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Guam

Guam Guam is an unincorporated U.S. territory in the western Pacific. It lies on the other side of the international date line from the continental U.S. For context, Guam is approximately eight hours, by plane, west of Hawaii. Guam’s ...

Territories and Freely Associated States

Territories and Freely Associated States Association of state and territorial health officials, astho, us territories, improve population and community health, freely associated states, territorial support, public health territorial ...

Public Health Assessment

Assessments are a key component of improving public health practice, and ASTHO supports public health agencies as they integrate these assessments into their infrastructure.

Isolation, Quarantine, and Public Health Authority Beyond the Pandemic

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Preparedness,

Emergency Powers,

Public Health Law,

Alabama,

California,

Delaware,

Idaho,

Indiana,

Iowa,

Kansas,

Massachusetts,

Missouri,

Montana,

New Mexico,

North Carolina,

North Dakota,

Ohio,

Oklahoma,

Tennessee,

Virginia,

Washington,

Wyoming,

Maggie Davis,

Shalini Nair

Under the Tenth Amendment, states have the power to protect the health and welfare of their populations, including the authority to implement isolation and quarantine orders to limit the spread of disease. This post is an examination of ...

Embedded: One Year Review of Disability and Preparedness Specialists Project

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Preparedness,

Health Equity,

Population Health and Prevention,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

Pandemics,

Alabama,

Missouri,

South Dakota,

Adrianna Evans,

Disability Inclusion,

Series,

Embedded

On Dec. 3, International Day of Persons with Disabilities, ASTHO is commemorating nearly 12 months of supporting disability and preparedness specialists in state and territorial health agencies. Throughout 2021, ASTHO embedded 20 full-time ...

The Children COVID-19 Left Behind: A Public Health Call to Action

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Mental Health,

COVID and Special Populations,

Health Equity,

Immunization,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

ACEs,

Early Brain Development,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Mental Health,

Blog,

Lindsey Myers,

Preparedness,

Race and Public Health,

At-Risk Populations,

COVID Resilience,

Infant and Child Health

Researchers estimate more than 140,000 children in the United States experienced the death of a parent or grandparent caregiver between April 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021. The study highlights disturbing disparities in caregiver deaths by ...

What’s Next? An Update From the Hill

Blog,

Advocacy,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

People of Public Health,

Funding,

Devon Page

What’s Next? An Update From the Hill Devon Page The new year began with a storm. A rare snowy blaze was unleashed on D.C., causing confusion, bewilderment, and inactivity. Though the snowfall subsided, its remnants melted, and Sen. Tim ...

ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Data Modernization and Privacy Protections

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

California,

Colorado,

Delaware,

Illinois,

Maryland,

Nebraska,

North Carolina,

North Dakota,

Oklahoma,

Oregon,

Rhode Island,

Virginia,

Wyoming,

Maggie Davis,

Data Modernization

ASTHO notes the top state public health policy issues in an annual Legislative Prospectus series. ASTHO is publishing a prospectus for the top 10 policy issues to watch in 2022. This week we are featuring data modernization and privacy ...

Legislative Prospectus: Maintaining Public Health's Legal Authority to Prevent Disease Spread

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Preparedness,

Emergency Powers,

Public Health Law,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Legislative Prospectus

During the COVID-19 pandemic, public health authority has been used to require the use of face masks and encourage social distancing, and other measures. In several states these legal authorities have been challenged and, in many ...

Legislative Prospectus: Data Modernization and Privacy Protections

Legislative Prospectus,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Data Modernization

Legislative Prospectus: Data Modernization and Privacy Protections 2022 ASTHO Legislative Prospectus: Data Modernization and Privacy Protections astho, association of state and territorial health officials, association of state and ...