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Nation’s Public Health Leaders Urge President Trump to Use All Available Authorities to Quickly Produce Testing Supplies and Personal Protective Equipment

News,
Public Health News,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID Testing and Screening,
COVID and Supply Chain,
COVID and Workforce

On April 9, 2020, ASTHO and partner organizations released a statement asking for the Trump administration's assistance in urging American manufacturers to prioritize the production of personal protective equipment and COVID-19 testing ...

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

Territories and Freely Associated States,
Guam,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Puerto Rico,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,
COVID Testing and Screening,
Blog,
Karl Ensign,
Funding,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Grants and Contracts Management,
COVID and Workforce,
Partnership

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 ...

The Historic Opportunity COVID-19 Presents to Address Health Equity

Health Equity,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID Testing and Screening,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID Preparedness,
COVID Recovery,
COVID Resilience,
COVID and Workforce,
Population Health and Prevention,
Race and Public Health,
Rural Health,
Social Determinants of Health,
At-Risk Populations,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Advocacy,
Blog,
Marcus Plescia,
Operationalizing Equity,
People of Public Health,
Series,
Chief Medical Officer Series

The disparities experienced during the COVID pandemic have brought a national focus to health equity in our nation. The attention and resources currently being provided to help address health inequities provide an opportunity that I have ...

What is Needed for Community Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Blog,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Capacity,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID Recovery,
COVID Testing and Screening,
COVID and Workforce,
Michael Fraser,
Jim Blumenstock,
Marcus Plescia

The requisites for community recovery include universal COVID-19 testing, public compliance with stay-at-home and physical distancing recommendations, and a public health and health care system with the capacity to respond to hotspots and ...

Partner Spotlight: Q&A with Scott Becker, CEO of the Association of Public Health Laboratories

Blog,
People of Public Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Community Health Workers,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Preparedness,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Partnership,
COVID Testing and Screening,
COVID and Workforce,
Washington,
Wisconsin,
Public Health Workforce,
Scott J. Becker

Six questions with Scott Becker, CEO of the Association of Public Health Laboratories. Becker is active in national and international public health initiatives. He chairs the Governance Working Group for the Global Laboratory Leadership ...

States Offer Flexibility to Shore Up Healthcare Workforce

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Capacity,
COVID and Healthcare Systems,
COVID Testing and Screening,
COVID and Workforce,
Alaska,
Delaware,
Guam,
Indiana,
Kentucky,
Maine,
Nebraska,
Nevada,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
Washington, D.C.,
COVID and Law/Policy

This Health Policy Update is an overview of policy strategies that states have taken at the executive and legislative levels to increase the healthcare workforce to more effectively and efficiently respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.