All COVID-19 Resources

Virginia’s Successful Clinical-Community Care Model to Address Hypertension Set to Expand Across the Commonwealth

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Members,

Population Health and Prevention,

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,

Heart Disease,

Healthcare Access,

Community Health Workers,

Health Equity,

Marissa Levine,

Virginia

Interview with Marissa Levine (alumni-VA) about the Virginia Cardiovascular Health Collaborative and other heart healthy initiatives in the commonwealth.

Exploring the Role of Physicians in Addressing the Social Determinants of Health

Blog,

Health Equity,

Elimination of Disparities,

Social Determinants of Health,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Partnership,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Community Health Workers,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,

Primary Care and Public Health

Healthcare consulting firm Leavitt Partners published survey results which found that, while most physicians acknowledge the impact of social determinants of health on their patients, most do not believe it is their responsibility to ...

Public Health’s Use of Digital Tools During COVID-19

Brief,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Community Health Workers,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Communication,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,

COVID Preparedness,

COVID and Workforce,

Health Equity,

Elimination of Disparities,

Race and Public Health,

Series,

Public Health Transformation

In an effort to bolster COVID-19 response efforts, state and territorial health agencies looked to update or implement new digital tools and technologies. In response, ASTHO developed a COVID-19 Technology & Digital Tools Inventory to ...

How Community Health Workers Are Impacting Rural Communities

Blog,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Community Health Workers,

Health Equity,

Rural Health,

Kansas,

Shelby Rowell

Rural communities are developing tailored, self-determined solutions to their unique challenges, including directing investments into community health worker programs that reduce disparities.

Financing Community Health Workers Through Medicaid

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Community Health Workers,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,

Primary Care and Public Health,

Health Equity,

Social Determinants of Health,

Illinois,

Indiana,

Minnesota,

Nevada,

South Dakota,

Texas,

Tequam Worku,

Policy,

State Health Policy

As the nation grapples with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, community health workers are being recognized for the role they play in improving health outcomes of our most vulnerable communities. In fact, the recently enacted American Rescue ...

State Approaches to Community Health Worker Certification

Brief,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Community Health Workers,

Public Health Workforce,

Arizona,

Arkansas,

Connecticut,

Florida,

Indiana,

Kansas,

Kentucky,

Maryland,

Massachusetts,

Michigan,

Minnesota,

Missouri,

Nevada,

New Jersey,

New Mexico,

New York,

Ohio,

Oregon,

Pennsylvania,

South Carolina,

Texas,

Virginia,

Wisconsin

This brief examines the ways states can support certification for community health workers.

Tailoring Messages for Cross-Cultural Communication: Recommendations for COVID-19 Case Investigators and Contact Tracers

Brief,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Community Health Workers,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Communication,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,

COVID Preparedness,

COVID and Workforce,

Health Equity,

Elimination of Disparities,

Race and Public Health,

Communications

Case investigators and contact tracers must understand and adapt to the culture of people with COVID-19 to conduct effective interviews and follow up. It is important that case investigators acknowledge existing fears and concerns, and ...

Why Kentucky Chose to Pursue Community Health Worker Certification

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Community Health Workers,

Public Health Workforce,

Kentucky,

Shelby Rowell,

Laura Eirich

Why Kentucky Chose to Pursue Community Health Worker Certification astho, association of state and territorial health officials, certification program, kentucky department for public health, community health worker, public health ...

Policies that Reduce Stigma are Critical to Ending the HIV Epidemic

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Health Equity,

Elimination of Disparities,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Community Health Workers,

Social and Behavioral Health,

STIs,

HIV,

Race and Public Health,

LGBTQ+,

California,

Connecticut,

Florida,

Massachusetts,

New Hampshire,

Maggie Davis,

Rachel Scheckman,

Victoria Pless

Supporting policies that reduce HIV stigma and promote health equity is an important public health issue.

Building a More Equitable Economy Post-Pandemic

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID Recovery,

Bouce Forward,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Health Equity,

Funding,

Partnership,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Preparedness,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Healthcare Access,

Community Health Workers,

Social Determinants of Health,

Delaware,

Hawaii,

Maryland,

Massachusetts,

Utah,

Blog,

Ann Flagg,

At-Risk Populations,

Health in All Policies

Economic security and well-being, job stability, access to safe and affordable housing, access to healthy and nutritious foods, and access to resources to manage mental and physical health—all of these things impact individual, family, and ...