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From the Chief Medical Officer: What Needs to Change to Achieve Better Health Equity Metrics

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Series,

Chief Medical Officer Series,

Health Equity,

Operationalizing Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Special Populations,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Data Modernization,

Marcus Plescia

We can prepare for the future of health equity and data by ensuring the equitable collection of data and building systems that are flexible enough to account for forward progress.

2023 Legislative Session Update: Part Two

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Public Health Law,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Contraception Access,

Women, Infant, Family Health Data Integration,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Health Equity,

Infectious Disease,

Immunization,

Public Health Workforce,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

California,

Connecticut,

Indiana,

Iowa,

Maine,

Maryland,

Massachusetts,

Missouri,

Montana,

New Jersey,

New York,

Oklahoma,

Rhode Island,

Texas,

Vermont,

Washington,

Maggie Davis,

Andy Baker-White,

Lillian Colasurdo,

Lana McKinney

A mid-session legislative update on five of ASTHO's top 10 public health state policy issues to watch in 2023: data privacy and modernization, reproductive health, health equity, strengthening public health agencies, and immunization.

Communicate With Care in Your Telework Policies

Blog,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID Recovery,

COVID and Workforce,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Public Health Workforce,

Omar Khalid,

Change Level,

Resource Type,

Topics,

Belonging/Connection,

Communications,

Mental Health,

Work/Life Balance,

Briefs/Articles,

Recommendations,

Organization/Agency,

Senior Leadership,

Supervisory

An ASTHO blog article about how to communicate with care to staff about telework policies with the shift of the pandemic.

Jurisdictions Using Policy to Address Unique Island Area Health Challenges

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Environmental Health,

Climate and Health,

Food and Water Safety,

Health Equity,

Elimination of Disparities,

Social Determinants of Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

Policy,

Territorial Health Policy,

Preparedness,

Natural Disasters,

Federal Government Affairs,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

American Samoa,

Federated States of Micronesia,

Guam,

Marshall Islands,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Puerto Rico,

Virgin Islands,

Beth Giambrone,

Parker Beene

ASTHO has several members from the territories and Freely Associated States—jurisdictions with unique challenges, and do not fall under the category of a state or federal district. This post is a brief look at some of the public health ...

Some Early Childhood Development Programs Stalled, Others Flourished During Pandemic

Blog,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Healthcare Access,

Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,

Early Brain Development,

Telehealth,

Health Equity,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Special Populations,

Infant and Child Health,

Paris Harper-Hardy

ASTHO interviewed two state health agencies (SHAs), two nonprofit partners, and one university partner that were heavily invested in state early childhood development policy about how their programs fared during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ASTHO President Nirav D. Shah Looks Ahead to 2022

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Health Equity,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Capacity,

COVID and Funding,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

COVID Preparedness,

COVID Recovery,

COVID Resilience,

COVID and Workforce,

Nirav Shah,

Communications,

Members,

Leadership Development,

Public Health Workforce

Amid so much uncertainty, it might feel naïve to make any claims about what the future holds. But it is in these moments that it becomes more important than ever to have beacons to guide us and give us hope. As we look ahead to 2022, ...

Vaccinating Children: The Final Step

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Special Populations,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Partnership,

Blog,

Claire Hannan,

Marcus Plescia,

Infant and Child Health

As we anticipate the likely approval of COVID-19 vaccination for children, our nation faces the final step to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control. If approved for children ages 5-11, the COVID-19 vaccine will dramatically improve our ...

Infectious Disease

Infectious Disease Association of state and territorial health officials, astho, infectious disease, public health agencies, management of infectious disease, emerging infectious disease, infectious disease threats, support disease ...

#MaskUp Campaign

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19

#MaskUp Campaign ASTHO and the Big Cities Health Coalition produced a public service announcement to encourage people across the country to express their compassion for others and #MaskUp. Please download, share, and encourage others to do ...

Strategies for Vaccinating People Who Are Homebased

Brief,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

Emerging Infectious Diseases,

COVID Vaccine,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Delaware,

Mississippi,

Missouri,

Health Equity,

Disability Inclusion,

COVID and Special Populations,

Series,

Embedded

According to the federal government, a homebased individual is someone who requires the help of another person or supportive device to leave the home, someone who is advised against leaving the home by a physician, and/or someone for whom ...