All COVID-19 Resources

Supporting Mental Health: Addressing a New Public Health Crisis

Legislative Prospectus,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Mental Health

ASTHO Legislative Prospectus | Prevention 2023 state legislative action on mental health.

Public Health and Information Sharing Toolkit

Public Health and Information Sharing Toolkit The Public Health & Information Sharing (PH&IS) Toolkit addresses key concepts regarding public health agencies' authority to collect, use, and share information to prepare and ...

2023 Legislative Prospectus Series

Policy,

State Health Policy

The State Health Policy portfolio includes an annual legislative prospectus series. These briefs summarize upcoming legislation proposals that impact public health across the states and territories.

State, Territorial Health Policies Strengthening Emergency Preparedness Efforts

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Territorial Health Policy,

Environmental Health,

Climate and Health,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Injury and Violence Prevention,

Health Equity,

Disability Inclusion,

Preparedness,

Natural Disasters,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

California,

Colorado,

Illinois,

Massachusetts,

New Jersey,

New York,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Oregon,

Washington,

Adrianna Evans

While COVID-19 is still present and ever-changing, public health professionals must also grapple with new challenges such as monkeypox, increasing firearm homicide, and widespread heat waves. In the wake of such emergencies, public health ...

A Conversation on Vaccine Confidence with the Washington State Department of Health

Blog,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

Immunization,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

COVID Vaccine,

Washington

ASTHO spoke with Greg Endler, and Michele Roberts of the Washington State Department of Health as they share reflections on working to improve vaccine confidence in their jurisdiction both prior to and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Communicating Through Crises: Advice from a Public Health Leader

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Communications,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Communication,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Members,

Leadership Development,

California,

Karen Smith

Accurate and timely communication from health officials during a public health emergency is critical to ensure people can reduce their risk of illness or death. Karen Smith (alumni-CA) talks about her experiences communicating policy ...

Legal Considerations for Scaling Monkeypox Vaccination Efforts

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Public Health Law,

State Health Policy,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Infectious Disease,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

COVID-19,

Alabama,

Alaska,

Idaho,

Oregon,

South Dakota,

Washington, D.C.,

Maggie Davis,

Emergency Powers,

LGBTQ+,

Emerging Infectious Diseases,

Maine

Public health officials from all levels of government are working to respond to the existing outbreak of monkeypox, while preparing for the potential of more widespread transmission.

Promoting Successful Onsite Wastewater Treatment Programs

Environmental Health,

Food and Water Safety,

Partnership,

North Carolina,

Virginia,

Emma Talkington,

Blog

SepticSmart Week is an annual opportunity for health agencies at all jurisdictional levels to share educational resources about onsite wastewater treatment system upkeep. This post highlights efforts in North Carolina and Virginia to ...

Celebrating 80 Years of ASTHO

Podcast,

Members,

Membership,

News,

ASTHO News,

Partnership,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Communication,

Alaska,

Idaho,

Maine,

Robert Johnson,

Michael Fraser,

Nirav Shah,

Elke Shaw-Tulloch,

Anne Zink,

ASTHO Communications

In honor of ASTHO’s 80th anniversary, a leadership panel—including CEO Michael Fraser, President Anne Zink, Past President Nirav Shah, and Idaho Commissioner of Health Elke Shaw-Tulloch—discusses the unique role ASTHO plays in the public ...

COVID-19 in the Pacific: What We’ve Learned and Where We’re Going

Podcast,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Natural Disasters,

Marshall Islands,

COVID Preparedness,

Robert Johnson,

Jack Niedenthal,

Haley Cash

The U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands mounted a unique response to the COVID-19 pandemic as it started to sweep the globe. We discuss that approach and its successes with some of the region’s experts.