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ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Maintaining Public Health’s Legal Authority to Prevent Disease Spread

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Law/Policy,
Preparedness,
Public Health Law,
Emergency Powers,
Arkansas,
Georgia,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Maine,
Maryland,
Minnesota,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New York,
Ohio,
Oklahoma,
South Dakota,
Tennessee,
Virginia,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Andy Baker-White,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Leadership Development

States and territories have broad powers to protect public health and safety, including powers to prevent and control the spread of communicable disease typically exercised by state and territorial health departments. This authority is an ...

Public Health and Information Sharing Toolkit

Public Health and Information Sharing Toolkit The Public Health & Information Sharing (PH&IS) Toolkit addresses key concepts regarding public health agencies' authority to collect, use, and share information to prepare and ...

COVID-19 in the Pacific: What We’ve Learned and Where We’re Going

Podcast,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Natural Disasters,
Marshall Islands,
COVID Preparedness,
Robert Johnson,
Jack Niedenthal,
Haley Cash,
Public Health Review

The U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands mounted a unique response to the COVID-19 pandemic as it started to sweep the globe. We discuss that approach and its successes with some of the region’s experts.

Overcoming Common Barriers to Data Linkage

Brief,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Women, Infant, Family Health Data Integration,
Partnership,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Quality Improvement,
Health Equity,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Alaska,
New Mexico,
Texas,
Washington,
PRAMS,
Topics,
Data Management/Systems

ASTHO, with support from CDC, launched the first cohort of the Linking Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System and Clinical Outcomes Data Multi-Jurisdiction Learning Community in October 2021. This brief examines themes that emerged ...

State/Territorial Policy Considerations for Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences

Report,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
ACEs,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Social Determinants of Health,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Injury and Violence Prevention,
Alaska,
Arizona,
Arkansas,
California,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Delaware,
Florida,
Hawaii,
Idaho,
Illinois,
Maine,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
New York,
North Dakota,
Ohio,
Oregon,
Rhode Island,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Vermont,
Virginia,
Washington,
Washington, D.C.,
Youth Mental Health,
LGBTQ+,
Firearm Injury and Violence Prevention

ASTHO staff identified a range of evidence-supported policies considered by state legislatures that could prevent ACEs. This report synthesizes these research and policy proposals and is intended for public health practitioners and ...

Integrating Environmental Health and Electronic Health Information Using GIS Tools

Brief,
Environmental Health,
Environmental Health Informatics and Surveillance,
Population Health and Prevention,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
South Carolina

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 ...

Syndemic-Related Infections

Syndemic-Related Infections The term syndemic refers to the synergistic interaction between multiple health threats, often exacerbated by societal circumstances, which together contribute to an excess burden of disease. A primary example ...

Communicating Public Health Guidance to Cases and Contacts: Recommendations for COVID-19 Case Investigators and Contact Tracers

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Community Health Workers,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Mental Health,
COVID and Communication,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,
COVID Preparedness,
COVID and Workforce,
Communications

The fear, uncertainty, and trauma caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have affected how individuals interpret public health messages. With this in mind, this brief outlines recommendations for case investigators and contact tracers to consider ...

Implementing an Environmental Public Health Tracking Program: Challenges and Solutions

Brief,
Environmental Health,
Environmental Health Informatics and Surveillance,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Delaware,
Kansas,
Kentucky

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 ...