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HiAP Strategy Works in States, Locally to Meet Equity Challenges in COVID-19 Response

Health Equity,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Population Health and Prevention,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Maryland,
Pennsylvania,
California,
Virginia,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID Preparedness,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID Vaccine,
Race and Public Health,
Blog,
Adney Rakotoniaina,
Ali Aslam,
Alix Ware,
Bridget Kerner,
Kerry Wyss,
Health in All Policies,
Partnership

While governments have faced challenges in adopting a Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach to respond to COVID-19, the impact of the public health emergency across sectors such as housing, transportation, and employment has created a ...

Top Nine Public Health Highlights of 2019

Blog,
People of Public Health,
Advocacy,
Washington Week,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
STIs,
HIV,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Tobacco Control,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Members,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Territorial Health Policy,
Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
Infectious Disease,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Funding,
Michael Fraser,
Nathaniel Smith,
John Wiesman,
Ngozi Ezike,
Joneigh Khaldun,
Elizabeth Cuervo Tilson,
Lee Norman,
Monica Bharel,
Renee Coleman Mitchell,
Esther L. Muña,
Linda Denourcey,
Karyl Thomas Rattay

ASTHO CEO Michael Fraser looks back on nine of the top public health highlights in 2019.

Pharmacies Are Critical to Pandemic Planning, Not Just Response

Preparedness,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID Preparedness,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
Population Health and Prevention,
Pandemics,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Blog,
Partnership,
Influenza,
Public Health Workforce,
Pennsylvania,
Joanne Roth

Pharmacies have long been instrumental partners in providing lifesaving vaccines nationwide. As state and territorial health officials evaluate their COVID-19 response, planners must include input from the pharmacy community when ...

A Wondrous World: A Week of Unity, Reflection and Renewal

Blog,
People of Public Health,
News,
ASTHO News,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
At-Risk Populations,
Social Determinants of Health,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID Vaccine,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Michael Fraser,
Partnership

This week has been both exhilarating and poignant. Almost surreal. We started the week by pausing to celebrate and reflect on the life and legacy of one of America’s greatest sons, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On Tuesday, ASTHO participated ...

A World AIDS Day Unlike Any Other: Resiliency During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
STIs,
HIV,
Partnership,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Social Determinants of Health,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Blog,
J.T. Lane,
COVID Recovery,
Bouce Forward,
LGBTQ+,
Race and Public Health,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement

With the COVID-19 pandemic in full force, health agencies are ensuring that their focus does not drift from the fight to end the HIV epidemic. Resiliency is key to continue to make progress in this decades-long fight.

A New Approach to Breaking the Cycle: Creating a Shift in Emergency Medical Services to Address Substance Use Disorder

Blog,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Overdose Prevention,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Mental Health,
New Jersey,
Timothy Seplaki,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Public Health Workforce

If EMS can change the perception of patients with Substance Use Disorder, they will see that building rapport and encouraging the patient to seek help from resources they provide can be mutually beneficial. For EMS, it reduces the call ...

Seven Trends Will Shape the Future Public Health Workforce

Leadership and Workforce Development,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Preparedness,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Blog,
Public Health Workforce,
Joanne Pearsol

ASTHO convened a Workforce Think Tank for public health leaders in 2021 during which Trista Harris—a philanthropic futurist—identified the seven trends most likely to impact the future public health workforce: sector shifts, pivot to the ...

Overcoming Common Barriers to Data Linkage

Brief,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Women, Infant, Family Health Data Integration,
Partnership,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Quality Improvement,
Health Equity,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Alaska,
New Mexico,
Texas,
Washington,
PRAMS,
Topics,
Data Management/Systems

ASTHO, with support from CDC, launched the first cohort of the Linking Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System and Clinical Outcomes Data Multi-Jurisdiction Learning Community in October 2021. This brief examines themes that emerged ...

Summary of FY24 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill

Legislative Alert,
Funding,
News,
Public Health News,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Environmental Health,
Infectious Disease,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Leadership Development,
Preparedness,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Advocacy

Congress released FY24 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill.

Advancing State Maternal and Child Health Policymaking Through Boundary Spanning Leadership

Blog,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Leadership Development,
Boundary Spanning Leadership,
Missouri,
Maria Gabriela Ruiz,
Ramya Dronamraju

Advancing State Maternal and Child Health Policymaking Through Boundary Spanning Leadership ASTHO, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, state policy, maternal and child health policy, maternal and child health, maternal ...

Understanding the Impacts of COVID-19 on the Workforce

Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Mental Health,
COVID and Workforce,
COVID Resilience,
Population Health and Prevention,
Preparedness,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Blog,
Joanne Pearsol,
Partnership,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Workforce

The impact of the COVID-19 response on the public health workforce has been profoundly felt by employees and the agencies they serve. Across the country, unplanned leadership transitions, early retirements, and personnel scale-ups have all ...

Taking the Smoke Out of COVID-19

Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Mental Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Tobacco Control,
Partnership,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Blog,
Marcus Plescia,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Evidence or Fact-Based Measures,
Communications

While COVID-19 remains a top public health priority, the pandemic has also intensified the need for strong tobacco control policies and marketing campaigns. CDC recognizes current or former tobacco users as one of several groups at higher ...

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.

Empowering Community Health Workers to Advance Health Equity

Blog,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Community Health Workers,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
DELPH,
New York,
Massachusetts,
North Carolina,
Keon Lewis,
Karla Granado,
Yoann Sophie Antoine Jean-Felix

Empowering Community Health Workers to Advance Health Equity ASTHO, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, community health workers, health equity, covid-19, health inequities, public health infrastructure, public health, ...

Creating Effective Virtual Trainings for Medical Examiners and Coroners

Blog,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Leadership Development,
Public Health Workforce,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Overdose Prevention,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Research,
Evidence or Fact-Based Measures,
Ellen Gurung,
Rachel Redding

As the overdose epidemic continues, it is imperative for the medicolegal death investigative community to understand the importance of continuous training and the role that accurate death certification plays in protecting the nation’s ...

Resiliency Within the Workforce

Blog,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Amber Norris Williams,
Public Health Workforce,
DELPH magazine,
Change Level,
Resource Type,
Topics,
Senior Leadership,
Supervisory,
Individual,
Briefs/Articles,
Recommendations,
Leadership,
Mental Health,
Work/Life Balance

An ASTHO blog article about the importance of resiliency in the workplace, pertaining to leadership and organizational work environment.

Helping the Helpers Address Youth Mental Health

Podcast,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Partnership,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Maryland,
Wisconsin,
Robert Johnson,
Allison Budzinski,
Jessica Frain,
Sharon Hoover,
Youth Mental Health,
Public Health Workforce,
Public Health Review

A public health approach is needed to address youth mental health by supporting frontline staff through a “helping the helpers” model. In this episode, experts discuss strategies and promising state practices for cross-sector ...

Partner Spotlight: Q&A with Scott Becker, CEO of the Association of Public Health Laboratories

Blog,
People of Public Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Community Health Workers,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Preparedness,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Partnership,
COVID Testing and Screening,
COVID and Workforce,
Washington,
Wisconsin,
Public Health Workforce,
Scott J. Becker

Six questions with Scott Becker, CEO of the Association of Public Health Laboratories. Becker is active in national and international public health initiatives. He chairs the Governance Working Group for the Global Laboratory Leadership ...