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The ASTHO State Health Policy team provides brief updates on 5 of the ten state health policy issues to watch in 2022: public health authority, immunization, data privacy and modernization, public health workforce, and health equity.

An ASTHO report describing the mental health impacts of COVID-19 on the workforce.

ASTHO has identified health equity and rural health as issues that policymakers across the country will consider in 2022.

On Aug. 3, 2022, ASTHO and the de Beaumont Foundation announced the 2021 PH WINS findings. They provide a unique snapshot of the state and local government public health workforce.

Learn how a Strategies to Repair Equity and Transform Community Health (STRETCH) 2.0 series of national convenings supported public health agencies in their work to improve community health.

Learn about state and federal efforts to bolster the behavioral health workforce in response to the growing demand for behavioral health services.

Learn about ASTHO's Peer Assessment Program and how it served as a critical resource for modernizing the Texas Department of State Health Services' workforce efforts.

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 ...

Dr. Brian Castrucci, CEO and President of the de Beaumont Foundation, talks about data that shows public health is on track to lose 130,000 people by 2025; an ASTHO blog article discusses how colonialism, military presence, and political ...

Joanne Pearsol, ASTHO’s Director of Workforce Development discusses the debut of ASTHO’s new public health jobs website, publichealthcareers.org; an ASTHO blog article assesses Tennessee’s progress on Opioid Use Disorder throughout its ...

Dr. Laura Parajon, New Mexico’s Deputy Secretary of Health, reacts to the findings of the new PH WINS survey and tells us how we can begin to support and rebuild frontline teams; Dr. Jose Montero, Director of the Center for State, Tribal, ...

The ASTHO Profile is the only comprehensive source of information on state and territorial public health agency activities, structures, and financial and workforce resources.

Investing in Indiana’s Public Health Infrastructure Through Community-Driven Policy Change public health infrastructure, community driven policy, indiana state health commissioner, public health system, indiana department of health, ...

Learn how the Alaska Division of Public Health worked to meet national public health accreditation standards and improve its processes.

DELPH scholars discuss the important role of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in the public health workforce, the need for support, recognition, and investment in their development, and the importance of sustainable funding for CHW programs ...

PHIG: A Transformative Infrastructure Grant for Health Equity and Inclusive Workforces ASTHO, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, phig grant, infrastructure grant, public health, health equity, public health grant, ...

This ASTHO blog speaks to leading by example, and gives 3 recommendations for leaders to consider in their daily work habits.

Interpretive phenomenologist Jennifer Thomas talks about the importance of words and their impact on the public health workforce.

Sandra Powell, deputy director of Rhode Island Department of Health, how her department was able to increase the number of permanent positions to meet critical public health needs.

Colleen Arceneaux and Jantz Malbrue from the Louisiana Department of Health to discuss why forgoing community health worker certification was the right course of action for their state.