Building an Island Health Equity Framework for the Future
In this post, ASTHO explores the conversations and considerations that went into developing the Islands Health Equity Framework.
In this post, ASTHO explores the conversations and considerations that went into developing the Islands Health Equity Framework.
The 2020 holiday season is coinciding with a nationwide surge of COVID-19 cases. With great concern that holiday travel to see loved ones may exacerbate community spread of the virus, many states are ...
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.
Health agencies play a key role in preparing for and responding to hurricanes and other severe weather events.
A groundbreaking “all-of-government” approach is getting underway in the U.S. Virgin Islands to more efficiently manage and expend federal grant funding for social determinants of health and overall ...
2020 has been a year of unprecedented events, and the past few months have already shown that they do not exist in a vacuum. While the country continues to respond and cope with the COVID-19 ...
This toolkit is designed to support public health leaders in leveraging the policy development process to achieve health equity in their jurisdiction.
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 ...
ASTHO has several members from the territories and Freely Associated States—jurisdictions with unique challenges, and do not fall under the category of a state or federal district. This post is a ...
Several states and territories, as well as many local governments, are going beyond recommendations and requiring individuals to wear face coverings when they are in public settings and spaces (i.e. ...
This report aims to highlight the unique vector-borne disease challenges faced by Island Areas and to dive into the key components of a mosquito control program, that are relevant to these unique ...
After years of advocacy, ASTHO and our partners are celebrating the recently signed Consolidated Appropriations Act.
Each year, ASTHO tracks and analyzes key legislation that impacts public health, and highlights the emerging trends for our members. While the bulk of the tracked legislation arises in state ...
Understanding boundary spanning principles helps public health practitioners recognize the types of boundaries that come naturally when navigating relationships that may involve managing up, down, ...
U.S. Territories Face Healthcare Cuts if Congress Does Not Address Impending Medicaid Financing Cliff ARLINGTON, VA—Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) member Esther ...
Over the past several years, states and jurisdictions have continued to implement important policies to reduce tobacco and nicotine use, including increasing tobacco prices, expanding areas deemed ...
This report is on the overlap of climate change and environmental justice.
Many health equity frameworks have been built in the context of the states, as such, they do not always translate easily to the U.S. territories and freely associated states.
This how-to guide provides steps, tips, and templates for developing and maintaining effective partnerships within island health agencies.
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 ...