ASTHO and NAMD Letter Urging Congress to Fully Fund Medicaid and CHIP in U.S. Territories Dear Chair Wyden, Chair Rodgers, Ranking Member Crapo, and Ranking Member Pallone: Strong, sustainably funded Medicaid and Children's Health ...
Congress is expected to vote and approve an extension of the current two-tiered continuing resolution to keep the federal government open, avoiding a partial government shutdown on Jan. 19, 2024.
This blog describes how Palau's health ministry collaborated with its community to design indicators to better measure health equity in its jurisdiction.
Medicaid plays a critical role in providing access to health services for low-income U.S. citizens in the five U.S. territories. However, Medicaid financing in the territories has been underfunded compared to states. In this episode, ...
Programa de Puerto Rico Apoya a las Poblaciones Vulneradas ASTHO Island Support El Programa de Equidad en Salud del Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico implementó una iniciativa innovadora para apoyar a diversas instituciones, con el ...
Centralizing Administrative Functions, with Lessons Learned from Guam Megan Drake-Pereyra Centralizing administrative functions, such as procurement or grants management, is a strategy many organizations utilize. Having administrative ...
Collecting and sharing data are crucially important to improving health equity, because those datasets inform effective policymaking. Despite having some of the most challenging population health outcomes, the U.S. island areas are often ...
U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States Supporting U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States Association of state and territorial health officials, astho, us territories, improve population and community health, freely associated ...
Puerto Rico Program Supports Vulnerable Populations ASTHO Island Support Learn how Puerto Rico addresses social determinants of health and promotes equity among vulnerable populations. The Puerto Rico Department of Health’s Health Equity ...
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Establishing an Office of Health Equity or Minority Health Learn how to establish, structure, and fund a health equity or minority health office. A dedicated office of health equity or minority health can provide a focus on cross-cutting ...
State and Territorial Health Leaders Convene on Capitol Hill to Advocate for Sustained Funding ARLINGTON, VA—The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) leadership and public health officials will gather in ...
On March 2, 2023, ASTHO announced that during the 2023 spring meeting, island health officials will also meet with Congress and the administration to urge them to strengthen island health systems and infrastructure.
Strengthening Grant Management Functions in Puerto Rico ASTHO | Toolkit helps to optimize grant activities and funds in Puerto Rico The Grants Management Office Structure Optimization Toolkit helps to assess a health department's ...
This brief draws on health officials’ experiences in territories and Freely Associated States to illustrate opportunities to lead improvement efforts by building relationships, committing to data use, establishing regular communication, ...
Learn effective strategies for addressing workforce challenges in the islands, including geographic isolation and underdeveloped academic pathways.
This summary of our annual environmental scan identifies public health concerns and trends and health agencies’ top current and emerging priorities.