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State and Territorial Health Officials Respond to New CDC Report That Finds Zika Infection During Any Trimester Can Lead to Severe Birth Defects

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News,
Public Health News,
Research,
Infectious Disease,
Emerging Infectious Diseases,
Environmental Health,
Vector-Borne Disease,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Infant and Child Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Michael Fraser

State and Territorial Health Officials Respond to New CDC Report That Finds Zika Infection During Any Trimester Can Lead to Severe Birth Defects ARLINGTON, VA—In response to a new CDC report on the impact the Zika virus may have ...

Business Process Improvement: A Territorial Public Health Agency Perspective

Blog,
People of Public Health,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Business Process Improvement,
Preparedness,
Natural Disasters,
Puerto Rico,
Catherine de la Cruz-Duran

Catherine de la Cruz-Duran, Puerto Rico's territorial health official designee, explains how the island worked after Hurricane Maria to rebuild and improve its infrastructure and processes to better recover from future natural ...

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

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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.

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 ...

State, Territorial Health Policies Strengthening Emergency Preparedness Efforts

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Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Injury and Violence Prevention,
Health Equity,
Disability Inclusion,
Preparedness,
Natural Disasters,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
California,
Colorado,
Illinois,
Massachusetts,
New Jersey,
New York,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Oregon,
Washington,
Adrianna Evans

While COVID-19 is still present and ever-changing, public health professionals must also grapple with new challenges such as monkeypox, increasing firearm homicide, and widespread heat waves. In the wake of such emergencies, public health ...

Top Nine Public Health Highlights of 2019

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Washington Week,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
STIs,
HIV,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Tobacco Control,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
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Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Territorial Health Policy,
Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
Infectious Disease,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Funding,
Michael Fraser,
Nathaniel Smith,
John Wiesman,
Ngozi Ezike,
Joneigh Khaldun,
Elizabeth Cuervo Tilson,
Lee Norman,
Monica Bharel,
Renee Coleman Mitchell,
Esther L. Muña,
Linda Denourcey,
Karyl Thomas Rattay

ASTHO CEO Michael Fraser looks back on nine of the top public health highlights in 2019.

ASTHO and PIHOA Praise Approval of Medicaid Funding Fix for U.S. Territories

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News,
Public Health News,
Partnership,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Funding,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Esther L. Muña,
Nathaniel Smith,
Members

ASTHO and PIHOA Praise Approval of Medicaid Funding Fix for U.S. Territories ARLINGTON, VA—This week, Congress approved legislation to extend Medicaid funding for two years for the U.S. territories in their fiscal year 2020 appropriations ...