CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain, 2022: Resources for Decision-Makers In 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the updated Clinical ...
The Catalyst Center for Firearm Injury Prevention will take action to address firearm injury and death as a public health issue using evidence-based and equity-driven public health approaches.
Opioid Preparedness Exercise in a Box opioid use disorder, opioid prescriptions, opioid preparedness, state response protocol, inject inventory, shared language and actions, addiction treatment, ...
In-depth analysis on state health policy surrounding HIV. This is part of ASTHO's annual legislative prospectus series.
ASTHO Legislative Prospectus | Previewing 2023 state legislative actions on opioid overdose prevention.
States and territories are adopting a wide array of policies to improve mental and behavioral health, including significant investments in suicide prevention, support for youth mental health, and ...
In-depth analysis on state health policy surrounding HIV. This is part of ASTHO's annual legislative prospectus series.
In-depth analysis on state health policy surrounding e-cigarettes and flavored tobacco products. This is part of ASTHO's annual legislative prospectus series.
Health Agencies Can Support Communities Suffering Mass Firearm Violence mass firearm violence, firearm injury prevention, crisis communications, behavioral health, suicide prevention, mass shootings, ...
Health Officials Respond to Alarming Increases in Congenital Syphilis ARLINGTON, VA—Newborn syphilis cases have more than doubled in the last 4 years, and last year, the United States saw the most ...
ASTHO President States Third Year of Declining Life Expectancy is a “Wake-Up Call” ARLINGTON, VA—Suicides and drug overdoses caused life expectancy in the United States to fall again in 2017. In what ...
ASTHO Statement on Trump Administration's Latest Opioid Efforts ARLINGTON, VA—One year ago, the Trump administration declared the nation’s opioid crisis a public health emergency, garnering ...
State Public Health Leaders Urged to Increase Efforts to Prevent Injuries ARLINGTON, VA—State public health leaders responded to a new “The State of Safety” report released by the National Safety ...
ASTHO Provides Recommendations to President’s Commission on Opioids ARLINGTON, VA—The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) appreciates recent actions taken by Congress and ...
State Health Officials, Medical Experts, and Safety Advocates Call on FDA to Seek Removal of Ultra-High Dosage Opioids ARLINGTON, VA—The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), ...
ASTHO Opioid Framework Assists Health Officials in Combating the Epidemic ARLINGTON, VA—The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) unveiled a new tool designed to help public ...
These communication tools from ASTHO include key facts, talking points, and a customizable slide deck to help health departments raise awareness around antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea.
ASTHO’s tobacco control program serves as a resource on perspectives, capacities, challenges, and opportunities to implement state-based tobacco control and prevention initiatives. The overarching ...
State and Territorial Health Officials Applaud Surgeon General’s First Ever Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health ARLINGTON, VA—The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) ...
Health Officials and Attorneys General Convene to Discuss Legal and Public Health Solutions to Opioid Epidemic ARLINGTON, VA—The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and the ...