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Effective Public Health Approaches to Reducing Congenital Syphilis

Blog,
STIs,
Technical Assistance,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Iowa,
Louisiana,
Kentucky,
South Carolina,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Julia Greenspan,
Alexandra Kearly,
Rachel Scheckman,
JoAnne McClure,
Sanaa Akbarali

Effective Public Health Approaches to Reducing Congenital Syphilis astho, association of state and territorial health officials, provider bias, syphilis screening requirements, medicaid family ...

ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Health Equity and Rural Health

Health Policy Update,
State Health Policy,
Rural Health,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Race and Public Health,
Social Determinants of Health,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Telehealth,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID and Telehealth,
Public Health Workforce,
Beth Giambrone,
Maggie Davis

ASTHO has identified health equity and rural health as issues that policymakers across the country will consider in 2022.

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

Blog,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
At-Risk Populations,
Elimination of Disparities,
Preparedness,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
Community Health Workers,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
American Samoa,
Federated States of Micronesia,
Guam,
Marshall Islands,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Palau,
Puerto Rico,
Virgin Islands,
Alex Wheatley,
Julia Von Alexander,
Kelsey Donnellan,
Neyling Fajardo,
Operationalizing Equity,
Island Equity

In the spring of 2022, ASTHO’s island area members convened at the first island-focused COVID-19 Health Equity Action Institutes and asked each other what creating an equitable and sustainable public ...

Addressing the Impact of Rural Hospital Closures on Maternal and Infant Health

Blog,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Women, Infant, Family Health Mental Health,
Risk-Appropriate Care,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Telehealth,
At-Risk Populations,
Rural Health,
Social Determinants of Health,
COVID and Telehealth,
Arkansas,
North Carolina,
Lexa Giragosian

Rural hospital closures exacerbate poor socioeconomic conditions, job loss, cost of health services, transportation times and barriers, and inequitable access to quality care, all of which contribute ...

Recent Federal Actions Spur Changes to Children's Blood Lead Level Screenings and Response

Health Policy Update,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID and Law/Policy,
Early Brain Development,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Delaware,
Iowa,
New Jersey,
North Carolina,
Oregon,
Pennsylvania,
Federal Government Affairs,
State Health Policy,
Ali Aslam,
Healthcare Access,
At-Risk Populations,
Infant and Child Health

The COVID-19 pandemic introduced new challenges for screening children’s blood lead levels, as screening rates across the country dropped during stay-at-home orders. A substantive federal policy ...

The Impact of Broadband Redlining on Health Equity

Race and Public Health,
Social Determinants of Health,
At-Risk Populations,
State Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Preparedness,
Telehealth,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
Craig Settles,
Janet Oputa,
Mattie Quinn,
Elimination of Disparities,
COVID and Telehealth,
People of Public Health

Access to quality internet may not be the first thing you think of when you think about health equity, but it is something that impacts many communities. In this interview, ASTHO chats with Craig ...

Education and Public Health: Supporting Youth Through COVID-19 and Beyond

Health Policy Update,
COVID and Special Populations,
State Health Policy,
Pandemics,
ACEs,
Mental Health,
Education,
Michigan,
Ohio,
Virginia,
Ioana Ungureanu,
Jes Lyons,
Victoria Pless,
Healthcare Access,
Washington,
Oregon,
Colorado

Toxic stress contributes to a variety of negative outcomes for children. And unfortunately, COVID-19 has increased the likelihood of children experiencing childhood trauma, adverse childhood ...

How States are Using Policy to Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity

Health Policy Update,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,
Sameer Rao,
Federal Government Affairs,
State Health Policy,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Race and Public Health,
Florida,
Georgia,
Maine,
North Carolina,
Ohio,
Texas,
West Virginia

Approximately 700 women die annually in the U.S. between 2007-2016 as a result of pregnancy or its complications, according to CDC data. This is one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the ...

ASTHO Addresses Insular Areas Health Equity Through Federal Engagement

Health Policy Update,
Federal Government Affairs,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Primary Care and Public Health,
Territorial Health Policy,
Carolyn McCoy,
Partnership,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
American Samoa,
Guam,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Puerto Rico,
Virgin Islands,
Washington Week

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 ...

The Importance of Collecting Data on Pregnant Women and Infants During Public Health Emergencies

COVID and Special Populations,
Pandemics,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,
Primary Care and Public Health,
Blog,
Karen Remley,
Women, Infant, Family Health Data Integration

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted pregnant people and infants more severely than some other populations. As such, it is important to pay special attention to this vulnerable group.