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How States are Bolstering a Contact Tracing Workforce

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
State Health Policy,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID and Workforce,
New York,
Minnesota,
Rhode Island

To help break the chain of COVID-19 infections, state and local health departments are conducting disease investigations and contact tracing, core tools of public health practice used to combat the spread of communicable diseases. This ...

Reflections From the Field: Pacific and Atlantic Jurisdictions Remain Resolute Amid Adversity

Territories and Freely Associated States,
Guam,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Puerto Rico,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,
COVID Testing and Screening,
Blog,
Karl Ensign,
Funding,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Grants and Contracts Management,
COVID and Workforce,
Partnership

In the late fall of 2021, ASTHO leadership visited select jurisdictions in the Pacific and the Atlantic for the first time since COVID-19 curtailed travel to these regions. It was a fantastic to reconnect with our leadership and dedicated ...

Building More Equitable Health, Housing and Human Services Systems Post-Pandemic

Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID Resilience,
COVID Recovery,
Bouce Forward,
Population Health and Prevention,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Race and Public Health,
Social Determinants of Health,
Blog,
Frank Alexander,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
ACEs,
COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Healthcare Access

All too often, work in health, housing, and human services systems is siloed. However, when you move upstream and work together, these industries can address the root causes of health and social issues. If we continue to operate our ...

Communicating Public Health Guidance to Cases and Contacts: Recommendations for COVID-19 Case Investigators and Contact Tracers

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Community Health Workers,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Mental Health,
COVID and Communication,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,
COVID Preparedness,
COVID and Workforce,
Communications

The fear, uncertainty, and trauma caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have affected how individuals interpret public health messages. With this in mind, this brief outlines recommendations for case investigators and contact tracers to consider ...

Fostering Equitable Change During COVID-19

Podcast,
Health Equity,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,
Members,
At-Risk Populations,
Race and Public Health,
Social Determinants of Health,
Louisiana,
Michigan,
Rhode Island,
Robert Johnson,
Joneigh Khaldun,
Nicole Alexander-Scott,
Rudy Macklin

On this episode, speakers will address both issues and highlight the importance of public health agencies leading with and integrating equity in their COVID-19 response. We hear from three leaders managing their COVID-19 response by ...

BONUS: Fighting the Next COVID-19 Wave

Podcast,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Law/Policy,
Immunization,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Members,
Robert Johnson,
Joseph Kanter,
Karyl Thomas Rattay,
Nirav Shah

This bonus episode is taken from a virtual news conference on Thursday, July 29, 2021. In it, Nirav Shah (Maine), Karyl Rattay (Delaware), and Joseph Kanter (Louisiana), discuss the latest issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic—mask ...

How State and Territorial Health Departments Can Navigate Recent Executive Actions

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Funding,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Tribal Health,
Partnership,
State Health Policy,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,
COVID and Supply Chain,
COVID Testing and Screening,
Emergency Powers,
Public Health Law,
Carolyn McCoy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Workforce

One of tools presidents have to implement and drive their strategy are executive actions. Executive orders and presidential memoranda carry the force of law and allow presidents to move quickly, deliver a clear message, organize the ...

The New Frontier of Digital Proximity Tracing

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
California,
New York,
North Dakota,
South Dakota,
Jeffrey O. Ekoma,
New Jersey,
Washington,
Partnership

The New Frontier of Digital Proximity Tracing Association of state and territorial health officials, astho, public health, covid-19, contact tracing, case investigation, public health surveillance, infectious disease, proximity tracing, ...