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Home Visiting Reauthorization: The First Trimester

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Health Care Access,
Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Carolyn McCoy,
Jazmyn Covington

The Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting program, which provides visiting services to parents with young children, is up for Congressional reauthorization. This post explores the importance of the program and why it should be ...

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 ...

Leveraging Public Health Assets in Medicaid Managed Care

Report,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Telehealth,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Rural Health,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Grants and Contracts Management,
Quality Improvement,
Medicaid Partnerships and Policy,
Louisiana,
Massachusetts

This three-part report maps the public health capacities, assets, and resources onto the obligations and direction of Medicaid agencies and their managed care health plans.

Cross-Sector Partnerships to Improve Health and Housing Outcomes: Resource Guide

Report,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Connecticut,
Florida,
Maine,
Oregon,
Washington

This report synthesizes partnership, financing, and data-sharing approaches that healthcare, housing providers, and other sectors can undertake to improve health and housing outcomes.

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 ...

How to Support Youth Post COVID-19 With More Flexible Policies

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Injury and Violence Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
ACEs,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Caitlin Langhorne Griffith,
Victoria Pless,
Martha Yeide,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Mental Health,
Vermont,
Pennsylvania,
Illinois,
Washington,
New Jersey,
Massachusetts,
Maine,
Nevada,
Washington, D.C.,
California,
Wyoming

How to Support Youth Post COVID-19 With More Flexible Policies Caitlin Langhorne Griffith, Victoria Pless, Martha Yeide Over the past few months, COVID-19 has highlighted how current policies and funding do not support an equitable ...

Harnessing the Power of Rural: Expanding Access to Telehealth

Health Equity,
Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Rural Health,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID and Special Populations,
Social Determinants of Health,
Funding,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
State Health Policy,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
At-Risk Populations,
Colorado,
Mississippi,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Telehealth,
Neehar Mahidadia,
Primary Care and Public Health

As we celebrate National Rural Health Day this year, we are reminded of how important telehealth can be for public health and healthcare. Telehealth can minimize challenges faced by rural patients and communities—such as transportation, ...

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 ...

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 ...

New Mexico Implements and Expands Physical Activity Programs in Rural Communities

Blog,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Rural Health,
Social Determinants of Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Partnership,
Health Care Access,
New Mexico,
Sally Davis

Sally Davis, director of UNM-PRC, discusses engaging rural communities, implementing evidence-based physical activity recommendations, and successfully adapting physical activity programs in other settings.

Healthy People 2030: A National Blueprint for Health Improvement

Podcast,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Healthy People 2030,
Health Equity,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Members,
Arkansas,
Connecticut,
Robert Johnson,
Paul Halverson,
Jill Hunsaker Ryan,
Social Determinants of Health,
National Public Health Performance Standards,
Public Health Review

Healthy People 2030 charts the course for public health over the next decade. In this episode, public health leaders share their perspectives about where state and territorial health agencies intersect with Healthy People 2030 and why it ...

Midterm Elections: Predictions on Congressional Priorities for Upcoming Session

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
People of Public Health,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Public Health Law,
Funding,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Capacity,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Funding,
COVID and Healthcare Systems,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID Preparedness,
COVID Vaccine,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Jeffrey O. Ekoma

Midterm Elections: Predictions on Congressional Priorities for Upcoming Session astho, association of state and territorial health officials, public health, opioid crisis, congressional priorities, sequestration cuts, healthy future task ...

Transportation, a Destination in Itself

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Rural Health,
Social Determinants of Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Health Care Access,
Telehealth,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Devon Page

Access to quality and reliable transportation is an indispensable aspect of American life. But for too many, social and economic conditions stand in the way. How do residents of Elk County, Kansas—where the nearest hospital is about 70 ...

Member Spotlight: Tomás J. Aragón

Blog,
People of Public Health,
Health Equity,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Communication,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID Vaccine,
Social Determinants of Health,
Race and Public Health,
At-Risk Populations,
California,
Members,
Andrew Tucker,
Tomás Aragón,
ASTHO Member Spotlight

Tomás Aragón, MD, DrPH serves as the director of the California Department of Public Health and the State Public Health Officer. Aragón discusses how COVID has impacted the Latino community.

Tobacco Use in King County Washington: A Medicaid Data Analysis Report

Report,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Tobacco Control,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Medicaid Data and Analysis,
Washington,
Alexandra Kearly,
Amber K. Sabbatini,
Austin Craig,
Caroline Brazeel,
Eli Kern,
Erh-Chi Hsu,
Jerome A. Dugan,
Layla G. Booshehri,
Madison Hluchan,
Susan Hernandez

Tobacco Use in King County Washington: A Medicaid Data Analysis Report ASTHO Staff, King County Staff, University of Washington Staff Washington state provides an excellent model for integrating Medicaid data to address tobacco use. ...

Collaborations Between Health Systems and Community-Based Organizations

Report,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Community Health Workers,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Connecticut,
Illinois,
Michigan,
Nebraska

Across the nation, healthcare delivery systems and community-based organizations are developing partnerships to address the social determinants of health and behavioral health needs of the populations they serve. This report details ...