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ASTHO created two state case studies to share how Idaho and New Jersey have leveraged a One Health approach to tackle complex environmental health issues.

Commonalities of State-Level HiAP Groups State-Level HiAP Initiatives, Cross-Sector Health Equity Programs, Health in All Policies Strategy, Integrating Health in State Policies, Collaborative Health Policy Development, social determinants ...

This ASTHOReport serves as a primer for state and territorial health agencies seeking to assess the public health impacts of lead exposure in drinking water.

620: Prepping for a Wave of Seniors, Listeria Response Relies on Communication website yes

2020 has been a year of unprecedented events, and the past few months have already shown that they do not exist in a vacuum. While the country continues to respond and cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, many extreme weather events have ...

Policymakers all over the country have used legislation about farmers markets and sugar-sweetened beverages to help curb many of the negative impacts of food environments.

On Jan. 23, 2023, ASTHO announced it has been awarded funding from the FDA to advance retail food safety initiatives and reduce food-borne illness.

Vaccines are one of the greatest public health achievements of the last century, as well as some of the most powerful and cost-effective tools to prevent disease, disparities, disability, and death among children and adults. The COVID-19 ...

Guest post by Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta, PhD. Last month, I had the pleasure of joining ASTHO’s Vice President for Health Security, Meredith Allen, EPA Administrator Michael Regan, and the president of the Environmental Council of States ...

Each September marks National Preparedness Month. This year, public health emergency preparedness professionals look back on 20 years since the 9/11 attacks—the event that effectively launched the preparedness field—while actively ...

In this newscast, Dr. John Balbus, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, explains the connection between weather and population health as part of our celebration of National Public Health Week; ASTHO’s Caroline Brazeel ...

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 ...

This brief on the importance of the FDA food code shares 2022 updates to the code, why adoption and compliance is so important, and important resources for food code adoption.

ASTHO has been exploring how using GIS and data visualization tools can improve traditional public health work. This brief shares several expert use cases for visualizing and integrating environmental health and electronic health ...

Evidence-Based Approaches to Promoting Health Equity in Retail Food Safety ASTHO, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, health equity, food safety, health in all policies, foodborne illness, public health, food code, food ...

In collaboration with CDC, ASTHO launched its EPHT Fellowship Program to support state and territorial health agencies without dedicated federal funding in building tracking capacity. This brief shares solutions from Delaware and Kansas ...

This report highlights lessons learned about how to remain resilient in the face of complex disasters and environmental events, following two listening sessions hosted by ASTHO and the Environmental Council of the States.

Managing an effective response to public drinking water emergencies is essential to maintaining critical operations of community infrastructure and protecting public health.

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

In-depth analysis on state health policy surrounding environmental health. This is part of ASTHO's annual legislative prospectus series.