All COVID-19 Resources

Using Data and Effective Messaging to Support Strong Vaccine Policy

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Infectious Disease,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

COVID-19,

COVID Preparedness,

COVID Vaccine,

Preparedness,

Communications,

Evidence or Fact-Based Measures,

Indiana,

Missouri,

Virginia,

West Virginia,

Heather Tomlinson

States have largely dismissed weakening policies, but legislatures are likely to continue considering vaccine-related bills, which may allow public health leaders to work collaboratively toward improving vaccination rates and bolster the ...

Four Things Public Health Leaders Can Do to Improve Crisis Communications

Blog,

Communications,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Communication,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

COVID Preparedness,

Crisis Communications,

Keith Coleman,

DELPH magazine

Tips for public health leaders to improve crisis communications.

Leading through a Pandemic: Teamwork and Crisis Communication

Video,

Communications,

Lee Norman,

John Wiesman,

Crisis Communications

Leading through a Pandemic: Teamwork and Crisis Communication Hear former and current State Health Officers and their PIOs reflect on working together during the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaker Benita Harris-McBride, MPH, Community Engagement ...

Inclusive Communication: A Lunch and Learn Conversation with Susan Laird

Video,

Communications,

Crisis Communications

Inclusive Communication: A Lunch and Learn Conversation with Susan Laird Susan Laird focuses on the application of the CDC’s Health Equity Guiding Principles for Inclusive Communication including the importance of addressing all people ...

Applied Principles of Strategic Risk and Crisis Communications

Video,

Communications,

Crisis Communications

Applied Principles of Strategic Risk and Crisis Communications In this session, participants will learn meaningful ways to engage with communities in their jurisdiction and repair and/or build trust with hard-to-reach populations. Speaker ...

Public Health Confronts the Mosquito: Developing Sustainable State and Local Mosquito Control Programs

Report,

Environmental Health,

Vector-Borne Disease,

Preparedness,

Emergency Powers,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Grants and Contracts Management,

Communications

Given the emergence of mosquito-borne viruses such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika in the United States and U.S. territories, this, the second edition of this report, provides guidance to assist local, state, and territorial mosquito ...

Building Effective Partnerships and Networks

Video,

Communications

Building Effective Partnerships and Networks Session attendees will examine examples of best practices for mobilizing community leaders and community-based organizations to support health guidance to decrease the impact of health ...

Opportunities and Strategies for Tobacco Prevention During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Brief,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Tobacco Control,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

Nebraska,

Communications,

Partnership

While the COVID-19 response has strained tobacco prevention and control efforts, the pandemic has afforded health officials unique opportunities to retool their tobacco prevention response. This brief spotlights new findings on tobacco use ...

Four Questions with Public Health Communications Expert Kimberly Henderson

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Communications,

Crisis Communications,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Communication,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Leadership Development,

Washington, D.C.,

Kimberly Henderson,

Keith Coleman

Kim Henderson, formerly of DC Health, reflects on her experience and role leading public health communications for the nation’s capital.

A Public Health Milestone: COVID-19 Vaccine Q&A With Meredith Allen, ASTHO’s Vice President for Health Security

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Communication,

COVID and Capacity,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Partnership,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Research,

Meredith Allen,

Communications,

Leadership Development

A discussion with Meredith Allen, ASTHO’s Vice President for Health Security, about how the first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccinations have been a major turning point for the pandemic and a milestone moment for U.S. public health ...