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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.

Building a Culture of Care: Showing Appreciation for Your Public Health Team

Blog,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Workforce,

COVID and Capacity,

COVID Recovery,

COVID Resilience,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Mental Health,

Public Health Workforce,

Chris Taylor,

Liljana Baddour

As part of ASTHO’s Public Health - Hope, Equity, Resilience, and Opportunity initiative, we are using this post to highlight some acts of thanks for organization leaders and supervisors to consider.

Flexible Funding to Support Public Health Innovation

Report,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Grants and Contracts Management,

Colorado,

Michigan,

North Dakota,

Rhode Island

This report examines how four states (Colorado, Michigan, North Dakota, and Rhode Island) made use of their Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant funding.

Public Health Confronts the Mosquito: Special Considerations for United States Territories and Freely Associated States

Report,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Environmental Health,

Vector-Borne Disease,

American Samoa,

Federated States of Micronesia,

Guam,

Marshall Islands,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Palau,

Puerto Rico,

Virgin Islands

This report aims to highlight the unique vector-borne disease challenges faced by Island Areas and to dive into the key components of a mosquito control program, that are relevant to these unique jurisdictions.

The Value of Health in All Policies

Report,

Health Equity,

Elimination of Disparities,

Race and Public Health,

Health in All Policies,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Public Health Law,

Funding,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

California,

Colorado,

Minnesota,

New York,

Tennessee,

Wisconsin

This report identifies and breaks down seven core value areas that emerge from taking a health in all policies approach to policymaking and programming.

Performance Management

Public health is an ever-evolving field, and state and territorial agencies can evolve with it to meet emerging needs through conscientious performance management.

Striving for Mental Health Excellence in the Workplace - APA

Topics,

Belonging/Connection,

Leadership,

Mental Health,

Change Level,

Organization/Agency,

Senior Leadership,

Resource Type,

Briefs/Articles,

Recommendations,

Diversity/Equity/Inclusion

This in-depth brief includes practical recommendations on mental health excellence in the workplace from the American Psychology Association.

2016 Profile Survey Individual Agency Profiles

2016 Profile Survey Individual Agency Profiles View profile data for each state and territorial health agency with information published in the ASTHO Profile of State Public Health, Volume Four. Information is presented for all agencies ...

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions website False

Louisiana Aims to Recharge Neighbors’ Battery-Powered Life Support Equipment

Brief,

Preparedness,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Disability Inclusion,

Louisiana

The Louisiana Department of Health has developed Power Outage Partners, a first-of-its-kind program to recruit owners of stand-by residential generators to recharge the batteries of neighbors’ life support equipment during power outages.