All COVID-19 Resources

How Strong Partnerships Improved Colorado's Suicide And Overdose Prevention Strategy

Blog,

Video Blog Post,

Success Story,

Partnership,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Substance Misuse,

Overdose Prevention,

Suicide Prevention,

Mental Health,

Colorado,

Infectious Disease,

Kristen Quinlan,

Felice Seigneur,

Dymond Ruybal,

Andrés Guerrero,

Kimberly Pratt,

Youth Mental Health

This video post highlights the Colorado National Collaborative, an innovative collaborative framework that is improving suicide and overdose prevention efforts in Colorado, and how a similar approach might benefit other jurisdictions.

Sharing Island Stories on Health Equity: Setting the Stage for Equity in the Island Areas

Blog,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Elimination of Disparities,

Preparedness,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Community Health Workers,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

American Samoa,

Federated States of Micronesia,

Guam,

Marshall Islands,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Palau,

Puerto Rico,

Virgin Islands,

Alex Wheatley,

Julia Von Alexander,

Kelsey Donnellan,

Neyling Fajardo,

Operationalizing Equity,

Island Equity

In the spring of 2022, ASTHO’s island area members convened at the first island-focused COVID-19 Health Equity Action Institutes and asked each other what creating an equitable and sustainable public health and healthcare system looks like ...

Seven Trends Will Shape the Future Public Health Workforce

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Preparedness,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Mental Health,

Blog,

Public Health Workforce,

Joanne Pearsol

ASTHO convened a Workforce Think Tank for public health leaders in 2021 during which Trista Harris—a philanthropic futurist—identified the seven trends most likely to impact the future public health workforce: sector shifts, pivot to the ...

Changes to School Nutrition Programs Helping Curb Pandemic-Related Impacts

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,

Health Equity,

Social Determinants of Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID Resilience,

Infant and Child Health,

Shannon Vance

The National School Lunch Program, a federally-assisted meal program run by USDA, has provided millions of children with nutritionally balanced, low-cost or no-cost lunches each school day.

World AIDS Day 2021: Ending the HIV Epidemic

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Health Equity,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

STIs,

HIV,

At-Risk Populations,

Heather Hauck,

Laura Cheever

On World Aids Day, commemorated each year on Dec. 1. This year's World Aids Day theme is Equitable Access, Everyone’s Voice. Joining our conversation from the Health Resources and Services Administration are Laura Cheever, Associate ...

The Shifting Legal Landscape of COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

State Health Policy,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Preparedness,

Maggie Davis,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Disability Inclusion

As governments and private entities adopt COVID-19 vaccine protocols to protect health and safety, legal challenges are mounting. In some states, policymakers have proactively attempted to limit or prohibit adopting COVID-19 vaccine ...

Understanding the Impacts of COVID-19 on the Workforce

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Mental Health,

COVID and Workforce,

COVID Resilience,

Population Health and Prevention,

Preparedness,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Blog,

Joanne Pearsol,

Partnership,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Mental Health,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Public Health Workforce

The impact of the COVID-19 response on the public health workforce has been profoundly felt by employees and the agencies they serve. Across the country, unplanned leadership transitions, early retirements, and personnel scale-ups have all ...

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Women, Infant, Family Health Data Integration,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

ASTHO Education

Information and resources regarding PRAMS, an ongoing, site-specific, population-based surveillance project.

Overcoming Common Barriers to Data Linkage

Brief,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Women, Infant, Family Health Data Integration,

Partnership,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Quality Improvement,

Health Equity,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Alaska,

New Mexico,

Texas,

Washington,

PRAMS

ASTHO, with support from CDC, launched the first cohort of the Linking Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System and Clinical Outcomes Data Multi-Jurisdiction Learning Community in October 2021. This brief examines themes that emerged ...

Integrating Environmental Health and Electronic Health Information Using GIS Tools

Brief,

Environmental Health,

Informatics and Surveillance,

Population Health and Prevention,

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,

Health Equity,

Social Determinants of Health,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

South Carolina

ASTHO has been exploring how using GIS and data visualization tools can improve traditional public health work. This brief shares several expert use cases for visualizing and integrating environmental health and electronic health ...