All COVID-19 Resources

Public Health Policy Issues to Watch in 2021

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Influenza,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

STIs,

HIV,

Tobacco Control,

Substance Misuse,

Opioids,

Overdose Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Risk-Appropriate Care,

Public Health Law,

Preparedness,

Emergency Powers,

Health Equity,

Rural Health,

Healthcare Access,

Andy Baker-White,

Beth Giambrone,

Maggie Davis,

Environmental Health,

Food and Water Safety,

PFAS,

Evidence or Fact-Based Measures

With many of the state and territorial legislatures reconvening over the next few weeks, we can look forward to new (and not-so-new) legislation start to crop up that will impact public health. To help navigate the new legislative ...

Health in the 2020 Political Party Platforms

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Public Health Law,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Funding,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,

Jeffrey O. Ekoma,

Partnership

In anticipation of the upcoming presidential election in November, the Republican and Democratic National Committees released their platforms. These platforms provide an overview of values, policies, positions, and principles on various ...

ASTHO’s Public Health Resolutions for 2021

News,

ASTHO News,

Population Health and Prevention,

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Mental Health,

Suicide Prevention,

Injury and Violence Prevention,

Rural Health,

STIs,

HIV,

Infectious Disease,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Environmental Health,

Food and Water Safety,

PFAS,

Healthcare Access,

Telehealth,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Accreditation,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Tobacco Control,

Blog,

Alannah Kittle,

Cara Person,

Kristi Meadows,

Vector-Borne Disease

Every year, ASTHO performs an annual environmental scan to identify these policy and programmatic priorities. The most recent scan occurred from June 2019 to May 2020. Through ongoing collection of data from a variety of sources—including ...

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 ...

Multistate Measles Outbreak Drives Up State Health Agency Costs and Points to Importance of Quality Immunization Communication

News Release,

News,

Public Health News,

Infectious Disease,

Partnership,

Members,

Paul Jarris,

Kathy Talkington,

Immunization,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Infant and Child Health

Multistate Measles Outbreak Drives Up State Health Agency Costs and Points to Importance of Quality Immunization Communication ARLINGTON, VA—With the Disneyland measles outbreak up to 87 cases in seven states as of Jan. 26, state ...

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 ...

COVID-19 Highlights Urgent Need for Increased Public Health Funding

Podcast,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Funding,

Members,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Funding,

Immunization,

Emerging Infectious Diseases,

Robert Johnson,

Jim Blumenstock,

Nirav Shah

This episode highlights why it's important for Congress and the Trump administration to support state, territorial, tribal, and local public health workforces as they respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Arkansas Health Official Offers Ideas for Improving Immunization Efforts

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Members,

Infectious Disease,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

STIs,

Nathaniel Smith

Nathaniel Smith (alumni-AR) discusses his experience serving on several national advisory committees, how health officials can communicate about the benefits of vaccines, and opportunities for public health and healthcare partners to ...

Expecting the Unexpected: An Interview with CDC's Anne Schuchat

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Infectious Disease,

Emerging Infectious Diseases,

Immunization,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Leadership Development,

Anne Schuchat

CDC's Anne Schuchat reflects on her career in public health, her advocacy work around vaccination, and future public health priorities.

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, ...