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A Blueprint for Establishing a Health Equity or Minority Health Office

Podcast,
Public Health Review,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Community Health Workers,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Workforce,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
Members,
California,
Virgin Islands,
Robert Johnson,
Justa Encarnacion,
Rohan Radhakrishn,
Veronica Halloway

A Blueprint for Establishing a Health Equity or Minority Health Office 30:38 minutes Learn how to form and manage an office of health equity or minority health, based on several firsthand experiences. Listen to the podcast episode now. ...

Engaging Communities Is a Critical Tobacco Control Strategy

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Tobacco Control,
Indiana,
Minnesota,
New York,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
Michigan,
Washington,
Wisconsin,
Matta Sannoh,
Joshua Berry,
Charla Sutton,
Kenny Ray,
Ashley Hebert,
Iman Byfield,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health

Engaging Communities Is a Critical Tobacco Control Strategy Community Engagement Tobacco Control, Menthol Cigarette Disparities, Tobacco Control Learning Collaborative, Culturally Tailored Tobacco Interventions, Flavored Tobacco Product ...

Using Lessons from the COVID-19 Response to Inform Telehealth Activities

Brief,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Health Equity,
Immunization,
COVID and Telehealth,
Telehealth,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Hawaii,
Kentucky,
Nevada,
Series,
Public Health Transformation

Health providers have widely used telehealth to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 infection and to improve access to healthcare services thanks in large part to policy changes and regulations. This brief explores how state and territorial ...

Overdose Data to Action: Public Health-Public Safety Partnerships

Brief,
Education,
Partnership,
Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Overdose Prevention,
Victoria Pless,
Yaryna Onufrey,
Jennifer Farfalla,
Rachel Redding

ASTHO conducted focus groups to examine overdose-related issues and identify potential engagement opportunities for public health and public safety around overdose prevention. This brief outlines key takeaways and is designed to serve as a ...

Increasing Access to Breastfeeding Resources for Mothers Who Are Incarcerated

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities,
Infant and Child Health,
Women, Infant, Family Health Mental Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Alabama,
Michigan,
New Mexico,
Shatoria Townsend

Breastfeeding is a shared priority across the nation, and should accommodate mothers who are incarcerated.

Some Early Childhood Development Programs Stalled, Others Flourished During Pandemic

Blog,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Health Care Access,
Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,
Early Brain Development,
Telehealth,
Health Equity,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Special Populations,
Infant and Child Health,
Paris Harper-Hardy

ASTHO interviewed two state health agencies (SHAs), two nonprofit partners, and one university partner that were heavily invested in state early childhood development policy about how their programs fared during the COVID-19 pandemic.

States Serving Up Healthy Eating Policies

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Louisiana,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Nebraska,
New Jersey,
Rhode Island,
Elizabeth Imphong,
Nutrition and Fitness

States have identified different strategies to implement healthy eating approaches and reduce obesity at the school and community levels, as well as through food labeling at grocery stores and food markets.

Home Visiting Reauthorization: The First Trimester

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Health Care Access,
Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Carolyn McCoy,
Jazmyn Covington

The Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting program, which provides visiting services to parents with young children, is up for Congressional reauthorization. This post explores the importance of the program and why it should be ...

SUD Policy and Access to Care: Implications for Pregnant and Postpartum Persons

Blog,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
DELPH,
Oregon,
Virginia,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Maryssa Sadler,
Zachary L. Thornhill

Addressing the impact of substance use disorder on pregnant and postpartum individuals: a critical analysis of SUD policy, access to care, and lessons from the field.