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Stronger Together: Six Strategies to Enhance Your State’s Suicide Prevention Infrastructure

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Mental Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Suicide Prevention,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
At-Risk Populations,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Indiana,
Massachusetts,
Minnesota,
Nevada,
Ohio,
Utah,
Partnership,
Julia Wunder,
Julie Ebin,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the importance of continued mental health promotion and suicide prevention efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. As we address the physical effects of COVID-19 through social distancing, mask ...

Building More Equitable Health, Housing and Human Services Systems Post-Pandemic

Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID Resilience,
COVID Recovery,
Bouce Forward,
Population Health and Prevention,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Race and Public Health,
Social Determinants of Health,
Blog,
Frank Alexander,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
ACEs,
COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Health Care Access

All too often, work in health, housing, and human services systems is siloed. However, when you move upstream and work together, these industries can address the root causes of health and social issues. If we continue to operate our ...

What’s Next for Telehealth: States Try to Make COVID-19 Telehealth Options Permanent

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Telehealth,
Health Equity,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Telehealth,
Primary Care and Public Health,
Connecticut,
Hawaii,
Iowa,
Kentucky,
Nevada,
New Hampshire,
Vermont,
New York,
Florida,
West Virginia,
Maine,
Illinois,
Alaska,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Janet Oputa

During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, temporarily expanding the use of telehealth technologies by removing various requirements and ...

Public Health Infrastructure Proposals Gain Steam in Congress

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Funding,
COVID Recovery,
COVID and Workforce,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Funding,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Quality Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Strategic Planning,
Accreditation,
Emma Lange,
Preparedness

The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the consequences of decades of underfunding. To ensure we are better prepared for future pandemics and biological threats, we must consider the long-term investments required to bolster our public ...

State, Territorial Health Policies Strengthening Emergency Preparedness Efforts

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Injury and Violence Prevention,
Health Equity,
Disability Inclusion,
Preparedness,
Natural Disasters,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Improving Disability Inclusion,
California,
Colorado,
Illinois,
Massachusetts,
New Jersey,
New York,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Oregon,
Washington,
Adrianna Evans

While COVID-19 is still present and ever-changing, public health professionals must also grapple with new challenges such as monkeypox, increasing firearm homicide, and widespread heat waves. In the wake of such emergencies, public health ...

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 ...

Investing in Indiana’s Public Health Infrastructure Through Community-Driven Policy Change

Report,
Success Story,
Members,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Workforce,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Health Equity,
Rural Health,
Funding,
Preparedness,
Maggie Davis,
Keith Coleman,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Public Health Infrastructure Grant,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Indiana

Investing in Indiana’s Public Health Infrastructure Through Community-Driven Policy Change public health infrastructure, community driven policy, indiana state health commissioner, public health system, indiana department of health, ...

Community Power Building Helps to Address Social and Structural Determinants of Health

Blog,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
DELPH,
Health Equity,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Washington,
Michigan,
Maine,
Deloris Walker,
Samantha Wells,
Eddy Pierre,
Chelsei Granderson,
Social Determinants of Health

Explore the transformative power of community engagement and community power building in public health research, and learn how these initiatives can enhance racial and health equity. Discover strategies for addressing structural ...

ASTHO Launches National Campaign to Support Healthy Communities, Aligning with NACCHO and the U.S. Surgeon General

News Release,
News,
ASTHO News,
Partnership,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities,
Members,
Rhode Island,
Nicole Alexander-Scott,
Jerome Adams

ASTHO Launches National Campaign to Support Healthy Communities, Aligning with NACCHO and the U.S. Surgeon General ARLINGTON, VA—The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) announced this week the launch of a ...

Examining State Innovations to Advance Breastfeeding and Health Equity

Report,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Alaska,
Arkansas,
Colorado,
Illinois,
Missouri,
Ohio,
Pennsylvania,
Utah,
Washington,
Infant and Child Health

Breastfeeding is considered the gold standard in postnatal care for both birthing persons and infants. Yet racial disparities in breastfeeding initiation and duration rates continue to persist. Effective intervention strategies require a ...