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From the Chief Medical Officer: What Needs to Change to Achieve Better Health Equity Metrics

Blog,
People of Public Health,
Series,
Chief Medical Officer Series,
Health Equity,
Operationalizing Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID and Special Populations,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Data Modernization,
Marcus Plescia

We can prepare for the future of health equity and data by ensuring the equitable collection of data and building systems that are flexible enough to account for forward progress.

STD Awareness Month Highlights a Rise in Rates for Sixth Straight Year

Infectious Disease,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
STIs,
HIV,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Blog,
Julia Greenspan,
LGBTQ+,
Social Determinants of Health,
Race and Public Health

Though COVID-19 has dominated public health over the past year, other communicable diseases are still occurring at troubling rates. The CDC recently released data in their Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2019 report, showing ...

Maternal Mortality in the U.S.: How States Are Working to Reverse the Rate

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Mississippi,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
North Dakota,
Oklahoma,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Beth Giambrone,
Evidence or Fact-Based Measures,
Women, Infant, Family Health Data Integration

Two rising health trends are negatively affecting women’s health across the United States: maternal mortality (death from pregnancy or delivery complications) and severe maternal morbidity (mental and physical health consequences from a ...

How States Are Addressing the Public Health Crisis of Racism

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Social Determinants of Health,
At-Risk Populations,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Arizona,
California,
Connecticut,
Georgia,
Illinois,
Maryland,
Minnesota,
Missouri,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
New York,
North Carolina,
Tennessee,
Vermont,
Virginia,
Washington,
Adrianna Evans

An increasing body of research finds racism can have a significant impact across one’s lifespan. Research shows that persistent exposure to racial discrimination may result in premature aging, poor health outcomes, and increased prevalence ...

The Seven Biggest Public Health Policy Issues on the Hill in 2020

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Emergency Powers,
Public Health Law,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Law/Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Tobacco Control,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Funding,
Health Care Access,
Jeffrey O. Ekoma,
Data Modernization

As a truly historic year comes to an end, many public health policy issues received a considerable amount of attention in 2020. Subjects such as the pandemic that will live on in infamy, racial health disparities, and the future of the ...

Examining the Americans With Disabilities Act in Emergency Responses

Preparedness,
Health Equity,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Population Health and Prevention,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
At-Risk Populations,
Social Determinants of Health,
Pandemics,
Natural Disasters,
Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
California,
Nevada,
Virginia,
Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Adrianna Evans,
Disability Inclusion,
State Health Policy,
Race and Public Health,
Partnership

On Dec. 3, the International Day of People with Disabilities commemorates disability rights and brings awareness to essential issues for those with disabilities by promoting the “well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of ...

States Take Action to Expand Access to PrEP Through Telehealth

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
STIs,
HIV,
Health Care Access,
Primary Care and Public Health,
Telehealth,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Iowa,
Louisiana,
Michigan,
New Jersey,
New York,
Utah,
Vermont,
Tequam Worku,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
State Health Policy,
Race and Public Health,
LGBTQ+,
Substance Misuse,
Partnership

State and local jurisdictions are developing Ending the HOV Epidemic plans. The EHE initiative has largely focused on four key strategies: Diagnose, Treat, Prevent, and Respond to potential outbreaks. The EHE initiative set a goal to ...

Advancing Breastfeeding During a Pandemic

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,
Missouri,
Ohio,
Infant and Child Health,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities,
Race and Public Health,
Social Determinants of Health

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented many challenges for breastfeeding families and state breastfeeding initiatives. This brief discusses these challenges and how states in ASTHO’s Breastfeeding Learning Community are overcoming ...

ASTHO Releases Five Health Policy Statements

News Release,
News,
ASTHO News,
Policy Statement,
Michael Fraser,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Suicide Prevention,
Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Territories and Freely Associated States

On October 31, 2023 ASTHO announced the approval of one new and four updated health policy statements.

Despite Major Benefits, Flavored Tobacco Regulations Face an Uphill Battle Led by Big Tobacco

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Tobacco Control,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Joshua Berry,
Megan DeNubila,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities,
Race and Public Health,
Connecticut,
Maine,
Washington, D.C.,
Federal Government Affairs,
Advocacy,
California,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement

Flavored tobacco policy has changed rapidly over the past few months. In April, FDA announced their intention to implement rules prohibiting the sale of menthol e-cigarettes and flavored cigars, though it may take years until they ...

Equity Will Come Standard at ASTHO

Blog,
People of Public Health,
News,
ASTHO News,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Public Health Workforce,
DELPH,
Leadership Development,
Michael Fraser,
Kimberlee Wyche Etheridge,
Joya Coffman

An issue that public health wrestles with is how to combat racism as we would any other public health emergency. ASTHO’s board of directors has declared structural racism a public health emergency. And health equity is the number one ...

Improving Access to Risk Appropriate Care and Maternal Health Outcomes through Provider Engagement

Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Risk-Appropriate Care,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Elimination of Disparities,
Race and Public Health,
Tribal Health,
Members,
Women, Infant, Family Health Mental Health,
Alaska,
Texas,
Robert Johnson,
Lily Lou,
Eugene Toy,
Podcast,
Public Health Review

In this episode, two maternal healthcare veterans share approaches for bringing providers into the process, as well as how state health officials can promote risk appropriate care strategies and address challenges in achieving equitable ...

Ending America's Maternal Mortality Crisis

Podcast,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Health Care Access,
Partnership,
Rhode Island,
Robert Johnson,
Michael Warren,
Nicole Alexander-Scott,
Wanda Barfield,
Members,
Public Health Review

Each year, nearly 700 women in the United States die from complications related to pregnancy or delivery. Three in five of these deaths can be prevented, but it involves a collaborative approach, including consistent care and cross-sector ...

Climate Change and Environmental Justice: A Snapshot of Jurisdiction Activities

Report,
Alaska,
Alabama,
California,
Hawaii,
Massachusetts,
Maryland,
Michigan,
Montana,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
New Mexico,
Oregon,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
Marshall Islands,
Tennessee,
Utah,
Virgin Islands,
Wisconsin,
Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Elimination of Disparities,
Race and Public Health

This report is on the overlap of climate change and environmental justice.

Public Health and Health Care Partner to Promote Influenza Vaccination

Blog,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Race and Public Health,
Tribal Health,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID Vaccine,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Arkansas,
South Carolina,
Shalini Nair

In commemoration of National Influenza Vaccination Week ASTHO is highlighting work in Arkansas and South Carolina, where unique collaborations with health care and public health have allowed them to effectively promote flu vaccinations ...

How State and Territorial Health Departments Can Navigate Recent Executive Actions

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Funding,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Tribal Health,
Partnership,
State Health Policy,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,
COVID and Supply Chain,
COVID Testing and Screening,
Emergency Powers,
Public Health Law,
Carolyn McCoy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Workforce

One of tools presidents have to implement and drive their strategy are executive actions. Executive orders and presidential memoranda carry the force of law and allow presidents to move quickly, deliver a clear message, organize the ...