ASTHO’s Quality Improvement Plan Toolkit is designed to assist state and territorial health agency staff with developing an agency-wide quality improvement plan and to facilitate preparation for accreditation by the Public Health ...
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Equip your agency with field-tested strategies for effective communication in public health.
National Public Health Performance Standards The National Public Health Performance Standards (NPHPS) are based on the Ten Essential Public Health Services, and are designed to assist state and local public health systems, and local ...
Performance Dashboard Tool ASTHO worked with health officials, consultants, and subject matter experts from state and territorial health departments to develop 30 comprehensive performance indicators. Health Officials and Senior Deputies ...
Learn about how public health is employing ethical frameworks to support and improve wastewater surveillance and other community health monitoring measures.
Learn how states are improving data collection and analysis to build more robust public health programs in this brief.
Fairfax County Health Department Modernizes Infrastructure to Optimize Public Health Data Sharing Susan Fluerant, Reema Mistry, Christina Severin Learn how the Fairfax County Health Department in Virginia is working to modernize its data ...
Learn how state health and transportation agencies are partnering to improve physical access to healthcare.
Partner Spotlight: Q&A with Lilly Kan, Project Director, The Pew Charitable Trusts Q&A: Importance of Data Sharing Between Healthcare & Public Health ASTHO Staff Lilly Kan, project director at The Pew Charitable Trusts, ...
Assessing the future of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
PHIG-Funded Local Health Agencies Model Strong Performance Management Systems Health Agencies with Strong Performance Management Programs Anna Bradley, Melissa Touma Performance management is essential in modern public health—learn about ...
Learn how Massachusetts has bolstered its public health supply data sharing infrastructure to improve emergency preparedness and response in this blog article.
Performance management systems can help public health agencies improve outcomes but choosing the right one can be tricky. Check out these tips to find the right system.
Illinois Strengthens Public Health Infrastructure with New Data Modernization Director Alicia Camuy Learn how Illinois is using Public Health Infrastructure Grant funding to promote data modernization. As COVID-19 demonstrated, robust data ...
This report explores how the seven strategies for HiAP directly relate to the actions involved in developing State Health Improvement Plans, as both are collaborative by nature and seek to improve health and equity.
COVID-19 revealed the dire straits of public health; now, with renewed funding, public health leaders discuss how to use COVID funding to build and maintain sustainable infrastructure.
This blog describes the island areas COVID-19 successes and their cultural and historical context.
As the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, ASTHO is committed to the T in our name. The health officials from the territories and freely-associated states are valued members and we are committed to advocating for the ...
One of tools presidents have to implement and drive their strategy are executive actions. Executive orders and presidential memoranda carry the force of law and allow presidents to move quickly, deliver a clear message, organize the ...