All COVID-19 Resources

Public Health Thank You Day: Thoughts From ASTHO Leadership

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Workforce,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Health Equity,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Quality Improvement,

Amber Norris Williams,

Carolyn McCoy,

Danny Staley,

Jim Blumenstock,

Karl Ensign,

Lindsey Myers,

Marcus Plescia,

Meredith Allen,

Michael Fraser,

Zarnaaz Bashir,

Leadership Development,

Public Health Workforce

Every year on Nov. 22, ASTHO—and countless other agencies and organizations worldwide—take a moment to acknowledge the public health workforce on Public Health Thank You Day. Like so many other days of recognition, it has become a blip on ...

Data Strategies to Improve Health Outcomes for Indigenous Communities

Podcast,

Health Equity,

Tribal Health,

At-Risk Populations,

Race and Public Health,

Social Determinants of Health,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Risk-Appropriate Care,

Women, Infant, Family Health Data Integration,

Robert Johnson,

Edward P. Ehlinger,

Janelle Palacios,

Katelyn Strasser,

PRAMS

In this episode, three experts discuss the Federal Advisory Committee on Infant and Maternal Mortality’s most recent report on American Indian and Alaska Native health outcomes and the data-focused recommendations for states and ...

Community-Led Health Equity Programs Deliver Results

Podcast,

Health Equity,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Funding,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Special Populations,

,

Idaho,

Rhode Island,

Robert Johnson,

Nicole Alexander-Scott,

Katie Lamansky,

Members

Public Health leaders know that location matters and has a significant impact on an individual’s health—and initiatives that have the highest impact focus on localized conditions and speak directly to community needs. In this episode, ...

BONUS: Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy with AM Trace

Podcast,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID Testing and Screening,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Robert Johnson,

Jim Ivey

On this bonus episode, Jim Ivey, chief operating officer at Chexout, discusses the importance of interoperability and makes the case that public health organizations need to invest in software that will adapt to their changing needs in ...

Resilient, Accessible, and Affordable Healthcare: Bouncing Forward From COVID-19

Podcast,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID Recovery,

Bouce Forward,

COVID Resilience,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Health Equity,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Telehealth,

Members,

Robert Johnson,

Esther L. Muña,

Lance Robertson,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

Northern Mariana Islands

COVID-19 has stressed the U.S. healthcare and public health systems and highlighted racial and ethnic disparities in pre-existing conditions and health outcomes. In this episode, our guests discuss how health officials can serve as chief ...

Using Prevention Strategies to Help Families Thrive

Podcast,

Population Health and Prevention,

Health Equity,

Partnership,

Robert Johnson,

Michael Fraser,

Tracy Wareing Evans

ASTHO and the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) have partnered to support the transformation of the child welfare system through a prevention-first model. In this episode, ASTHO’s CEO Michael Fraser, along with APHSA’s CEO ...

Building Healthy and Resilient Communities Across America

Podcast,

Health Equity,

Members,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,

Social Determinants of Health,

Elimination of Disparities,

Robert Johnson,

Jerome Adams,

Kevin Sumner,

Nicole Alexander-Scott

This episode highlights ASTHO’s President’s Challenge, “Building Health and Resilient Communities,” which is a multi-year campaign that calls on state, territorial, local, and tribal health officials to align strategic investments and ...

Vaccine Equity: Combating COVID-19 Misinformation

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Telehealth,

Health Equity,

This webinar discusses state and community-level interventions to bridge the digital divide in healthcare and improve access to digital services for marginalized communities. The panel of expert speakers emphasized the importance of ...

States Consider Role of COVID-19 Vaccination for School Enrollment

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Education,

Health Equity,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Andy Baker-White,

Lauren Ewing,

Maggie Davis,

Public Health Law,

Alabama,

Alaska,

Arkansas,

Iowa,

Massachusetts,

New Jersey,

New York,

Ohio,

Tennessee,

Utah,

Washington,

West Virginia,

Wisconsin,

Infant and Child Health

This week might have marked the beginning of summer, but many policymakers and health officials have their eye on the upcoming school year and what that might mean in terms of getting students vaccinated against COVID-19. According to a ...

Equity as a Pillar in Our Vaccine Rollout

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID Vaccine,

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

At-Risk Populations,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Members,

Massachusetts,

Social Determinants of Health,

Vaccine Hesitancy

A year ago, it was unthinkable that we would have 600,000 cases and more than 17,000 deaths from COVID-19 in the state of Massachusetts. Many of us know someone who has become ill or has died from COVID-19 and the toll in suffering is ...