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State Policies Aim to Eliminate Food Deserts Beth Giambrone Learn how states are working to improve access to healthy foods and eliminate food deserts in this Health Policy Update. The environment where we live, work, and play can shape ...

State Legislatures Moving to Increase Rural Health Care Access How States Are Incentivizing Health Care Providers to Practice in Rural Areas Lana McKinney Hospital closures and fewer care options in rural areas cause worse health outcomes ...

How Staffing and Workload Can Impact Public Health Agencies Kelsey Tillema Public health is combating burnout and high turnover by focusing on key practices to improve workforce infrastructure—learn more in this blog post. Public health ...

Missouri Takes Strategic Steps to Improve Policy Processes Colton Anderson Learn in this blog post how Missouri’s department of health is improving its internal policies and building a more robust agency by partnering with ASTHO. Why ...

A Difficult Week for Public Health: The Cost of Incomplete Efforts The Cost of Incomplete Public Health Efforts Due to Funding Cuts Susan Kansagra Hear from ASTHO's chief medical officer who discusses the implications of funding cuts ...

On March 3, 2025, ASTHO announced that Susan Kansagra would be joining the organization as Chief Medical Officer.

Strengthening Administrative Preparedness in Public Health Agencies Join ASTHO for a webinar that will delve into administrative preparedness for public health emergencies. The session will explore administrative strategies and practices, ...

Medicaid 101/201 Webinar This Medicaid 101/201 training, hosted by ASTHO's Medicaid and Health Systems Partnership team, covers the basics of Medicaid, including financing, service delivery, policy levers, and public health ...

This article in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice offers strategies focused on enhancing safety net services, expanding digital health in underserved areas, strengthening the workforce pipeline, improving Medicaid ...

States Partner Across Sectors to Address Lead Poisoning Kayley Humm, Kerry Wyss, Ali Aslam Learn in this brief how three states are using partnerships to improve lead testing and reduce cases of lead poisoning. ASTHO partnered with the ...

HHS Budget Hearings Chart New Direction for Public Health Budget Hearings Chart New Direction for Public Health Catherine Jones Learn about the key policy/funding themes that emerged from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s testimony during ...

Learn in this report how Colorado is using policy to address rising syphilis and congenital syphilis cases.

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 ...

Learn about engaging partners in a virtual space, with actionable steps, examples, and resources.

Funding local subrecipients can complement public health agency efforts and expand community reach—learn to navigate each funding stage.

Learn step by step how to modernize data infrastructure at your health agency to improve public health outcomes, with helpful examples and resources.

The Strong BRAIN Institute at ETSU works alongside organizations to educate employees on traumatic stress & the mitigation of it.