All COVID-19 Resources

ASTHO’s Most Used Resources of 2021

News,

ASTHO News,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,

COVID and Funding,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Workforce,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Health Equity,

Preparedness,

Emergency Powers,

Pandemics,

Policy,

Public Health Law,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Substance Misuse,

Overdose Prevention,

Blog,

Leadership Development,

Public Health Workforce,

Dylan Reynolds

ASTHO's mission is to support, equip, and advocate for state and territorial health officials in their work of advancing the public's health and well-being. To that end, here are the 12 most popular resources our members, partners, ...

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.

What to Know About the American Rescue Plan

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Funding,

COVID Recovery,

COVID and Workforce,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Funding,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Jeffrey O. Ekoma,

Mattie Quinn,

Population Health and Prevention,

Public Health Workforce

One of President Biden’s first actions just before being sworn into office was to draft up the American Rescue Plan, a sweeping proposal that ASTHO has committed to working with the Biden Administration on. The proposal offers a national ...

Public Health Highlights of President’s FY22 Budget Proposal

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Funding,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Funding,

Health Equity,

Social Determinants of Health,

Environmental Health,

Climate and Health,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Substance Misuse,

Opioids,

Overdose Prevention,

Preparedness,

Jeffrey O. Ekoma,

Data Modernization,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Injury and Violence Prevention,

Pandemics,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Grants and Contracts Management,

Public Health Workforce

In May 2021, President Biden released full details of the fiscal year 2022 budget. Overall, the budget request combines President Biden's American Jobs Plan, his American Families Plan, and funding priorities for the Pentagon and ...

The Debt Ceiling Discussion Greatly Impacts Public Health

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Funding,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Funding,

Devon Page

Predictions regarding how the health system would be impacted in the event of a U.S. default paint a grim picture for the country and for public health.

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 ...

States Leverage COVID-19 Relief Funding to Improve Accessibility for People Living With Disabilities

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Health Equity,

Disability Inclusion,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Funding,

Colorado,

Illinois,

Massachusetts,

Minnesota,

Nevada,

New Jersey,

Tennessee,

Beth Giambrone,

Lana McKinney

On the 32nd anniversary of the ADA, this blog post explores state legislation around the country that supports people living with disabilities.

Timely Spending: North Carolina's Approach to Efficiently Utilizing Federal Funds

Blog,

Video Blog Post,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

STAR Center,

Grants and Contracts Management,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Funding,

Funding,

North Carolina,

Jeneen Preciose,

Susan Kansagra

This video highlights specific administrative strategies, partnerships, and metrics used by the North Carolina Division of Public Health to support efficient and effective spending of federal funding.

Funding Public Health Should Always Be a Priority

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Funding,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

News,

Public Health News

On April 16, 2020, ASTHO CEO Michael Fraser issued a statement praising the findings of a Trust for America's Health report, The Impact of Chronic Underfunding on America’s Public Health System: Trends, Risks and Recommendations, 2020.