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Including Island Areas in Federal Public Health Datasets

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Collecting and sharing data are crucially important to improving health equity, because those datasets inform effective policymaking. Despite having some of the most challenging population health outcomes, the U.S. island areas are often ...

Improving Indirect Cost Rate Use in Island Jurisdictions

Guam,

Learn how increasing the use of indirect cost rates in the territories and freely associated states can help improve public health financing in these jurisdictions.

Reflections From the Field: Pacific and Atlantic Jurisdictions Remain Resolute Amid Adversity

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In the late fall of 2021, ASTHO leadership visited select jurisdictions in the Pacific and the Atlantic for the first time since COVID-19 curtailed travel to these regions. It was a fantastic to reconnect with our leadership and dedicated ...

Sharing Island Stories on Health Equity: Setting the Stage for Equity in the Island Areas

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Guam,

This blog shares key takeaways from the first Island Areas COVID-19 Health Equity Action Institutes.

Overcoming Baked-In Inequities and Promoting Health Equity in the Island Areas

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Guam,

This blog describes the island areas COVID-19 successes and their cultural and historical context.

ASTHO Addresses Insular Areas Health Equity Through Federal Engagement

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Guam,

As the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, ASTHO is committed to the T in our name. The health officials from the territories and freely-associated states are valued members and we are committed to advocating for the ...