Pandemic Preparedness
ASTHO works to help public health agencies prepare for significant public health emergencies, such as pandemics, and develop comprehensive emergency response strategies.
ASTHO works to help public health agencies prepare for significant public health emergencies, such as pandemics, and develop comprehensive emergency response strategies.
ASTHO helps improve public health agencies’ performance and infrastructure by offering resources and tools for performance management, quality improvement, and accreditation.
ASTHO is proud to provide public health agencies with coaching, facilitation, peer connections, and other tools for long- and short-term planning to reach national standards.
An article by Deloitte points to bright spots and ways that agencies—and workers—can recover from budget cuts and the effects of the pandemic.
This article covers key aspects of appreciative inquiry to improve recruitment and retention and to help build more resilient organizations.
This article covers 3 key factors of belonging at work: employees feeling valued, included & connected, & comfortable sharing their opinions.
This article discusses how to communicate and facilitate decision-making across different levels in a hybrid work environment.
Learn about South Carolina Dept. of Health’s experience with ASTHO’s PH-HERO program, addressing wellbeing & mental health in the workforce.
This report calls for investment in the recruitment and retention of a diverse and inclusive governmental public health workforce.
This article from Michigan State University speaks to psychological safety and its tie to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
How State Health Departments Can Reduce Stigma to Improve Care for Patients Taking Long-Term Opioid Therapy systemic stigma, opioid therapy, chronic pain, behavioral health conditions, prescription opioids, social identities, mental ...
Learn how California and Rhode Island are using health equity and environmental justice to enhance their public health responses to natural disasters and climate change.
Polysubstance Use During Pregnancy and the Benefits of Universal Verbal Screening polysubstance use, universal verbal screening, health equity, polysubstance use during pregnancy, public health, substance use disorder, health problems, ...
ASTHO promotes State and Territorial public health agency Administrative Readiness (STAR) by providing high quality resources and opportunities to bolster capacity.
Learn effective strategies for addressing workforce challenges in the islands, including geographic isolation and underdeveloped academic pathways.
This article outlines the data surrounding attrition rates related to mandated return to office policies and employees’ views on the matter.
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How Washington State Leverages Data to Improve Emergency Preparedness Erin Laird Learn how Washington State has created a robust system for distributing public health and medical supplies during emergencies. When an emergency strikes, ...
Learn about the importance of equity, diversity, and inclusion in public health—three pillars that are crucial to building healthier societies.
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 ...