All COVID-19 Resources

Celebrating 80 Years of ASTHO

Podcast,

Members,

Membership,

News,

ASTHO News,

Partnership,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Communication,

Alaska,

Idaho,

Maine,

Robert Johnson,

Michael Fraser,

Nirav Shah,

Elke Shaw-Tulloch,

Anne Zink,

ASTHO Communications

In honor of ASTHO’s 80th anniversary, a leadership panel—including CEO Michael Fraser, President Anne Zink, Past President Nirav Shah, and Idaho Commissioner of Health Elke Shaw-Tulloch—discusses the unique role ASTHO plays in the public ...

COVID-19 in the Pacific: What We’ve Learned and Where We’re Going

Podcast,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Natural Disasters,

Marshall Islands,

COVID Preparedness,

Robert Johnson,

Jack Niedenthal,

Haley Cash

The U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands mounted a unique response to the COVID-19 pandemic as it started to sweep the globe. We discuss that approach and its successes with some of the region’s experts.

Community-Led Health Equity Programs Deliver Results

Podcast,

Health Equity,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Funding,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Special Populations,

Idaho,

Rhode Island,

Robert Johnson,

Nicole Alexander-Scott,

Katie Lamansky,

Members

Public Health leaders know that location matters and has a significant impact on an individual’s health—and initiatives that have the highest impact focus on localized conditions and speak directly to community needs. In this episode, ...

The Importance of Crisis Communications in Public Health

Podcast,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Communication,

Members,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Strategic Planning,

Preparedness,

Washington,

Nebraska,

Robert Johnson,

Khalilah LeGrand,

Umair Shah

As states continue to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, the role of crisis communications is vital. How can states provide the public with relevant, timely information? What are the essential elements of a crisis communications response?

BONUS: Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy with AM Trace

Podcast,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID Testing and Screening,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Robert Johnson,

Jim Ivey

On this bonus episode, Jim Ivey, chief operating officer at Chexout, discusses the importance of interoperability and makes the case that public health organizations need to invest in software that will adapt to their changing needs in ...

Resilient, Accessible, and Affordable Healthcare: Bouncing Forward From COVID-19

Podcast,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID Recovery,

Bouce Forward,

COVID Resilience,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Health Equity,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Telehealth,

Members,

Robert Johnson,

Esther L. Muña,

Lance Robertson,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

Northern Mariana Islands

COVID-19 has stressed the U.S. healthcare and public health systems and highlighted racial and ethnic disparities in pre-existing conditions and health outcomes. In this episode, our guests discuss how health officials can serve as chief ...

New Report on the Mental Health Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Public Health Workers Presents Concerning Data on Workforce Well-Being

News,

Public Health News,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Mental Health,

COVID and Workforce

ASTHO issued a statement of concern for public health and healthcare workers on June 25, 2021, following the publication of a CDC MMWR Early Release, that details the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

Tech Leaders, Entrepreneurs, and Public Health Authorities Share COVID-19 Innovations and Challenges

News,

ASTHO News,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19

On March 31, 2021, ASTHO hosted its inaugural TechXpo, the first national convening of state and territorial health officials with local and federal partners and private technology firms and tech entrepreneurs focusing specifically on the ...

Sharing Island Stories on Health Equity: Setting the Stage for Equity in the Island Areas

Blog,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Elimination of Disparities,

Preparedness,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Community Health Workers,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

American Samoa,

Federated States of Micronesia,

Guam,

Marshall Islands,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Palau,

Puerto Rico,

Virgin Islands,

Alex Wheatley,

Julia Von Alexander,

Kelsey Donnellan,

Neyling Fajardo,

Operationalizing Equity,

Island Equity

In the spring of 2022, ASTHO’s island area members convened at the first island-focused COVID-19 Health Equity Action Institutes and asked each other what creating an equitable and sustainable public health and healthcare system looks like ...

Louisiana Department of Health Mentorship Program Thriving During COVID Response

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Workforce,

Louisiana,

Liljana Baddour,

M. Beth Scalco,

Series,

Public Health Transformation,

Public Health Workforce

The Louisiana Department of Health launched an employee mentorship program in 2021. Two members of LDH discuss the program, which has been a huge success despite launching during the COVID-19 pandemic.