All COVID-19 Resources

Maximizing the Benefit of COVID-19 Therapeutics: Considerations for State Public Health Officials

Brief,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Communication,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Funding,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

COVID Recovery,

COVID Resilience,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Workforce,

Preparedness,

Health Equity,

Alaska,

Connecticut,

Minnesota,

Mississippi,

Oregon,

Partnership,

Marcus Plescia,

Jessica Baggett,

Katie Greene,

Katie Huber,

Matt D’Ambrosio,

Andrea Thoumi,

Mark McClellan

An issue brief by ASTHO and the Duke University Margolis Center for Health Policy that highlights considerations for state health officials as they look to maximize the benefits of COVID-19 therapeutics.

Resiliency, Communication, and Partnerships: Insights From the de Beaumont Foundation

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Communication,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

COVID and Workforce,

Partnership,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

COVID Vaccine,

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Mark Miller,

Mattie Quinn,

Public Health Workforce

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the de Beaumont Foundation has worked closely with organizations like ASTHO to support and strengthen public health. The foundation has produced several publications and guides to support public health ...

Community Health Workers and the Heart of Public Health

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Community Health Workers,

Partnership,

Funding,

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Workforce,

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Public Health Workforce,

Marcus Plescia

Over the years evidence has expanded on community health workers (CHWs) improving outcomes and even reducing disparities in heart disease and many other public health priority areas. However, their presence in state and local public health ...

An Unprecedented Public Health Thank You Day

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Workforce,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Communication,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Partnership,

Members,

Membership,

Communications,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Public Health Workforce,

Michael Fraser

If there is any word to describe 2020 it is “unprecedented,” with the work of health agencies front and center since COVID-19 emerged in the U.S. But as we approach Public Health Thank You Day and the Thanksgiving season, ASTHO wants to ...

The Public Health Workforce in the COVID-19 Era: Survey Results Characterize their Work, Needs, Roles, and Satisfaction

News Release,

Partnership,

News,

Public Health News,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Mental Health,

COVID and Workforce,

Public Health Workforce,

Michael Fraser,

Brian C. Castrucci

On Aug. 3, 2022, ASTHO and the de Beaumont Foundation announced the 2021 PH WINS findings. They provide a unique snapshot of the state and local government public health workforce.

Reflections From the Field: Pacific and Atlantic Jurisdictions Remain Resolute Amid Adversity

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Guam,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Puerto Rico,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,

COVID Testing and Screening,

Blog,

Karl Ensign,

Funding,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Grants and Contracts Management,

COVID and Workforce,

Partnership

In the late fall of 2021, ASTHO leadership visited select jurisdictions in the Pacific and the Atlantic for the first time since COVID-19 curtailed travel to these regions. It was a fantastic to reconnect with our leadership and dedicated ...

Exploring the Effect of Public Health Crises on Health Equity Leadership

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

DELPH,

Partnership,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Workforce,

Souni Phanthavong,

Ryan Natividad,

Krystle White,

Felicia Veasey

Exploring the Effect of Public Health Crises on Health Equity Leadership ASTHO, association of state and territorial health officials, public health, social determinants of health, centers for disease control, public health crisis, health ...

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 ...

Partner Spotlight: Q&A with Scott Becker, CEO of the Association of Public Health Laboratories

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Community Health Workers,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Preparedness,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

Partnership,

COVID Testing and Screening,

COVID and Workforce,

Washington,

Wisconsin,

Public Health Workforce,

Scott J. Becker

Six questions with Scott Becker, CEO of the Association of Public Health Laboratories. Becker is active in national and international public health initiatives. He chairs the Governance Working Group for the Global Laboratory Leadership ...