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Xylazine: What Health Agencies Need to Know

Blog,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Stephanie Swanson,

Richa Ranade,

Substance Misuse,

Opioids,

Connecticut,

Pennsylvania

Xylazine: What Health Agencies Need to Know astho, association of state and territorial health officials, xylazine trend, xylazine, overdose epidemic, overdose deaths, harm reduction, drug overdose deaths, drug related harm, blood ...

Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center: A Pandemic Lifeline

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Territories and Freely Associated States,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Mental Health,

COVID Resilience,

COVID Recovery,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Mental Health,

Suicide Prevention,

Health Equity,

Series,

Public Health Transformation,

Guam,

Alex Wheatley,

Youth Mental Health

The COVID-19 pandemic presented an opportunity for an existing behavioral health resource—the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center’s Crisis Hotline—to become a household name. During the pandemic, the hotline became a lifeline for a ...

STDs Rising Nationally, CDC Says

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Infectious Disease,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

STIs,

Leandro Mena

This blog post to kick off National Sexually Transmitted Diseases Week, features an interview with Leandro Mena, STD Division Director at CDC.

2022 Legislative Session Update: Part Two

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

STIs,

HIV,

Tobacco Control,

Mental Health,

Environmental Health,

Food and Water Safety,

PFAS,

Health Equity,

Rural Health,

Infectious Disease,

West Virginia,

Wyoming,

New Jersey,

California,

Washington, D.C.,

New York,

Colorado,

Connecticut,

Hawaii,

Illinois,

Indiana,

Rhode Island,

Minnesota,

Washington,

Maryland,

Parker Beene,

Maggie Davis,

Beth Giambrone

The ASTHO State Health Policy team provides brief updates on 5 of the ten state health policy issues to watch in 2022: mental and behavioral health, rural health, e-cigarettes and flavored tobacco products, HIV and PFAS.

ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Public Health Workforce

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Mental Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Mental Health,

COVID and Workforce,

Public Health Workforce,

California,

Colorado,

Connecticut,

Georgia,

Montana,

Nevada,

New York,

Oklahoma,

Oregon,

Rhode Island,

Tennessee,

Utah,

Maggie Davis

Continuing ASTHO’s Legislative Prospectus series—which highlights the top 10 public health policy issues for 2022—we are focusing this week on mental and behavioral health as well as supporting the public health workforce.

Interagency Collaboration to Improve Business Processes in the U.S. Virgin Islands

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Population Health and Prevention,

Policy,

Territorial Health Policy,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Virgin Islands,

Blog,

Kristin Sullivan,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Business Process Improvement

A groundbreaking “all-of-government” approach is getting underway in the U.S. Virgin Islands to more efficiently manage and expend federal grant funding for social determinants of health and overall population health improvement. The ...

Building a Culture of Care: Leadership in Public Health Agencies

Blog,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Capacity,

COVID Recovery,

COVID Resilience,

COVID and Workforce,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Mental Health,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Leadership Development,

Public Health Workforce,

Chris Taylor

Building a Culture of Care: Leadership in Public Health Agencies astho, association of state and territorial health officials, association of state and territorial health officials astho, state health official, public health official, ...

Harm Reduction Policies Can Prevent Overdose Fatalities

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Substance Misuse,

Opioids,

Overdose Prevention,

Oklahoma,

Alabama,

Connecticut,

Georgia,

Louisiana,

Minnesota,

Nevada,

New Mexico,

Tennessee,

West Virginia,

Wisconsin,

Arkansas,

Delaware,

Illinois,

Maryland,

Massachusetts,

Missouri,

Rhode Island,

Washington,

New York,

California,

Vermont,

JoAnne McClure

Adopting a public health approach to substance use by implementing harm reduction policies across all levels of government can help communities address the overdose crisis. This post analyzes e

From the Chief Medical Officer: Key Takeaways from National Menthol Conference

Blog,

California,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

State Health Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Tobacco Control,

Marcus Plescia

Reflections on ASTHO's time at the National Menthol Conference.

Connecticut Health Official Renée Coleman-Mitchell Testifies on Vaping Illnesses

News Release,

News,

ASTHO Member News,

Members,

Renee Coleman Mitchell,

Connecticut,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Tobacco Control

Connecticut Health Official Renée Coleman-Mitchell Testifies on Vaping Illnesses ARLINGTON, VA—Renée Coleman-Mitchell, MPH, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health, testified today on the threats of ...