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State, Federal Policies Increase Virtual Access to Behavioral Health Care

Blog,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

State Health Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Substance Misuse,

Healthcare Access,

Telehealth,

Washington,

New York,

Massachusetts,

New Jersey,

Florida,

New Hampshire,

Ohio,

Hawaii

Examining state and federal policies to increase access to tele behavioral health services.

Diversity in Public Health Leadership Has Never Been More Important

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Oregon,

Partnership,

DELPH,

Luci Longoria,

Traci M. Murray

An interview with Luci Longoria and Lt. Commander Traci Murray, members of the DELPH program's first cohort.

ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Mental Health

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Rural Health,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Mental Health,

Suicide Prevention,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Alabama,

Arizona,

Arkansas,

Colorado,

Delaware,

Florida,

Hawaii,

Illinois,

Indiana,

Kentucky,

Maine,

Maryland,

Minnesota,

New Jersey,

Ohio,

Oregon,

Rhode Island,

South Carolina,

Tennessee,

Texas,

Virginia,

Washington,

Washington, D.C.,

West Virginia,

Maggie Davis,

LGBTQ+

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

ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: E-Cigarettes and Flavored Tobacco Products

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Tobacco Control,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Elimination of Disparities,

California,

Illinois,

Massachusetts,

Michigan,

New Jersey,

New York,

Rhode Island,

Utah,

Washington, D.C.,

Beth Giambrone

Each year, ASTHO notes the top public health policy issues to watch in the upcoming year. ASTHO has published a prospectus on several issues, with more coming later this month. ASTHO kicked off its top 10 public health state policy issues ...

A New Year, a New Plan

Blog,

News,

ASTHO News,

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Public Health Workforce,

Zarnaaz Bashir

What better way to start the new year than with a new strategic plan! ASTHO’s Board of Directors approved the 2022-2024 Strategic Plan and launched it on Jan. 3, 2022, with a new set of priorities that reflect our ever-changing world and ...

Joining Forces to Advance Resiliency to Complex Disasters

Blog,

Environmental Health,

Food and Water Safety,

PFAS,

Climate and Health,

Preparedness,

Natural Disasters,

Partnership,

Wayne E. Cascio

In the face of a worldwide pandemic, an increase in natural disasters, and the unsettling specter of homeland security threats, it’s easy for public health and environmental officials to feel like the odds are stacked against us. But we ...

ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Ending the HIV Epidemic

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

STIs,

HIV,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Alabama,

Arizona,

California,

Connecticut,

Delaware,

Kentucky,

Missouri,

Oregon,

Rhode Island,

Virginia,

West Virginia,

LGBTQ+

As part of ASTHO’s annual Legislative Prospectus series, we are taking time this week to focus on efforts to end the HIV epidemic. Public health officials across all levels of government have been working to end the HIV epidemic, exploring ...

Jurisdictions Moving Many ASTHO Essential Tobacco Control Policies Forward

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Tobacco Control,

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,

Health Equity,

Elimination of Disparities,

Alaska,

American Samoa,

California,

Florida,

Georgia,

Guam,

Hawaii,

Illinois,

Iowa,

Kentucky,

Louisiana,

Maryland,

Massachusetts,

Mississippi,

Nebraska,

New Jersey,

New Mexico,

New York,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Oregon,

Puerto Rico,

Rhode Island,

Tennessee,

Virgin Islands,

Washington,

Washington, D.C.,

West Virginia,

Wisconsin,

Joshua Berry,

Ann Abraham,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Evidence or Fact-Based Measures

Over the past several years, states and jurisdictions have continued to implement important policies to reduce tobacco and nicotine use, including increasing tobacco prices, expanding areas deemed “smoke-free,” limiting the sale of ...

Improving School Workforce Capacity to Address Youth Mental Health

Blog,

Education,

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Rural Health,

Social Determinants of Health,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Mental Health,

Suicide Prevention,

Youth Mental Health,

Public Health Workforce,

Alaska,

Iowa,

North Carolina,

Oklahoma,

Wisconsin,

Ioana Ungureanu

The youth mental health crisis has created the need for a comprehensive workforce response, which requires educators and school administrative staff, school-based mental health professionals, and communities to work collaboratively to ...

Health Equity Circles Promote Racial Healing and Understanding in the Workplace

Blog,

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Public Health Workforce,

Tamira Moon

At ASTHO, we feel that it is incumbent upon us to build diversity, equity, and inclusion into all that we do at. That goal has involved a collaborative effort with executive leadership, human resources, and the Health Equity and Diversity ...