All COVID-19 Resources

Making Sure Maine Youth Matter

Podcast,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Substance Misuse,

Opioids,

Overdose Prevention,

Suicide Prevention,

Maine,

Robert Johnson,

Kini-Ana Tinkham,

Sheila Nelson,

Youth Mental Health

Maine launched an innovative initiative focused on improving future health outcomes for youth by helping them connect to their communities and reminding them that that they matter.

Avoiding the Cliff: Financing Medicaid in the Territories

Podcast,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Members,

Health Equity,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,

Funding,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Territorial Health Policy,

Puerto Rico,

Virgin Islands,

Robert Johnson,

Jorge Galva,

Justa Encarnacion,

Karl Ensign

Medicaid plays a critical role in providing access to health services for low-income U.S. citizens in the five U.S. territories. However, Medicaid financing in the territories has been underfunded compared to states. In this episode, ...

Public Health in 2020: The Year That Was

Podcast,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Capacity,

COVID and Communication,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID Resilience,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

COVID Vaccine,

Members,

Health Equity,

Robert Johnson,

Rachel Levine,

Tom Frieden,

COVID and Workforce,

COVID Preparedness,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement

On this episode, we ask public health experts to zoom out a bit and reflect on a truly remarkable year. These public health leaders discuss the politicization of public health mitigation efforts, becoming the target of hateful attacks, and ...

COVID-19 Highlights Urgent Need for Increased Public Health Funding

Podcast,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Funding,

Members,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Funding,

Immunization,

Emerging Infectious Diseases,

Robert Johnson,

Jim Blumenstock,

Nirav Shah

This episode highlights why it's important for Congress and the Trump administration to support state, territorial, tribal, and local public health workforces as they respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Looking Upstream: The Impact of Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences

Podcast,

Members,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

ACEs,

Early Brain Development,

Research,

Women, Infant, Family Health Data Integration,

Texas,

Robert Johnson,

David Lakey,

John Hellerstedt,

Judy Cameron,

Infant and Child Health

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are stressful events, including child abuse and other household challenges, that can have a negative impact on early brain development and lifelong health. In this episode, our guests discuss how states ...

The State of STDs

Podcast,

Infectious Disease,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

STIs,

Robert Johnson,

Gail Bolan,

Jeff Stover,

Nathaniel Smith,

Members,

Arkansas,

Virginia,

LGBTQ+,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Syndemic-Related Infections

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are at a record high in the United States. In this episode, we hear state and national perspectives from leaders in the fight against STDs, discussing the resurgence and health impacts of STDs, proven ...

Healthy People 2030: What's Coming

Video,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Healthy People 2030

Learn about the history of Healthy People, the framework for Healthy People 2030, and the target-setting methods for Healthy People 2030 objectives.

Building Effective Partnerships and Networks

Video,

Communications

Building Effective Partnerships and Networks Session attendees will examine examples of best practices for mobilizing community leaders and community-based organizations to support health guidance to decrease the impact of health ...

Playlist of Past Event Recordings

Event

Past recordings includes 69 video recordings of past webinars and events from 2022 and earlier. Recordings include Now What: How to Create Moral Safety in a Shifting World, Healthy People 2020 - Resources and Technical Assistance To-Go, ...

Climate Change Adaptation Activities and Needs in US State and Territorial Health Agencies

Article,

Environmental Health,

Climate and Health,

Kathy Dolan,

Patrick Breysse,

Marcus Plescia

In 2021, ASTHO conducted an online survey with state and territorial health agency staff requesting information on current activities related to climate change and health, the state of climate and health programming, and anticipated needs ...