Legionella Communications Factsheet: A Guide for Health Agency Staff Legionella is a type of bacteria found naturally in freshwater environments at generally low levels. It can become a health problem when its presence is amplified in ...
This wellbeing assessment guide provides vision for resilient public health agencies and assessment tool for addressing wellbeing challenges.
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This perspective article outlines sustainable staffing strategies and a culture of mental wellbeing.
Understanding Digital Accessibility Before the ADA Title II Deadline Emily Lapayowker, Adrianna Evans With the ADA Title II deadline looming, learn how to prioritize and improve digital accessibility on your agency’s website. Digital ...
Government Shutdown Puts Nation’s Health at Risk Government Shutdown in 2018 Puts Nation’s Health at Risk ARLINGTON, VA—Michael Fraser, executive director of ASTHO, issued the following statement on the federal government shutdown: “We are ...
Susan Kansagra Susan Kansagra, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, is a skilled physician leader with two decades of experience supporting health at the state, local, and national levels. She has extensive experience in development and ...
Danny Staley Biography Danny Staley, Senior Vice President for Public Health Programs and Practice brings more than 30 years of public health leadership and experience serving as local health director and state health official in North ...
Climate and Health association of state and territorial health officials, astho, climate and health, climate change, effects of climate change, public health departments, state and territorial health agencies, adverse health effects, ...
ASTHO develops resources and facilitates learning communities to help health officials reduce maternal mortality, a Healthy People 2030 leading health indicator.
Healthy People 2030 Healthy People fosters a shared vision of public health across the United States. It establishes national priorities every 10 years to guide jurisdiction planning and data collection, which is supported by the HHS ...
Policymakers seek to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by focusing on non-congregate sheltering and alternative housing for unhoused populations.
States and territories can reduce adverse childhood experiences through evidence-based primary prevention strategies designed to reduce risk factors.
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 ...
Data and Disability Inclusion Disability inclusion in data is important to understand the health impacts of public health issues on people with disabilities. By collecting and analyzing disability-related metrics, health agencies can ...
This training is designed to be used with the ASTHO Opioid Use Disorder Toolkit: Supporting the Public Health Response in Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health to “role play” or practice what you learned about screening, referring, and ...
Explore the Embedded series, a multi-part series featuring ASTHO’s 19 disability and preparedness specialists placed in jurisdictions nationwide.
This virtual learning prepares data teams and their agency to build their understanding of data visualization’s role in public health.
Health Equity in Overdose Data to Action Overdose prevention and health equity are two vital aspects of addressing the urgent public health crisis of substance use and overdose. Overdose data is crucial in identifying inequities and ...
Initial estimates from 2020 suggest that annual drug overdose deaths in the United States reached a record high of 93,000. Fortunately EMS strategies are being put in place to combat this nation-wide issue.