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COVID-19 and Beyond: Improving Youth Mental Health Outcomes and Disparities

Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Mental Health,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Suicide Prevention,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
At-Risk Populations,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Ioana Ungureanu,
Communications,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
LGBTQ+,
Race and Public Health,
Healthcare Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Arkansas,
Georgia,
Hawaii,
Indiana,
Nevada,
New Jersey,
New York,
Oklahoma,
Utah,
Washington,
Policy,
State Health Policy

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted both the physical and mental health well-being of youth. Disruptions in both their home and school life have put youth at risk for poor mental health outcomes that include increased anxiety, depression, ...

Stronger Together: Six Strategies to Enhance Your State’s Suicide Prevention Infrastructure

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Mental Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Suicide Prevention,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
At-Risk Populations,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Indiana,
Massachusetts,
Minnesota,
Nevada,
Ohio,
Utah,
Partnership,
Julia Wunder,
Julie Ebin,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the importance of continued mental health promotion and suicide prevention efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. As we address the physical effects of COVID-19 through social distancing, mask ...

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.

Seven Trends Will Shape the Future Public Health Workforce

Leadership and Workforce Development,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
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 ...

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 ...

A Wondrous World: A Week of Unity, Reflection and Renewal

Blog,
People of Public Health,
News,
ASTHO News,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
At-Risk Populations,
Social Determinants of Health,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID Vaccine,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Michael Fraser,
Partnership

This week has been both exhilarating and poignant. Almost surreal. We started the week by pausing to celebrate and reflect on the life and legacy of one of America’s greatest sons, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On Tuesday, ASTHO participated ...

A New Approach to Breaking the Cycle: Creating a Shift in Emergency Medical Services to Address Substance Use Disorder

Blog,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Overdose Prevention,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Mental Health,
New Jersey,
Timothy Seplaki,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Public Health Workforce

If EMS can change the perception of patients with Substance Use Disorder, they will see that building rapport and encouraging the patient to seek help from resources they provide can be mutually beneficial. For EMS, it reduces the call ...

The Role of Peer Support in Federally Qualified Health Centers

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Mental Health,
Healthcare Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Pennsylvania,
West Virginia,
Public Health Workforce

This brief discusses what peer support is, how it is financed, and how incorporating peer support services into federally qualified health centers can be an especially successful strategy for delivering care to safety-net populations.

ASTHO President States Third Year of Declining Life Expectancy is a “Wake-Up Call”

News Release,
News,
Public Health News,
Members,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Suicide Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Nicole Alexander-Scott

ASTHO President States Third Year of Declining Life Expectancy is a “Wake-Up Call” ARLINGTON, VA—Suicides and drug overdoses caused life expectancy in the United States to fall again in 2017. In what is the longest downward trend since ...