Every August, national, state, and local breastfeeding stakeholders celebrate National Breastfeeding Month by engaging each other and the public in conversations about changes needed to build a landscape of breastfeeding support. The 2021 ...
Over the years evidence has expanded on community health workers (CHWs) improving outcomes and even reducing disparities in heart disease and many other public health priority areas. However, their presence in state and local public health ...
On Aug. 23, 2021, the FDA announced full approval of Pfizer and BioNTech’s mRNA vaccine for COVID-19. ASTHO has answers to five key questions about the approval and what it means for state and territorial health officials: What does the ...
On Dec. 3, International Day of Persons with Disabilities, ASTHO is commemorating nearly 12 months of supporting disability and preparedness specialists in state and territorial health agencies. Throughout 2021, ASTHO embedded 20 full-time ...
Researchers estimate more than 140,000 children in the United States experienced the death of a parent or grandparent caregiver between April 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021. The study highlights disturbing disparities in caregiver deaths by ...
Transportation Policy Guides ASTHO has developed a series of transportation, land use, and community design cross-sectoral, evidence-based policy guides. The guides were developed using multiple resources from credible sources that ...
This four-part infographic series, developed by ASTHO with support from CDC’s Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support (CSTLTS), illustrates successes from six state health departments to show how Public Health ...
Housing Policy Guides ASTHO has developed a series of policy guides that identify federal, state and local policies, programs, and initiatives that have successfully incorporated a Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach to encourage ...
Environmental Health Environmental Health Association of state and territorial health officials, astho, environmental health, environmental public health, public health professionals, addressing climate change, environmental health ...
ASTHO offers first-class resources for public health officials for leadership development and ongoing education on the cutting edge in public health.
To promote health equity for people with disabilities, public health planning efforts should be intentional and inclusive. ASTHO has identified health equity as a strategic priority and supports its members in their quest to increase ...
Health is impacted not only by our genes and our lifestyles, but also by the social and economic systems that determine our quality of life and access to certain resources and care.
"Bounce forward" into a better world by using these resources to create healthier, more resilient communities.
Health in All Policies ASTHO has been providing resources to empower states and territories to implement health in all policies (HiAP) strategies for over a decade. HiAP is a collaborative approach that integrates and articulates health ...
About the Leadership Accelerator About the ELM Leadership Accelerator Essentials of Leadership and Management (ELM) provides training and coaching that further develops and sharpens skills among new and emerging public health leaders, ...
An article with statistical analysis addressing survey responses on mental health among public health workers. Originally posted as a CDC MMWR.
ASTHO’s technical package of strategies to support state, territorial, & local health department efforts to address burnout & moral injury.
This framework from the US Surgeon General lays out a framework of 5 essentials for workplace wellbeing, centered on worker’s voice & equity.
Expert analysis of PH WINS data showing decreased staffing at public health agencies, and recommendations to address this exodus.
Learn more about DELPH Cohort 5 participants.