All COVID-19 Resources

Why Public Health Officials Should Make Voting Accessible for Everybody

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

Health Equity,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Race and Public Health,

Rural Health,

Social Determinants of Health,

At-Risk Populations,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Public Health Law,

Mississippi,

Montana,

Pennsylvania,

Edward P. Ehlinger,

Advocacy,

Members

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Promoting Health Equity Through State Orders for COVID-19 Testing

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Territorial Health Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Public Health Law,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Population Health and Prevention,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Kentucky,

Maine,

New Jersey,

North Carolina,

Vermont,

Andy Baker-White,

Emergency Powers

In order to contain and mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic, widespread, rapid testing is key. Rampant and efficient testing determines who has the virus and who may be at risk of transmitting it, and allows for effective management of ...

Rebuilding a More Equitable Housing System Post-COVID

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID Recovery,

Bouce Forward,

COVID Resilience,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Social Determinants of Health,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

ACEs,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

State Health Policy,

Funding,

Delaware,

Blog,

Anna Bartels,

J.T. Lane

Well before COVID-19 hit, an increasing share of American households faced housing challenges. This is a public health concern because stable, affordable, and accessible housing has a direct and well-documented impact on physical and ...

More States Consider Restricting Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Tobacco Control,

Alabama,

Alaska,

Arkansas,

Connecticut,

Washington, D.C.,

Florida,

Hawaii,

Indiana,

Kansas,

Maryland,

Mississippi,

Missouri,

Nevada,

New Mexico,

New York,

North Dakota,

Oklahoma,

Oregon,

South Dakota,

Tennessee,

Texas,

Vermont,

Washington,

Maggie Davis

A pressing public health issue before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the need for public health interventions to reduce tobacco use is heightened with a strong association between tobacco use, in all forms, with severe COVID-19 outcomes. ...

How States Are Housing the Homeless During a Pandemic

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Population Health and Prevention,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Special Populations,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

COVID and Funding,

Health in All Policies,

Social Determinants of Health,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Injury and Violence Prevention,

Alabama,

Alaska,

Arizona,

California,

Connecticut,

Massachusetts,

New Hampshire,

Ohio,

Pennsylvania,

Vermont,

Washington, D.C.

Policymakers seek to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by focusing on non-congregate sheltering and alternative housing for unhoused populations.

A Public Health Milestone: COVID-19 Vaccine Q&A With Meredith Allen, ASTHO’s Vice President for Health Security

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Communication,

COVID and Capacity,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Partnership,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Research,

Meredith Allen,

Communications,

Leadership Development

A discussion with Meredith Allen, ASTHO’s Vice President for Health Security, about how the first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccinations have been a major turning point for the pandemic and a milestone moment for U.S. public health ...

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 ...

What is Nootkatone? A Primer on the New Tool to Defend Against Mosquitoes and Ticks

Blog,

Environmental Health,

Vector-Borne Disease,

Research,

Florida,

Puerto Rico,

Courtney Youngbar,

Kathy Dolan,

Partnership

Every state and U.S. territory are at risk of vector-borne diseases. This year, dengue cases are on the rise in Puerto Rico. Florida has also reported locally transmitted cases of dengue this year. We are already seeing record numbers of ...

Jurisdictions Moving Many ASTHO Essential Tobacco Control Policies Forward

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Tobacco Control,

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,

Health Equity,

Elimination of Disparities,

Alaska,

American Samoa,

California,

Florida,

Georgia,

Guam,

Hawaii,

Illinois,

Iowa,

Kentucky,

Louisiana,

Maryland,

Massachusetts,

Mississippi,

Nebraska,

New Jersey,

New Mexico,

New York,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Oregon,

Puerto Rico,

Rhode Island,

Tennessee,

Virgin Islands,

Washington,

Washington, D.C.,

West Virginia,

Wisconsin,

Joshua Berry,

Ann Abraham,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Evidence or Fact-Based Measures

Over the past several years, states and jurisdictions have continued to implement important policies to reduce tobacco and nicotine use, including increasing tobacco prices, expanding areas deemed “smoke-free,” limiting the sale of ...