State issued documents, such as birth certificates, are often required to navigate daily life. Vital records policy is a complex and evolving issue with many of the processes and procedures left to jurisdictional policy-makers.
This brief draws on health officials’ experiences in territories and Freely Associated States to illustrate opportunities to lead improvement efforts by building relationships, committing to data use, establishing regular communication, ...
This infographic series features topics including Plans of Safe Care, expanding access to medications for opioid use disorder for pregnant and postpartum women, and using family-centered programs to treat opioid use disorder.
ASTHO promotes State and Territorial public health agency Administrative Readiness (STAR) by providing high quality resources and opportunities to bolster capacity.
This report contains lessons learned and examples of messaging strategies that were successful during cyanobacterial bloom responses, they were collected from 17 state health agency staff members across 12 states.
On June 30, 2022, the House Committee on Appropriations held its markup of the FY23 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies appropriations bill.
On March 28, 2022, the White House released President Biden’s FY23 proposed budget. The budget outlines the Administration’s funding priorities for the upcoming fiscal year. Congress has the authority to approve, reject, or modify the ...
Emergency Volunteer Toolkit The Emergency Volunteer Toolkit addresses key concepts regarding emergency response volunteers, including types of volunteers, federal and state laws governing or affecting volunteers, and volunteer ...
An exciting week of virtual sessions to provide you with information, inspiration, and opportunities for collaboration.
When Beatriz Vallejo, the disability and preparedness specialist in Puerto Rico, first joined the health agency, she took on planning a novel program to share knowledge and clarify each sectors’ roles and responsibilities during an ...
On Feb. 21, 2022, global health advocate Paul Farmer, MD, PhD, passed away. Farmer leaves behind a legacy of radical compassion, generosity, and a commitment to social justice. He will be remembered for his work making affordable, ...
On August 9, 2022, ASTHO Chief Medical Officer Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH, released a statement on the declaration of monkeypox as a national public health emergency.
ASTHO Chief Medical Officer Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH, Comments on COVID-19 Vaccine Approval for Children Ages Six Months to Five Years ARLINGTON, VA—Today, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) Chief Medical Officer ...
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.
In this podcast episode, experts offer perspectives on the value of cultivating partnerships between state public health agencies and state units on aging. In addition, officials from Georgia describe their collaboration to improve the ...
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 Speaker's Breau will connect interested parties with a state or territorial health official or a member of the ASTHO leadership team to speak at upcoming events.
Driving Organizational and Community Change: Social Mobilization and Managing Up Learn how to build those relationships and how to engage diverse partners and community groups, including faith-based organizations, in ongoing organizational ...
This webinar introduced the Pathways to Population Health Equity framework, which was developed in partnership with WE in the World and CDC.
This full supplement in American Journal of Public Health was sponsored by ASTHO and contains articles developed by ASTHO.