All COVID-19 Resources

Public Health Transformation Series

Infectious Disease,

Emerging Infectious Diseases,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

COVID-19

The Public Health Transformation Series explores how health department programs, policies, and partnerships have adapted and evolved to serve their constituencies.

ASTHO Comments on the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act

Advocacy,

Funding,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Michael Fraser

On March 29, 2023, ASTHO submitted comments in response to the Senate's request for information during their deliberations to reauthorize the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act.

What We Learned at the Public Health TechXpo and Futures Forum

Blog,

Population Health and Prevention,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Leadership Development,

Public Health Workforce,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations

What We Learned at the Public Health TechXpo and Futures Forum ASTHO | Our staff's top takeaways from the TechXpo. astho, association of state and territorial health officials, public health techxpo and futures forum, public health ...

Prioritizing Disability Inclusion in Emergency Planning

Blog,

Health Equity,

Disability Inclusion,

Preparedness,

Natural Disasters,

Pandemics,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Strategic Planning,

Partnership,

Puerto Rico,

Rhode Island,

Margaret Nilz

Inclusive practices that prioritize the safety and well-being of all residents, regardless of age or ability, are essential in ensuring effective disaster preparedness and response.

Centralizing Grant Management Functions: Puerto Rico’s Work and Vision

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Grants and Contracts Management,

Preparedness,

Puerto Rico,

Kristin Sullivan,

Lourdes Romero Reyes,

Brenda Castro Voltaggio

Lourdes Romero Reyes and Brenda Castro Voltaggio of the Puerto Rico Department of Health discuss the Public Health Infrastructure Grant Program and ASTHO's Management Office Optimization Toolkit.

In Case You Missed It: 10 Headlines from ASTHO’s Public Health TechXpo

Blog,

ASTHO Events,

Members,

Health Equity,

Elimination of Disparities,

Social Determinants of Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Funding,

COVID Preparedness,

COVID and Telehealth,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Data Modernization,

Alaska,

Tennessee,

Washington,

Wisconsin,

Dylan Reynolds

A quick rundown of sessions and speakers at the 2022 ASTHO Public Health TechXpo.

A New Year, a New Plan

Blog,

News,

ASTHO News,

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Public Health Workforce,

Zarnaaz Bashir

What better way to start the new year than with a new strategic plan! ASTHO’s Board of Directors approved the 2022-2024 Strategic Plan and launched it on Jan. 3, 2022, with a new set of priorities that reflect our ever-changing world and ...

ASTHO’s Most Used Resources of 2021

News,

ASTHO News,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,

COVID and Funding,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Workforce,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Health Equity,

Preparedness,

Emergency Powers,

Pandemics,

Policy,

Public Health Law,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Substance Misuse,

Overdose Prevention,

Blog,

Leadership Development,

Public Health Workforce,

Dylan Reynolds

ASTHO's mission is to support, equip, and advocate for state and territorial health officials in their work of advancing the public's health and well-being. To that end, here are the 12 most popular resources our members, partners, ...

The Need for Modernizing Public Health Data in Responding to COVID-19

Blog,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Quality Improvement,

Accreditation,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Jeffrey O. Ekoma,

Population Health and Prevention,

Data Modernization

Public health data collection and surveillance systems by health departments are in dire need of modernization. Though the public health community began developing a path to modernization over the last decade, attention to this issue from ...

What to Know About the American Rescue Plan

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Funding,

COVID Recovery,

COVID and Workforce,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Funding,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Jeffrey O. Ekoma,

Mattie Quinn,

Population Health and Prevention,

Public Health Workforce

One of President Biden’s first actions just before being sworn into office was to draft up the American Rescue Plan, a sweeping proposal that ASTHO has committed to working with the Biden Administration on. The proposal offers a national ...