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States Consider Expanding Scope of Flu Vaccine Policies

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID Vaccine,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Influenza,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Arkansas,
Indiana,
Massachusetts,
New Jersey,
New York,
Oklahoma,
Texas,
Virginia,
Maggie Davis,
COVID and Community Mitigation

The 2019-2020 flu season had approximately 5 million fewer illnesses than the previous year. Thanks to COVID-19 mitigation efforts like social distancing and increased handwashing—coupled with a higher rate of flu vaccinations among the ...

Public Health in 2020: The Year That Was

Podcast,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Capacity,
COVID and Communication,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID Resilience,
COVID and Healthcare Systems,
COVID Vaccine,
Members,
Health Equity,
Robert Johnson,
Rachel Levine,
Tom Frieden,
COVID and Workforce,
COVID Preparedness,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement

On this episode, we ask public health experts to zoom out a bit and reflect on a truly remarkable year. These public health leaders discuss the politicization of public health mitigation efforts, becoming the target of hateful attacks, and ...

Public Health’s Use of Digital Tools During COVID-19

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Community Health Workers,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Communication,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,
COVID Preparedness,
COVID and Workforce,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities,
Race and Public Health,
Series,
Public Health Transformation

In an effort to bolster COVID-19 response efforts, state and territorial health agencies looked to update or implement new digital tools and technologies. In response, ASTHO developed a COVID-19 Technology & Digital Tools Inventory to ...

How States Are Housing the Homeless During a Pandemic

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Population Health and Prevention,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Special Populations,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
COVID and Funding,
Health in All Policies,
Social Determinants of Health,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Injury and Violence Prevention,
Alabama,
Alaska,
Arizona,
California,
Connecticut,
Massachusetts,
New Hampshire,
Ohio,
Pennsylvania,
Vermont,
Washington, D.C.

Policymakers seek to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by focusing on non-congregate sheltering and alternative housing for unhoused populations.

Tailoring Messages for Cross-Cultural Communication: Recommendations for COVID-19 Case Investigators and Contact Tracers

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Community Health Workers,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Communication,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,
COVID Preparedness,
COVID and Workforce,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities,
Race and Public Health,
Communications

Case investigators and contact tracers must understand and adapt to the culture of people with COVID-19 to conduct effective interviews and follow up. It is important that case investigators acknowledge existing fears and concerns, and ...

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 ...

Emphasizing Seasonal Flu Vaccination Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Influenza,
Population Health and Prevention,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Blog,
Alyssa Boyea,
Ericka McGowan

Each year the U.S. battles seasonal influenza, leaving millions of people sick, hospitalized, or worse. As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, it is crucial for all eligible individuals to receive a flu vaccine to help reduce the likelihood ...

An Unprecedented Public Health Thank You Day

Blog,
People of Public Health,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Workforce,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Communication,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Partnership,
Members,
Membership,
Communications,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Public Health Workforce,
Michael Fraser

If there is any word to describe 2020 it is “unprecedented,” with the work of health agencies front and center since COVID-19 emerged in the U.S. But as we approach Public Health Thank You Day and the Thanksgiving season, ASTHO wants to ...