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New Executive Orders Shine Spotlight on Health and Racial Equity

Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Social Determinants of Health,
At-Risk Populations,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
Tribal Health,
Blog,
Mary Ann Cooney,
Mattie Quinn

COVID-19 has revealed the stark reality of racial and ethnic health disparities that exist nationally. Black and Hispanic Americans were nearly three times more likely to die from COVID-19 than white Americans. Black and Hispanic Americans ...

Using Your Braiding and Layering Funding to Address Food Insecurity

Blog,
Funding,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Race and Public Health,
Rural Health,
Social Determinants of Health,
Tribal Health,
Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,
Shelby Rowell,
Infant and Child Health

Food insecurity is a pervasive barrier to the health and well-being of many differing vulnerable populations in the United States, including minority populations and rural communities.

Public Health and Healthcare Partner to Promote Influenza Vaccination

Blog,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Race and Public Health,
Tribal Health,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID Vaccine,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Arkansas,
South Carolina,
Shalini Nair

In commemoration of National Influenza Vaccination Week ASTHO is highlighting work in Arkansas and South Carolina, where unique collaborations with healthcare and public health have allowed them to effectively promote flu vaccinations ...

How State and Territorial Health Departments Can Navigate Recent Executive Actions

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Funding,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Tribal Health,
Partnership,
State Health Policy,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,
COVID and Supply Chain,
COVID Testing and Screening,
Emergency Powers,
Public Health Law,
Carolyn McCoy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Workforce

One of tools presidents have to implement and drive their strategy are executive actions. Executive orders and presidential memoranda carry the force of law and allow presidents to move quickly, deliver a clear message, organize the ...

How to Address COVID-19 in Communities of Color

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Funding,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID and Special Populations,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities,
Race and Public Health,
Tribal Health

The statistics of who is dying from COVID-19 paint a glaring picture and highlight the ever-growing health disparities that exist in communities of color. These health disparities have become a focus area for Congress during COVID-19 ...