Displaying 261-280 of 2016 results for

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

What We Learned at the Public Health TechXpo and Futures Forum ASTHO | Our staff's top takeaways from the TechXpo. astho, association of state and territorial health officials, public health techxpo and futures forum, public health ...

Inclusive practices that prioritize the safety and well-being of all residents, regardless of age or ability, are essential in ensuring effective disaster preparedness and response.

Rural hospital closures exacerbate poor socioeconomic conditions, job loss, cost of health services, transportation times and barriers, and inequitable access to quality care, all of which contribute to unfavorable maternal and infant ...

In this blog post, six DELPH scholars share their thoughts on what it means to have influence as a leader and the individuals that have most influenced their leadership styles.

Lourdes Romero Reyes and Brenda Castro Voltaggio of the Puerto Rico Department of Health discuss the Public Health Infrastructure Grant Program and ASTHO's Management Office Optimization Toolkit.

Kim Henderson, formerly of DC Health, reflects on her experience and role leading public health communications for the nation’s capital.

ASTHO has been helping jurisdictions prepare for and respond to the needs of people with disabilities during public health emergencies by embedding disability preparedness specialists in 16 state and 2 territorial health agencies.

Jonathan Mermin of CDC discusses how using a syndemic approach could help health departments to address rising STI rates more effectively

Enhancing Consumer Awareness Improves Access to Risk-Appropriate Care Lexa Giragosian Enhancing consumer awareness can improve health outcomes for pregnant and birthing populations. Risk-appropriate care (RAC) is a strategy to ensure that ...

In 2021, ASTHO convened state environmental health directors and directors of public health preparedness to discuss innovations developed during the COVID-19 pandemic such as virtual inspections. This ASTHOBrief explores how state health ...

Infographic depicting findings on a survey around opioid use among pregnant people.

Leadership and Governance Association of state and territorial health officials, astho, astho assembly of members, astho board of directors, astho bylaws, astho 990s, astho form 990, astho governance, leadership and governance, astho ...

The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials is the only nonprofit organization committed to representing state and territorial public health officials on a national level. Our membership consists of 59 chief health officials ...

The infographic highlights success stories from states already putting virtual inspections to good use.

SLRC for Health Agencies Could you and your agency benefit from having experienced former state/territorial health agency leaders support you in addressing your toughest challenges? Request support through ASTHO’s Senior Leader Reserve ...

Becoming an SLRC Member Are you a former state, territorial, or federal health agency leader retired from government service who desires to use your expertise to support health agency leaders in addressing their toughest challenges? In ...

Building Capacity to Advance Health Certificate Program   Welcome to the Building Capacity to Advance Health (BCAH) certificate program. Designed specifically for mid-level leaders of governmental public health agencies, BCAH equips ...

ASTHO is committed to aiding the campaign to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic by providing input for HIV/AIDS policy based on multidisciplinary research and analysis.

ASTHO supports state and territorial health agencies as they combat vaccine-preventable disease through comprehensive immunization programs.