Policy and Position Statements

The members of ASTHO serve as the face and voice of state and territorial public health and are frequently called on by federal and state lawmakers and national organizations to provide input on the development of public health policy. Their leadership, coordination, and position in state government enables them to effect change in public health policy both in their states and on a national level. Policy and position statements generated by ASTHO members through our policy committees appear below.

Policy Statements

Access to Care (Expires 2016)

e-Health (Expires 2014)

Environmental Health (Expires 2015)

Health Equity (Expires 2014)

Immunization (Expires 2014)

Infectious Diseases (Expires 2014)

Performance (Expires 2014)

Preparedness (Expires 2014)

Prevention (Expires 2014)

Position Statements

A Transformed Health System for the 21st Century (Expires 2015)

Accreditation (Expires 2014)

Antimicrobial Resistance (Expires 2012)

Biosurveillance (Expires 2007)

Climate Change and Public Health (Expires 2014)

Community Water Fluoridation (Expires 2012)

Environmental Health Tracking (Expires 2014)

External Cause of Injury Codes (Expires 2010)

Food Safety System Integration (Expires 2012)

Health Professional Shortage Designation Process (Expires 2014)

Healthcare-Associated Infections (Expires 2012)

Home Visiting (Expires 2013)

Immunization Information Systems (Expires 2015)

Improving Birth Outcomes (Expires 2014)

Indoor Environmental Quality (Expires 2013)

Injuries and Violence (Expires 2016)

Meaningful Use (Expires 2012)

Menu Labeling, Trans Fat Bans and Sodium (Expires 2013)

Newborn Screening (Expires 2015)

Obesity Prevention and Reduction (Expires 2015)

Oral Health (Expires 2015)

Quality Improvement (Expires 2012)

Reproductive Health (Expires 2012)

Safe and Reliable Drinking Water (Expires 2015)

Services and Systems Research (Expires 2013)

Tobacco Use Prevention and Control (Expires 2013)

Voluntary Emergency Personnel (Expires 2014)

Workforce Development (Expires 2012)