As we anticipate the likely approval of COVID-19 vaccination for children, our nation faces the final step to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control. If approved for children ages 5-11, the COVID-19 vaccine will dramatically improve our ...
On Feb. 10, 2021 ASTHO and NACCHO announced the selection of 42 community multi-sector partnerships/coalitions across the country to receive over $2 million as a part of the Improving Social Determinants of Health–Getting Further Faster ...
Health Officials Seek to Prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences ARLINGTON, VA—At least five of the top 10 leading causes of death are associated with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), according to a new report released yesterday by the ...
Nation’s Public Health Officials Urge Americans to Stop Vaping ARLINGTON, VA—The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) issued the following statement in response to the pulmonary illnesses associated with vaping. ...
Panel of State Public Health Officials Testify on Lung Disease Outbreak WASHINGTON—Today, four state health officials are testifying on a panel before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations about the ...
More than 100 rural hospitals have closed since 2010, and an additional 25% are at high risk of closure, and COVID-19 has magnified the existing stressors on rural healthcare. As a result, states are using a variety of measures to address ...
How to Support Youth Post COVID-19 With More Flexible Policies Caitlin Langhorne Griffith, Victoria Pless, Martha Yeide Over the past few months, COVID-19 has highlighted how current policies and funding do not support an equitable ...
Actions to Build Capacity for ACEs Prevention article False
The Catalyst Center for Firearm Injury Prevention will take action to address firearm injury and death as a public health issue using evidence-based and equity-driven public health approaches.
Supporting Incarcerated People’s Recovery: Linkage to Care Policies for People Entering and Exiting Incarceration with Substance Use Disorder Linkage to Care Policies for Incarcerated People with SUD Explore linkage to care policies for ...
Tobacco Use in King County Washington: A Medicaid Data Analysis Report ASTHO Staff, King County Staff, University of Washington Staff Washington state provides an excellent model for integrating Medicaid data to address tobacco use. ...
This ASTHOReport provides an overview of the SPACECAT regional data for island areas, paired with foundational first steps to improve capacity in key opportunities for growth.
This playbook, originally designed for local health departments, provides resources for states and territories who would like to increase community health worker engagement.
The findings detailed in this report were gathered during a series of School Behavioral Health Advisory Committee convenings in spring 2021. The goal was identify policy gaps and strategies for delivering behavioral health services in ...
In recent years, states and territories have started looking at braiding and layering funding streams as a way to leverage existing resources to achieve population-level impact. Adverse childhood experiences is one area that lends itself ...
Across the nation, healthcare delivery systems and community-based organizations are developing partnerships to address the social determinants of health and behavioral health needs of the populations they serve. This report details ...
Syphilis Campaign Planning Project These resources provide health agencies with the tools they need to plan messaging campaigns to promote syphilis testing and prevention. The Syphilis Communications Campaign Planning Project is a ...
Innovative Partnerships for Adverse Childhood Experiences Prevention Collaboration and coordination with stakeholders are essential to amplifying state and territorial health agency injury and violence prevention (IVP) programs to prevent ...
Sustaining DMI: Medicaid Advanced Planning Document Process How state Medicaid agencies can request enhanced federal funding for Medicaid Enterprise Systems and related activities. Why is the Advanced Planning Document process important? ...