All COVID-19 Resources

State Legislative Activity Supports Federal Evidence-Based HIV Prevention Initiative

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

STIs,

HIV,

Substance Misuse,

Opioids,

Arizona,

California,

Colorado,

Connecticut,

Delaware,

Illinois,

Kentucky,

Massachusetts,

Missouri,

New Jersey,

New York,

Oregon,

Rhode Island,

Virginia,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Rachel Scheckman,

LGBTQ+,

Evidence or Fact-Based Measures,

Syndemic-Related Infections

Across the nation, public health agencies have mounted herculean efforts to stem the COVID-19 pandemic while addressing a pre-existing HIV epidemic and an opioid crisis that is serving as a source for many new HIV outbreaks. Tackling these ...

Diversity in Public Health Leadership Has Never Been More Important

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Oregon,

Partnership,

DELPH,

Luci Longoria,

Traci M. Murray

An interview with Luci Longoria and Lt. Commander Traci Murray, members of the DELPH program's first cohort.

State, Federal Policies Increase Virtual Access to Behavioral Health Care

Blog,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

State Health Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Substance Misuse,

Healthcare Access,

Telehealth,

Washington,

New York,

Massachusetts,

New Jersey,

Florida,

New Hampshire,

Ohio,

Hawaii

Examining state and federal policies to increase access to tele behavioral health services.

Joining Forces to Advance Resiliency to Complex Disasters

Blog,

Environmental Health,

Food and Water Safety,

PFAS,

Climate and Health,

Preparedness,

Natural Disasters,

Partnership,

Wayne E. Cascio

In the face of a worldwide pandemic, an increase in natural disasters, and the unsettling specter of homeland security threats, it’s easy for public health and environmental officials to feel like the odds are stacked against us. But we ...

ASTHO’s Most Used Resources of 2021

News,

ASTHO News,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,

COVID and Funding,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Workforce,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Health Equity,

Preparedness,

Emergency Powers,

Pandemics,

Policy,

Public Health Law,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Substance Misuse,

Overdose Prevention,

Blog,

Leadership Development,

Public Health Workforce,

Dylan Reynolds

ASTHO's mission is to support, equip, and advocate for state and territorial health officials in their work of advancing the public's health and well-being. To that end, here are the 12 most popular resources our members, partners, ...

A New Year, a New Plan

Blog,

News,

ASTHO News,

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Public Health Workforce,

Zarnaaz Bashir

What better way to start the new year than with a new strategic plan! ASTHO’s Board of Directors approved the 2022-2024 Strategic Plan and launched it on Jan. 3, 2022, with a new set of priorities that reflect our ever-changing world and ...

ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: E-Cigarettes and Flavored Tobacco Products

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Tobacco Control,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Elimination of Disparities,

California,

Illinois,

Massachusetts,

Michigan,

New Jersey,

New York,

Rhode Island,

Utah,

Washington, D.C.,

Beth Giambrone

Each year, ASTHO notes the top public health policy issues to watch in the upcoming year. ASTHO has published a prospectus on several issues, with more coming later this month. ASTHO kicked off its top 10 public health state policy issues ...

Public Health Highlights of President’s FY22 Budget Proposal

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Funding,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Funding,

Health Equity,

Social Determinants of Health,

Environmental Health,

Climate and Health,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Substance Misuse,

Opioids,

Overdose Prevention,

Preparedness,

Jeffrey O. Ekoma,

Data Modernization,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Injury and Violence Prevention,

Pandemics,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Grants and Contracts Management,

Public Health Workforce

In May 2021, President Biden released full details of the fiscal year 2022 budget. Overall, the budget request combines President Biden's American Jobs Plan, his American Families Plan, and funding priorities for the Pentagon and ...

Who Are the Vaccinators? A Look at the Vaccination Workforce

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Workforce,

COVID Vaccine,

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Kansas,

Arkansas,

Indiana,

Maine,

Minnesota,

North Dakota,

South Carolina,

Virginia,

Wisconsin,

Oregon,

Maryland,

Pennsylvania,

California,

Illinois,

Adrianna Evans,

Maggie Davis,

People of Public Health,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

State Health Policy,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Public Health Workforce

As the U.S. continues to undertake the largest vaccination campaign in almost a century, it has required government at all levels to surge workforce capacity. The federal government, states, territories, and local jurisdictions are acting ...

Financing Community Health Workers Through Medicaid

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Community Health Workers,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,

Primary Care and Public Health,

Health Equity,

Social Determinants of Health,

Illinois,

Indiana,

Minnesota,

Nevada,

South Dakota,

Texas,

Tequam Worku,

Policy,

State Health Policy

As the nation grapples with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, community health workers are being recognized for the role they play in improving health outcomes of our most vulnerable communities. In fact, the recently enacted American Rescue ...