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The Need for Modernizing Public Health Data in Responding to COVID-19

Blog,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Healthcare Systems,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Quality Improvement,
Accreditation,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Jeffrey O. Ekoma,
Population Health and Prevention,
Data Modernization

Public health data collection and surveillance systems by health departments are in dire need of modernization. Though the public health community began developing a path to modernization over the last decade, attention to this issue from ...

Public Health Highlights of President’s FY22 Budget Proposal

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Funding,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Funding,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Overdose Prevention,
Preparedness,
Jeffrey O. Ekoma,
Data Modernization,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Injury and Violence Prevention,
Pandemics,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Grants and Contracts Management,
Public Health Workforce

In May 2021, President Biden released full details of the fiscal year 2022 budget. Overall, the budget request combines President Biden's American Jobs Plan, his American Families Plan, and funding priorities for the Pentagon and ...

How Can Public Health Data Take a Lead Role? Find Out at the COVID-19 TechXpo

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Accreditation,
Preparedness,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Pandemics,
COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,
COVID and Telehealth,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Blog,
J.T. Lane,
Data Modernization,
Event,
Partnership

While COVID-19 has shown some of the best attributes of the U.S. public health system, it has exposed the weaknesses of our data systems—wrought by chronic underfunding and further exacerbated by siloed, categorical funding and planning. ...

Innovations in Overdose Response: Strategies Implemented by Emergency Medical Services Providers

Report,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Overdose Prevention,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Preparedness,
Maryland,
Ohio,
Rhode Island,
Tennessee,
Washington,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Public Health Workforce

Initial estimates from 2020 suggest that annual drug overdose deaths in the United States reached a record high of 93,000. Fortunately EMS strategies are being put in place to combat this nation-wide issue.

State, Territorial, and Freely Associated State Health Agencies National Report 2022

Report,
Brief,
Infographic,
Research,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Overdose Prevention,
Suicide Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
ACEs

The Suicide, Overdose, Adverse Childhood Experiences Prevention Capacity Assessment Tool (SPACECAT) compiled a national report and accompanying infographic, that break down the biggest findings from the data, and highlight the biggest ...

ASTHO/CDC Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Learning Collaborative: Lessons Learned from the Payers Cohort

Report,
Population Health and Prevention,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Heart Disease,
Stroke,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Arkansas,
Florida,
Nevada,
Utah,
Virginia,
Wisconsin

This report highlights how a six-state "payers cohort," through the ASTHO/CDC Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Learning Collaborative, convened cross-sector teams which included payer partners, local health agency staff, ...

Digging Deeper Into Legionnaires' Disease Guidance Needs for States and Territorial Health Agencies

Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
Preparedness,
Emergency Powers,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Communications,
Informatics and Surveillance,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Report,
Tennessee

This report shares results and key takeaways from interviews on topics including the overall structure of Legionnaires’ disease programs, diagnosis and clinical testing protocols, and risk communication.

Data Exchange to Save Lives: IIS and HIE Relationships & The Laws Protecting Public Health Data

Report,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Data Modernization,
Elizabeth Ruebush,
Jamie Pina,
J.T. Lane,
Lillian Colasurdo,
Research,
ASTHO Communications

Two reports explore opportunities for improved public health action through immunization data sharing with health information exchanges, in addition to the broader legal landscape of public health data.