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Overcoming Baked-In Inequities and Promoting Health Equity in the Island Areas

Blog,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Elimination of Disparities,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID Preparedness,

COVID Resilience,

COVID and Workforce,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Community Health Workers,

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

American Samoa,

Federated States of Micronesia,

Guam,

Marshall Islands,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Palau,

Puerto Rico,

Virgin Islands,

Alex Wheatley,

Julia Von Alexander,

Kelsey Donnellan,

Neyling Fajardo,

Island Areas 101,

Operationalizing Equity,

Island Equity

Many health equity frameworks have been built in the context of the states, as such, they do not always translate easily to the U.S. territories and freely associated states.

Health Official Testifies on Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Pandemic One Year Later

News,

ASTHO Member News,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19

On Feb. 24, 2021, ASTHO member and public health leader Ngozi Ezike, MD, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, testified before the House Homeland Security Committee. Ezike answered questions in the hearing, ...