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

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Iowa,
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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 ...

Overcoming Common Barriers to Data Linkage

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 ...

Implementing an Environmental Public Health Tracking Program: Challenges and Solutions

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 ...

Lessons on State Resilience and Vulnerability to Complex Disasters

Iowa,

This report highlights lessons learned about how to remain resilient in the face of complex disasters and environmental events, following two listening sessions hosted by ASTHO and the Environmental Council of the States.

Eight Ways Health Department Leaders Can Support Effective HAI/AR Programs

State and territorial health agency health care-associated infection/antimicrobial-resistant programs play a critical role for spearheading prevention, detection, and outbreak response efforts in their communities. Support from agency ...

Health Equity and Public Health Department Accreditation

Ohio,

Through the lens of the Public Health Accreditation Board's standards and measures, this report explores innovative programs and policies implemented by health departments in an effort to adopt system-wide approaches to achieving ...

Summary of FY24 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill

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Congress released FY24 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill.

Leadership Trailblazer Spotlight: Mark Levine, MD, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health

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This interview is part of ASTHO’s Leadership Trailblazers series, which shares outstanding public health leaders’ inspirations, motivations, and accomplishments. This post features Mark Levine, MD, commissioner of the Vermont Department of ...

Leadership Trailblazer Spotlight: Donna Levin, Act for Public Health Project Director, Network for Public Health Law

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This interview is part of ASTHO’s Leadership Trailblazers series, which shares outstanding public health leaders’ inspirations, motivations, and accomplishments. This post features Donna Levin, JD, former executive director of the Network ...

How the U.S. Virgin Islands is Improving Federal Grants Management

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How the U.S. Virgin Islands is Improving Federal Grants Management astho, association of state and territorial health officials, public health, grant programs, grant management, overall health, health system, improving health, social ...

Louisiana Department of Health Mentorship Program Thriving During COVID Response

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The Louisiana Department of Health launched an employee mentorship program in 2021. Two members of LDH discuss the program, which has been a huge success despite launching during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Seven Trends Will Shape the Future Public Health Workforce

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ASTHO convened a Workforce Think Tank for public health leaders in 2021 during which Trista Harris—a philanthropic futurist—identified the seven trends most likely to impact the future public health workforce: sector shifts, pivot to the ...