All COVID-19 Resources

State Policy Actions to Support Long-Term Care Facilities During COVID-19 Response

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Capacity,

COVID and Funding,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

COVID and Workforce,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Public Health Law,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Accreditation,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Ashley Ottewell,

Kate Heyer,

Florida,

Indiana,

Kentucky,

Massachusetts,

Michigan,

Minnesota,

New Jersey,

Texas,

COVID Preparedness,

COVID and Special Populations

As COVID-19 emerged and spread in the U.S., people working and residing in long-term care facilities have experienced a significant burden of COVID-19 cases and deaths. As of Oct. 8, deaths associated with these facilities account for 40% ...

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 ...

A New Normal for Public Health Agencies

Blog,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Capacity,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

COVID Recovery,

COVID Resilience,

Population Health and Prevention,

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Marcus Plescia

A New Normal for Public Health Agencies Association of state and territorial health officials, astho, states and territories, covid-19, covid-19 pandemic, immunization, vaccination, influenza vaccination, chronic disease, opioid epidemic, ...

Scarce Medical Resources Caused by COVID-19 Lead to Difficult Allocation Decisions

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Supply Chain,

COVID and Capacity,

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Preparedness,

Funding,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Health Equity,

Pandemics,

Public Health Law,

At-Risk Populations,

Arizona,

Idaho,

New Mexico,

Andy Baker-White,

Maggie Davis,

Disability Inclusion,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID and Healthcare Systems

As the Delta variant spreads across the country and increases the number of COVID-19 cases, the strain it is placing on the nation’s health system continues to grow. The surge of COVID-19 patients is contributing to a shortage of the ...

ASTHO Experts Featured in March Issue of Health Affairs

News Release,

News,

ASTHO Member News,

ASTHO News,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Capacity,

COVID and Communication,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID Preparedness,

COVID and Workforce,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Members,

Alyssa Boyea,

Anne Zink,

Howard Koh,

Josh Sharfstein,

Michael Fraser,

Stephanie Rhodes,

Thomas Dobbs

On March 10, 2023, ASTHO announced that several organization experts, including ASTHO staff, leadership, and former state health officials, are featured in the March issue of Health Affairs, which is focused on public health lessons during ...