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This summary of our annual environmental scan identifies public health concerns and trends and health agencies’ top current and emerging priorities.

Strengthening Public Health Systems: CNMI Food Safety Program Spotlight Strengthening Public Health Systems: CNMI Food Safety Spotlight Anya Groner, Taylor Francis Learn a few essential steps for strengthening public health systems, as ...

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, ...

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 ...

ASTHO and PIHOA Praise Approval of Medicaid Funding Fix for U.S. Territories ARLINGTON, VA—This week, Congress approved legislation to extend Medicaid funding for two years for the U.S. territories in their fiscal year 2020 appropriations ...

The U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands mounted a unique response to the COVID-19 pandemic as it started to sweep the globe. We discuss that approach and its successes with some of the region’s experts.

COVID-19 has stressed the U.S. healthcare and public health systems and highlighted racial and ethnic disparities in pre-existing conditions and health outcomes. In this episode, our guests discuss how health officials can serve as chief ...

Territorial Support for COVID-19 Health Equity: TA for OT21-2103 Recipients article yes

In the late fall of 2021, ASTHO leadership visited select jurisdictions in the Pacific and the Atlantic for the first time since COVID-19 curtailed travel to these regions. It was a fantastic to reconnect with our leadership and dedicated ...

Strengthening Maternal and Infant Health Data in the U.S. Territories ASTHO, association of state and territorial health officials, maternal and infant health data, U.S. territories, public health, surveillance programs, pregnancy risk ...

Island Policy Support ASTHO supports T/FAS members’ policy priorities through engagement with key national decision-makers. There are two major platforms associated with this work: the Insular Affairs Committee, which targets legislative ...

Spanish language version of "Embedded: Puerto Rico’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness Academy" blog post.

Public health plays a vital role to ensure the safety of all attendees, prevent dangerous infectious disease outbreaks, and prepare for any potential threats. Learn about the work Guam did to prepare for the 2016 Festival of Pacific Arts.

Danny Staley (alumni-NC) discusses his role as ASTHO’s Chief of Caribbean Operations and how his time as North Carolina's state health official helped him prepare for his current position.

The bill provides $27.1 million to address shortfalls in Medicaid funding in the Northern Mariana Islands and extends critical autism-related programs.

Improving Grants Management in the U.S. Virgin Islands: Q&A with Tatia Monell-Hewitt Improving Grants Management in the U.S. Virgin Islands Anya Groner Learn about how the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health streamlined grants ...

Learn about the art of storytelling in public health and how to tell stories to secure support/funding for critical public health initiatives.

Learn how increasing the use of indirect cost rates in the territories and freely associated states can help improve public health financing in these jurisdictions.

Engage in meaningful dialogue in island grantor/grantee relationships, with support from these sample questions and comments.

Both the Pacific and Caribbean are on the front lines of the dengue health security threat. As a result, many island areas, especially in the USAPI and Puerto Rico, are doing great work to combat dengue.