Public Health and Healthcare Integration
March 08, 2017|12:20 p.m.| Anna Bartels
Idaho’s Statewide Healthcare Innovation Plan promotes health system transformation through primary care-public health integration efforts. Read More »
October 10, 2016|12:14 p.m.| Anna Bartels
Barriers to access and social determinants of health specific to rural areas can contribute to rural disparities in health and highlight a need for place-based interventions. Read More »
March 16, 2016|10:39 a.m.| Noelle Andrade
Rhode Island Department of Health uses health system inventory to improve outcomes and lower the cost of patient care. Read More »
January 22, 2016|4:57 p.m.| John Skendall
Some health problems are only skin deep. Some go much deeper. That is why the skills and tools that the field of behavioral health brings are so important. And why they can, and some say should, be under the same roof—even in the same room—as primary care practice. Read More »
January 12, 2016|10:54 a.m.| Eileen Beard and Carol Hayes
ACNM has been working with ASTHO and other health professional organizations to improve immunizations rates in vulnerable populations, including racial/ethnic groups and pregnant women. Read More »
December 07, 2015|4:07 p.m.| Courtney Bartlett
Several national leaders in public health and primary care presented a special session at APHA's annual meeting this October on the topic of integrating prevention in public health and primary care. ASTHO's director of primary care Courtney Bartlett recounts the important takeaways of their conversation. Read More »
October 13, 2015|11:07 a.m.| David O’Gurek
The Integration Forum seeks to bring people and organizations together with great ideas on integrating the disciplines of primary care and public health. Read More »
October 09, 2015|9:20 a.m.| Courtney Bartlett and Cori Floyd
With a primary care workforce shortage already presenting challenges to quality care delivery and access, how can we prepare the health industry for the future to come?. Read More »
May 22, 2015|2:29 p.m.| ASTHO Staff
Telling patients what to expect after surgery and during rehabilitation has a significant impact on the success of surgeries that implant medical devices. Read More »
February 18, 2015|11:56 a.m.| Scott Briscoe
Ohio Medicaid Medical Director Mary Applegate gives an IOM session describing flaws of the current health system design in which primary care does not integrate with public health. Read More »
January 20, 2015|11:10 a.m.| ASTHO Staff
After establishing that they share a commitment to addressing HIV, the Virginia Department of Health and Walgreens created a program that provides free, pharmacist-led HIV testing at select Walgreens sites. Read More »
December 16, 2014|1:53 p.m.| ASTHO Staff
Murthy is poised to continue efforts to integrate all sectors of health to improve the nation's health and wellness. Read More »
December 10, 2014|4:20 p.m.| ASTHO Staff
Anderson County's Family Care Clinic could be a model for other states. Read More »
December 04, 2014|9:57 a.m.| Virgie Townsend
HHS announced on Dec. 2 that the United States has designated 35 hospitals as Ebola treatment centers—a process that involved working closely with state health officials. Read More »