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Funding is one of the greatest challenges that public health departments face; ASTHO provides resources to most effectively utilize funding to meet the needs of jurisdictions.

Guidance and Perspectives From Leaders to Their Peers

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.

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 ...

ASTHO CEO Michael Fraser's Testimony in Regards to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate

Emergency Use Authorization Toolkit The Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) Toolkit addresses key concepts and issues regarding the federal law allowing special uses for drugs, biologics, and devices during specified emergencies. The EUA ...

ASTHO is working with key partners to determine the role of state and territorial health officials in decreasing and preventing HAIs at the state and regional level.

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 ...

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 ...

Information and resources regarding PRAMS, an ongoing, site-specific, population-based surveillance project.

Early brain development can impact a child’s long-term health and wellbeing, so ASTHO works with our members to implement practices and strategies that support early childhood.

ASTHO supports state and territorial health departments in their mission to prevent and respond to sexually transmitted infections.

Public health is rapidly changing, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Public health professionals are having to navigate their way through these changes all while remaining steadfast in their ability to help their communities. With ...

Each year, ASTHO notes the top public health policy issues to watch in the upcoming year. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances are synthetic chemicals that can migrate into soil, water, and air during production and use, and can accumulate ...

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Joint and Affiliate Councils The Joint Council The Joint Council of State and Local Health Officials is comprised of the executive committees of ASTHO, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), and the Big ...

ASTHO’s membership comprises chief health officials from across the nation who receive ongoing capacity building, technical assistance, and leadership development.

Senior Leader Reserve Corps ASTHO’s Senior Leader Reserve Corps (SLRC) is a new on-demand tactical technical assistance offering for health officials and their senior leadership teams at no cost to the health department. SLRC offers ...

As a service to our members and other public health professionals, ASTHO regularly lists opportunities for funding, contractors, capacity building, and technical assistance. Check to see if any of the opportunities are a good fit for you ...

ASTHO has several members from the territories and Freely Associated States—jurisdictions with unique challenges, and do not fall under the category of a state or federal district. This post is a brief look at some of the public health ...