Protecting Americans against natural, manmade, and accidental public health threats
About
ASTHO helps state and territorial public health agencies anticipate, prepare for, recognize, and respond to terrorist attacks and other public health threats and emergencies through the development of comprehensive, coordinated public health preparedness programs and plans through collaboration with local, state and federal partners.
States of Preparedness
ASTHO maintains a continually updated collection of documents detailing promising practices in public health and health system preparedness from across the United States.
Strategic National Stockpile
ASTHO provides tools, information and technical assistance to support state and territorial health agencies in achieving SNS readiness.
Presentations from Fifth Annual DPHP Meeting
2009 North Dakota Spring Flooding: A Story Told from a State Health Department Perspective (ppt)
2009 North Dakota Spring Flooding: Companion video (video)
CDC Evaluation Update (ppt)
Critical Infrastructure Protection and H1N1 (ppt)
Health and Medical Preparedness Prioritization Project (ppt)
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Preparedness Policy Committee
The Public Health Preparedness Policy Committee analyzes public health and health system preparedness issues to produce recommendations for state-based public health policy.
Mission Statement (pdf)
Publications and Other Resources
Haiti Earthquake Response (pdf)
Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) Home Page (external site)
The Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), is a congressionally ratified organization that provides form and structure to interstate mutual aid. A state coping with a disaster can request and receive assistance from other member states quickly and efficiently, resolving two key issues upfront: liability and reimbursement.
EMAC Tips for State Health Agencies (pdf)
Staff
James Blumenstock, MA, Chief Program Officer, Public Health Practice
Sterling Elliott, MPH, Senior Analyst, Public Health Preparedness
Haroun Habib, MPH, Analyst, Public Health Preparedness
Charlotte Hyams Porter, MPH, Senior Director, Public Health Preparedness
Jennifer Sinibaldi, MPH, Director, Healthcare System Preparedness