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The Impact of COVID-19 Telehealth Flexibilities on Maternity Care

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Health Care Access,
Telehealth,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Rhode Island,
Massachusetts,
New Hampshire,
Alaska,
Georgia,
New York,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Telehealth,
COVID and Special Populations

This brief focuses on how telehealth expansion during the COVID-19 pandemic has increased access to care for pregnant and postpartum women, and made maternal and child health care services like doulas and midwives more accessible.

Expanding Pharmacist-Prescribed HIV PrEP

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
STIs,
HIV,
Health Care Access,
Infectious Disease,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
LGBTQ+,
Arkansas,
California,
Colorado,
Illinois,
Maryland,
Maine,
Massachusetts,
Minnesota,
Missouri,
Nevada,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
Oregon,
Rhode Island,
Utah,
Virginia,
Rachel Scheckman

PrEP is a powerful tool to reduce new HIV infections; expanding access to PrEP is a priority within the federal Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. initiative. One way to increase access to PrEP is by allowing pharmacists to prescribe and ...

Linking Datasets to Address Racial Equity in Maternal and Child Health Outcomes

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
PRAMS,
Women, Infant, Family Health Data Integration,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities,
Race and Public Health,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
California,
Georgia,
Massachusetts,
Stephany Strahle

Linking Datasets to Address Racial Equity in Maternal and Child Health Outcomes astho, association of state and territorial health officials, data sources, people of color, centers for disease control, racial inequities, advance racial ...

Access to Health Care for People with Disabilities in Public Health Emergencies 

Brief,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID Preparedness,
COVID and Special Populations,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Health Equity,
Disability Inclusion,
Social Determinants of Health,
Elizabeth Wood,
Improving Disability Inclusion

This brief dives into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the ability of people with disabilities to access vital health care services during the public health emergency.

Addressing Hypertension in Pregnancy to Reduce Maternal Morbidity and Mortality

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Risk-Appropriate Care,
Health Care Access,
Community Health Workers,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Heart Disease,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Lexa Giragosian,
Topic,
Hypertension Detection,
Screening and Referral Systems,
Hypertension Treatment and Management,
Home Blood Pressure Monitoring and Self-Management,
Team-Based Care,
Community-Clinical Linkages,
Community Team-Based Care/Care Coordination,
Community Healthcare Professionals,
Financing and Policy,
Payment Models and Healthcare Delivery Reform,
Resource Type,
Recommendations,
Guidelines

Hypertension disorders in pregnancy are the leading cause of maternal death, but state and territorial health agencies can address hypertension in pregnancy and reduce maternal morbidity and mortality.

Health Equity

Health Equity

ASTHO pledges to help public health agencies promote health equity and achieve optimal health for all by addressing inequities like structural racism.

Tribal Health

Health Equity,
Tribal Health

Tribal Health association of state and territorial health officials, astho, tribal health, American Indian, Alaska native, ai/an, ai/an communities, high quality public health services, state health departments, tribal health liaisons, ...

Responding to Disruptions in Access to Controlled Substance Medications: A Guide for State Health Departments and Their Partners

Report,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Policy,
Public Health Law,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Women, Infant, and Family Health

Responding to Disruptions in Access to Controlled Substance Medications: A Guide for State Health Departments and Their Partners Responding to Disruptions in Access to Controlled Substance Medications astho, association of state and ...

Data Strategies to Improve Health Outcomes for Indigenous Communities

Podcast,
Health Equity,
Tribal Health,
At-Risk Populations,
Race and Public Health,
Social Determinants of Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Risk-Appropriate Care,
Women, Infant, Family Health Data Integration,
Robert Johnson,
Edward P. Ehlinger,
Janelle Palacios,
Katelyn Strasser,
PRAMS,
Public Health Review

In this episode, three experts discuss the Federal Advisory Committee on Infant and Maternal Mortality’s most recent report on American Indian and Alaska Native health outcomes and the data-focused recommendations for states and ...

Community-Led Health Equity Programs Deliver Results

Podcast,
Health Equity,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Funding,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID and Special Populations,
,
Idaho,
Rhode Island,
Robert Johnson,
Nicole Alexander-Scott,
Katie Lamansky,
Members,
Public Health Review

Public Health leaders know that location matters and has a significant impact on an individual’s health—and initiatives that have the highest impact focus on localized conditions and speak directly to community needs. In this episode, ...

BONUS: Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy with AM Trace

Podcast,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID Testing and Screening,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Robert Johnson,
Jim Ivey,
Public Health Review

On this bonus episode, Jim Ivey, chief operating officer at Chexout, discusses the importance of interoperability and makes the case that public health organizations need to invest in software that will adapt to their changing needs in ...

Resilient, Accessible, and Affordable Health Care: Bouncing Forward From COVID-19

Podcast,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID Recovery,
Bouce Forward,
COVID Resilience,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
Health Equity,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Telehealth,
Members,
Robert Johnson,
Esther L. Muña,
Lance Robertson,
COVID and Healthcare Systems,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Public Health Review

COVID-19 has stressed the U.S. healthcare and public health systems and highlighted racial and ethnic disparities in pre-existing conditions and health outcomes. In this episode, our guests discuss how health officials can serve as chief ...

Building Healthy and Resilient Communities Across America

Podcast,
Health Equity,
Members,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Social Determinants of Health,
Elimination of Disparities,
Robert Johnson,
Jerome Adams,
Kevin Sumner,
Nicole Alexander-Scott,
Public Health Review

This episode highlights ASTHO’s President’s Challenge, “Building Health and Resilient Communities,” which is a multi-year campaign that calls on state, territorial, local, and tribal health officials to align strategic investments and ...