infant, and Family Health

This ASTHOReport builds on a 2020 document and reflects the current state and federal landscape regarding disruptions, shares updated recommendations on strategies states might use to mitigate risks to patients affected by a disruption, ...

Examining State Innovations to Advance Breastfeeding and Health Equity

Report,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Alaska,

Arkansas,

Colorado,

Illinois,

Missouri,

Ohio,

Pennsylvania,

Utah,

Washington,

Infant and Child Health

Breastfeeding is considered the gold standard in postnatal care for both birthing persons and infants. Yet racial disparities in breastfeeding initiation and duration rates continue to persist. Effective intervention strategies require a ...

Improving Influenza Immunization Uptake Through Community Partnerships

Report,

Health Equity,

Tribal Health,

Race and Public Health,

Infectious Disease,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Influenza,

Arizona,

New York

ASTHO, the National Hispanic Medical Association, and the Association of American Indian Physicians, led a capacity building initiative to improve influenza immunization uptake among American Indian and Hispanic communities in defined ...

Expanding Pharmacist-Prescribed HIV PrEP

Brief,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

STIs,

HIV,

Healthcare Access,

Infectious Disease,

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

LGBTQ+,

Arkansas,

California,

Colorado,

Illinois,

Maryland,

Maine,

Massachusetts,

Minnesota,

Missouri,

Nevada,

New Jersey,

New Mexico,

Oregon,

Rhode Island,

Utah,

Virginia,

Rachel Scheckman

PrEP is a powerful tool to reduce new HIV infections; expanding access to PrEP is a priority within the federal Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. initiative. One way to increase access to PrEP is by allowing pharmacists to prescribe and ...