All COVID-19 Resources

Health Officials Encourage Flu Shots to Protect Pregnant Women and Infants

News Release,

News,

Public Health News,

Infectious Disease,

Immunization,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Influenza,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Randall Williams,

Infant and Child Health,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Members

Health Officials Encourage Flu Shots to Protect Pregnant Women and Infants ARLINGTON, VA—Flu season has arrived in the United States and with influenza activity on the rise, being vaccinated against the flu for people six months and older ...

State Health Officials Commend Public Health Emergency Declaration to Address Opioid Epidemic

News Release,

News,

Public Health News,

ASTHO News,

Preparedness,

Emergency Powers,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Substance Misuse,

Opioids,

Members,

Partnership,

Jay Butler,

John Wiesman,

Michael Fraser

State Health Officials Commend Public Health Emergency Declaration to Address Opioid Epidemic ARLINGTON, VA—Members of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) joined President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania ...

State and Territorial Health Leaders Praise Surgeon General’s Report on E-Cigarettes

News Release,

News,

Public Health News,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Tobacco Control,

Members,

Jay Butler,

Harry Chen,

Vivek Murthy,

Michael Fraser,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Infant and Child Health

State and Territorial Health Leaders Praise Surgeon General’s Report on E-Cigarettes ARLINGTON, VA—The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) praises U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy for issuing a first ...

Public Health's Role in Telehealth

Podcast,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Telehealth,

Primary Care and Public Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Telehealth,

Members,

Alabama,

Mei Kwong,

Scott Harris,

Robert Johnson

In this podcast episode, Scott Harris and Mei Kwong explore the current state of telehealth during COVID-19 and how it’s being used as a tool to access care, spotlighting examples from public health.

Collectively Supporting Behavioral Health of People Living With Disabilities During COVID

Podcast,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

COVID and Mental Health,

COVID and Special Populations,

Health Equity,

Disability Inclusion,

Pennsylvania,

Alison Beam,

Kristin Ahrens,

Robert Johnson

Pennsylvania introduced innovative processes to help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities access COVID-19 vaccines and other critical care.

Disability and Crisis Standards of Care in the Age of COVID-19

Podcast,

Preparedness,

Health Equity,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

COVID Preparedness,

COVID and Special Populations,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Members,

Alaska,

Michigan,

Robert Johnson,

Alexis Travis,

Katey Redmond,

Disability Inclusion

With Omicron surges pushing jurisdictions to activate protocols for providing healthcare during crisis, it is important to incorporate disability inclusion into these crisis standards of care.

Prevention for the Next Generation: Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences, Suicide, and Overdose

Podcast,

Members,

Health Equity,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

ACEs,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Suicide Prevention,

Substance Misuse,

Overdose Prevention,

Oregon,

Partnership,

Robert Johnson,

Jessica Kroeker,

Rachael Banks

With the pandemic upending social interaction, youth mental health is an increasingly important issue. This episode explores why understanding the intersection of suicide, overdose, and ACEs is critical to helping individuals live happy ...

BONUS: Bringing Telehealth Into the Future With MyVax

Podcast,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,

COVID Testing and Screening,

COVID and Telehealth,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Communication,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Telehealth,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Robert Johnson,

Stanley Campbell

On this bonus episode of Public Health Review, we chat with Stanley Campbell, CEO and CTO EagleForce. Campbell is an expert in artificial intelligence who knows how to leverage data in the fight against disease.

The Next Surge REVISITED: The Behavioral Health Crisis Following COVID-19

Podcast,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Mental Health,

COVID Recovery,

Members,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Substance Misuse,

Opioids,

Overdose Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Telehealth,

Robert Johnson,

Anne Zink,

Joe Parks,

Saul Levin

This conversation was recorded in May 2020, but felt the lessons and takeaways are still very relevant as we are finally starting to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. The rates of depression, suicide, and substance use are expected to ...

The Health Equity Divide: Chronic Disease and COVID-19

Podcast,

Health Equity,

Population Health and Prevention,

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Members,

Social Determinants of Health,

Robert Johnson,

Karen Hacker,

M. Norman Oliver,

Susan Kansagra,

Operationalizing Equity

People with chronic diseases have suffered the most during the pandemic both in rates of COVID-19 mortality and morbidity, and the health disparities that exist in those with chronic disease and poor social determinants of health are ...