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In Case You Missed It: 10 Headlines from ASTHO’s Public Health TechXpo

Blog,
ASTHO Events,
Members,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities,
Social Determinants of Health,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID and Funding,
COVID Preparedness,
COVID and Telehealth,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Data Modernization,
Alaska,
Tennessee,
Washington,
Wisconsin,
Dylan Reynolds

A quick rundown of sessions and speakers at the 2022 ASTHO Public Health TechXpo.

Jurisdictions Moving Many ASTHO Essential Tobacco Control Policies Forward

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Tobacco Control,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities,
Alaska,
American Samoa,
California,
Florida,
Georgia,
Guam,
Hawaii,
Illinois,
Iowa,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Mississippi,
Nebraska,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
New York,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Oregon,
Puerto Rico,
Rhode Island,
Tennessee,
Virgin Islands,
Washington,
Washington, D.C.,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Joshua Berry,
Ann Abraham,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Evidence or Fact-Based Measures

Over the past several years, states and jurisdictions have continued to implement important policies to reduce tobacco and nicotine use, including increasing tobacco prices, expanding areas deemed “smoke-free,” limiting the sale of ...

Improving School Workforce Capacity to Address Youth Mental Health

Blog,
Education,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Rural Health,
Social Determinants of Health,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Suicide Prevention,
Youth Mental Health,
Public Health Workforce,
Alaska,
Iowa,
North Carolina,
Oklahoma,
Wisconsin,
Ioana Ungureanu

The youth mental health crisis has created the need for a comprehensive workforce response, which requires educators and school administrative staff, school-based mental health professionals, and communities to work collaboratively to ...

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 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 ...

States Take Action to Create Better Health Outcomes for Incarcerated Women

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
California,
Georgia,
New Mexico,
Wisconsin

The health concerns of incarcerated women are often left out of conversations related to health equity and optimal health for all. This post is an overview of recent state legislation focused on menstrual hygiene, physical restriction ...

State Approaches to Community Health Worker Certification

Brief,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Community Health Workers,
Public Health Workforce,
Arizona,
Arkansas,
Connecticut,
Florida,
Indiana,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Missouri,
Nevada,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
New York,
Ohio,
Oregon,
Pennsylvania,
South Carolina,
Texas,
Virginia,
Wisconsin

This brief examines the ways states can support certification for community health workers.

ASTHO/CDC Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Learning Collaborative: Lessons Learned from the Payers Cohort

Report,
Population Health and Prevention,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Heart Disease,
Stroke,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Arkansas,
Florida,
Nevada,
Utah,
Virginia,
Wisconsin

This report highlights how a six-state "payers cohort," through the ASTHO/CDC Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Learning Collaborative, convened cross-sector teams which included payer partners, local health agency staff, ...

State Policies to Improve Youth Mental Health and Reduce Suicides

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Health Equity,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Suicide Prevention,
Substance Misuse,
LGBTQ+,
California,
Colorado,
Florida,
Georgia,
Illinois,
Kentucky,
Maryland,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Missouri,
Montana,
Nevada,
New York,
North Dakota,
Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Oregon,
Puerto Rico,
Vermont,
Washington,
Washington, D.C.,
Wisconsin,
Wyoming,
Heather Sebero

The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted youth mental health, particularly as a result of school closures, social isolation, family economic hardship, fear of family loss or illness, and reduced access to healthcare. However, states ...

State Legislation to Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis and Address Institutional Racism

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Public Health Law,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Race and Public Health,
Social Determinants of Health,
California,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Nevada,
New Jersey,
New York,
North Carolina,
Vermont,
Wisconsin,
Cassandra Thompson,
Melissa L. Lewis

The movement to address racism through policy change in the U.S. is receiving significant political support at every level of government. Government institutions are acknowledging the systemic oppression of people of color that persists in ...