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 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.
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).
As COVID-19 spread across the country, misinformation and conspiracy theories led to beliefs that the virus was a hoax and prevention measures were unnecessary. Efforts to limit public health authority resulted in reduced confidence from ...
In recent years, states and territories have started looking at braiding and layering funding streams as a way to leverage existing resources to achieve population-level impact. Adverse childhood experiences is one area that lends itself ...
Public Health Data Disclosure or Request Readiness Assessment Chris Alibrandi O’Connor Explore key steps and lessons for effective public health data sharing. Organizations that want to share or request data to support public health work ...
Sustaining DMI: Medicaid Advanced Planning Document Process How state Medicaid agencies can request enhanced federal funding for Medicaid Enterprise Systems and related activities. Why is the Advanced Planning Document process important? ...
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Equip your agency with field-tested strategies for effective communication in public health.
Learn how state health and transportation agencies are partnering to improve physical access to healthcare.
This blog describes the island areas COVID-19 successes and their cultural and historical context.
On Feb. 24, 2021, ASTHO member and public health leader Ngozi Ezike, MD, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, testified before the House Homeland Security Committee. Ezike answered questions in the hearing, ...
On Sept. 24, 2020, ASTHO released data from the Profile of State and Territorial Public Health. Findings indicate that in the lead-up to COVID-19 public health agencies around the U.S. continues to provide critical services to their ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.