All COVID-19 Resources

Stronger Together: ASTHO and NACCHO Team Up for Public Health Advocacy

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Advocacy,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Partnership,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Adriane Casalotti,

Carolyn Mullen

Government affairs officers from ASTHO and NACCHO discuss approaching public health advocacy as a coalition and the upcoming 2020 Hill Day.

Congressional Summer Wrap-Up

Legislative Alert,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Advocacy,

Funding

A brief summary of all the significant public health legislation passed by U.S. Congress in the summer of 2022.

Update: Final Fiscal Year 2022 Labor, HHS-ED Appropriations Bill Summary and Highlights

Advocacy,

Legislative Alert,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Funding

ASTHO Legislative Alert from March 9, 2022: Final Fiscal Year 2022 Labor, HHS-ED Appropriations Bill Summary and Highlights

Leveraging State and Federal Policy to Reduce Maternal Illness and Death

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

State Health Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

California,

Delaware,

Massachusetts,

Michigan,

New York,

Oregon,

Tennessee,

Washington

There are significant disparities in pregnancy-related outcomes in the United States. Many of these deaths considered preventable, so state and federal policy makers are taking steps to improve health outcomes for pregnant people.

FDA’s Approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine: Five Things to Know

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Communication,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Emerging Infectious Diseases,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Blog,

Preparedness,

Meredith Allen,

COVID and Law/Policy

On Aug. 23, 2021, the FDA announced full approval of Pfizer and BioNTech’s mRNA vaccine for COVID-19. ASTHO has answers to five key questions about the approval and what it means for state and territorial health officials: What does the ...

Health Equity Policy Toolkit

Toolkit,

Health Equity,

Social Determinants of Health,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Territorial Health Policy,

Public Health Law,

Elimination of Disparities,

Race and Public Health,

Tribal Health,

American Samoa,

Colorado,

Connecticut,

Delaware,

Federated States of Micronesia,

Guam,

Illinois,

Marshall Islands,

Maryland,

Massachusetts,

Michigan,

Montana,

Nebraska,

Nevada,

North Dakota,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Palau,

Puerto Rico,

Texas,

Vermont,

Virgin Islands,

Washington,

Washington, D.C.,

Kimberlee Wyche Etheridge,

ASTHO Communications

This toolkit is designed to support public health leaders in leveraging the policy development process to achieve health equity in their jurisdiction.

The Debt Ceiling Discussion Greatly Impacts Public Health

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Funding,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Funding,

Devon Page

Predictions regarding how the health system would be impacted in the event of a U.S. default paint a grim picture for the country and for public health.

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 ...

Policies that Reduce Stigma are Critical to Ending the HIV Epidemic

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Health Equity,

Elimination of Disparities,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Community Health Workers,

Social and Behavioral Health,

STIs,

HIV,

Race and Public Health,

LGBTQ+,

California,

Connecticut,

Florida,

Massachusetts,

New Hampshire,

Maggie Davis,

Rachel Scheckman,

Victoria Pless

Supporting policies that reduce HIV stigma and promote health equity is an important public health issue.

Getting Creative to Keep Americans Fed During COVID-19

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Maine,

Kentucky,

New Jersey,

California,

Colorado,

Michigan,

Guam,

Nebraska

The COVID-19 pandemic has exasperated challenges around access to nutritious and affordable foods. In response, the federal government has taken action to increase funding and access to programs to strengthen food security.