All COVID-19 Resources

The Impact of Non-Medical Vaccine Exemptions on Childhood Vaccination Rates

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

Immunization,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Arizona,

Arkansas,

Georgia,

Iowa,

Massachusetts,

Minnesota,

Mississippi,

Montana,

Nebraska,

New Mexico,

New York,

Ohio,

Oregon,

Rhode Island,

Utah,

Vermont,

Virginia,

West Virginia,

Heather Tomlinson

As many state legislatures seek to expand vaccine exemptions, it’s important to understand the fundamental differences in exemption type and their impact on a community.

Why Louisiana Doesn’t Certify Community Health Workers

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Community Health Workers,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Public Health Workforce,

Partnership,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Louisiana,

Shelby Rowell,

Colleen Arceneaux,

Jantz Malbrue

Colleen Arceneaux and Jantz Malbrue from the Louisiana Department of Health to discuss why forgoing community health worker certification was the right course of action for their state.

Dengue Preparedness in the U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States

Blog,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Environmental Health,

Vector-Borne Disease,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

American Samoa,

Federated States of Micronesia,

Guam,

Marshall Islands,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Palau,

Courtney Youngbar,

Marisa Wong

Both the Pacific and Caribbean are on the front lines of the dengue health security threat. As a result, many island areas, especially in the USAPI and Puerto Rico, are doing great work to combat dengue.

States Support Postpartum Health with Medicaid Expansions

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Public Health Law,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Women, Infant, Family Health Mental Health,

Health Equity,

Elimination of Disparities,

Race and Public Health,

Alabama,

Alaska,

Arizona,

Colorado,

Iowa,

Mississippi,

Missouri,

Nebraska,

Oklahoma,

Rhode Island,

Texas,

Utah,

Wisconsin,

Wyoming,

Sowmya Kuruganti

States Support Postpartum Health with Medicaid Expansions astho, association of state and territorial health officials, 2023 state legislative session, medicaid expansions, postpartum health, the consolidated appropriations act, national ...

Rhode Island Department of Health Adds 28 Permanent Staff Positions

Blog,

Rhode Island,

People of Public Health,

Funding,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Leadership Development,

Partnership,

Public Health Workforce,

Liljana Baddour,

Maggie Davis

Sandra Powell, deputy director of Rhode Island Department of Health, how her department was able to increase the number of permanent positions to meet critical public health needs.

Adverse Childhood Experiences Capacity Assessment Tool Roadmap

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

ACEs

This Adverse Childhood Experiences Capacity Assessment Tool (ACECAT) roadmap provides concrete steps to completing the ACECAT asynchronously and helps health agencies identify opportunities to work on this public health issue to maximize ...

Overdose Data to Action Recipient Health Equity Needs Assessment Overview

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Substance Misuse,

Overdose Prevention,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Policy,

Partnership,

Technical Assistance

The OD2A Health Equity Needs Assessment is designed to assess the support, technical assistance, and training that state, local, and territorial health agencies need to move health equity forward within their OD2A programs.

School Ventilation and Air Filtration: Focus Group Findings and Guidance Considerations for Health Agencies

Report,

Environmental Health,

Funding,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Special Populations,

Education,

Kerry Wyss,

Ali Aslam,

Paris Harper-Hardy

ASTHO convened focus groups of state environmental health directors and designated representatives from 11 states to talk about their agencies’ ventilation guidance for school districts. The discussions focused on recommendations for ...

2023 DELPH Cohort

Learn more about DELPH Cohort 1 participants.

Crisis Communications

Communications

Crisis Communications Welcome to ASTHO’s Crisis Communications Resources – a one-stop shop for crisis communication. This is designed specifically for public health leaders and public health communicators. Explore trending public health ...