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Preparing for and Responding to Infectious Disease Threats Following Hurricanes

Blog,
Environmental Health,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID Preparedness,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Workforce,
Emerging Infectious Diseases,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Primary Care and Public Health,
Social and Behavioral Health,
STIs,
HIV,
Preparedness,
Natural Disasters,
Pandemics,
Communications,
COVID and Communication,
Amelia Poulin,
Sidnie Christian

Following a hurricane, the risk of exposure to infectious disease increases due, in part, to the presence of floodwater and debris. Hurricanes may contribute to population displacement and overcrowding—further heightening risk factors for ...

State and Territorial Policies to Strengthen the Public Health and Healthcare Workforce

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Public Health Workforce,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Workforce,
Maryland,
Oregon,
Hawaii,
New Mexico,
Wyoming,
Washington,
New Jersey,
Mississippi,
Virginia,
Maggie Davis

Accompanying an infusion of federal funding, states are considering several policy changes to strengthen the public health workforce and address challenges within the health care workforce.

Hearing the Hill

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Health Equity,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Capacity,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Funding,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID Preparedness,
COVID Recovery,
COVID and Workforce,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Funding,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Devon Page

Hearing the Hill astho, association of state and territorial health officials, opioid crisis, covid-19 funds, public health, public health data and workforce, american rescue plan, promoting health, drug overdose death, coronavirus ...

Community Health Workers and the Heart of Public Health

Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Community Health Workers,
Partnership,
Funding,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Workforce,
Blog,
People of Public Health,
Public Health Workforce,
Marcus Plescia

Over the years evidence has expanded on community health workers (CHWs) improving outcomes and even reducing disparities in heart disease and many other public health priority areas. However, their presence in state and local public health ...

An Unprecedented Public Health Thank You Day

Blog,
People of Public Health,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Workforce,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Communication,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Partnership,
Members,
Membership,
Communications,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Public Health Workforce,
Michael Fraser

If there is any word to describe 2020 it is “unprecedented,” with the work of health agencies front and center since COVID-19 emerged in the U.S. But as we approach Public Health Thank You Day and the Thanksgiving season, ASTHO wants to ...

Expanding Vaccination Site Accessibility: Insights From the Field

Brief,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Emerging Infectious Diseases,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
COVID Vaccine,
Alabama,
Delaware,
Rhode Island,
Health Equity,
Disability Inclusion,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
COVID and Workforce,
COVID and Special Populations,
Series,
Embedded,
Public Health Workforce

ASTHO placed 14 disability and preparedness specialists in health agencies to support inclusivity of people living with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. In this brief, three of these specialists share their experiences ...

Polarity Thinking: Leading During a Pandemic

Podcast,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Workforce,
COVID and Communication,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Accreditation,
National Public Health Performance Standards,
Strategic Planning,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Robert Johnson,
Abigail Dunne-Moses,
Paul Halverson,
Communications,
Leadership Development

Leading a governmental health department is a complex job during the best of times, but particularly so during a pandemic when leaders must navigate every step carefully. In this episode, our guests introduce and discuss a concept called ...

Taking Care of the Public Health Workforce Post-Pandemic

Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Workforce,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
COVID and Mental Health,
Blog,
Amber Norris Williams,
Topics,
Mental Health,
Resource Type,
Briefs/Articles,
Public Health Workforce

More than half of public health workers have experienced a mental health condition this year, according to a new CDC study. The report, released Friday, describes the mental health impacts of COVID-19 on the workforce. Other studies have ...

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 ...