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Healthy Heart, Healthy Brain

Population Health and Prevention,

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,

Healthy Aging,

Heart Disease,

Stroke,

Health Equity,

Tribal Health,

Alaska

ASTHO partnered with the International Association for Indigenous Aging to produce this series of communication materials to address the connection between brain health and heart health.

Health Equity Policy Toolkit

Toolkit,

Health Equity,

Social Determinants of Health,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Territorial Health Policy,

Public Health Law,

Elimination of Disparities,

Race and Public Health,

Tribal Health,

American Samoa,

Colorado,

Connecticut,

Delaware,

Federated States of Micronesia,

Guam,

Illinois,

Marshall Islands,

Maryland,

Massachusetts,

Michigan,

Montana,

Nebraska,

Nevada,

North Dakota,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Palau,

Puerto Rico,

Texas,

Vermont,

Virgin Islands,

Washington,

Washington, D.C.,

Kimberlee Wyche Etheridge,

ASTHO Communications

This toolkit is designed to support public health leaders in leveraging the policy development process to achieve health equity in their jurisdiction.

To promote health equity for people with disabilities, public health planning efforts should be intentional and inclusive. ASTHO has identified health equity as a strategic priority and supports its members in their quest to increase ...

Social Determinants of Health

Health Equity,

Social Determinants of Health

Health is impacted not only by our genes and our lifestyles, but also by the social and economic systems that determine our quality of life and access to certain resources and care.

Elevating Community Voices Through Health Equity Leadership

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Health Equity,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

DELPH,

Partnership,

Leadership Development,

Felicia Veasey,

Kimberlee Wyche Etheridge,

Krystle White,

Ryan Natividad,

Souni Phanthavong

Four DELPH participants answer the question, “Which is more important for leadership in health equity: to influence the community to follow the leader’s vision or to influence the community to follow their own vision?”

Hearing the Hill

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Health Equity,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Capacity,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Funding,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID Preparedness,

COVID Recovery,

COVID and Workforce,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Substance Misuse,

Opioids,

Funding,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Devon Page

Hearing the Hill astho, association of state and territorial health officials, opioid crisis, covid-19 funds, public health, public health data and workforce, american rescue plan, promoting health, drug overdose death, coronavirus ...

Policies that Reduce Stigma are Critical to Ending the HIV Epidemic

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Health Equity,

Elimination of Disparities,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Community Health Workers,

Social and Behavioral Health,

STIs,

HIV,

Race and Public Health,

LGBTQ+,

California,

Connecticut,

Florida,

Massachusetts,

New Hampshire,

Maggie Davis,

Rachel Scheckman,

Victoria Pless

Supporting policies that reduce HIV stigma and promote health equity is an important public health issue.

Pennsylvania’s Rural Health Model: A Conversation with the Secretary of Health

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Members,

Health Equity,

Rural Health,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,

Pennsylvania,

Rachel Levine

Interview with Pennsylvania Secretary of Health, Rachel Levine about how the commonwealth is working to increase access to healthcare in rural communities by working across agencies to support rural hospitals.

The Impact of Rural Hospital Closures and State Responses

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Health Equity,

Rural Health,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement

For more than a decade, rural hospitals have been closing (or are in danger of closure) at an alarming rate. As a result, states have used a variety of measures to address and prevent rural hospital closures, including tax incentives, ...

Improving Access to Oral Healthcare: A Snapshot of State Initiatives

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Health Equity,

Elimination of Disparities,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,

Telehealth,

Maine,

New Hampshire,

New Jersey,

New Mexico,

North Carolina,

Virginia,

Katrin Patterson

For many Americans, access to dental care remains out of reach, but there are a number of states pursuing strategies to improve access and oral health outcomes, such as primary care and dental care integration, workforce innovations, and ...