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Learn how state and territorial legislatures can bolster or restrict public health legal authority, with examples from early COVID-19 as well as 2024.

Improving Access to Healthcare in the Pacific: Q&A with Patrick Abraham access to healthcare, federated states of micronesia, underserved populations, health infrastructure, primary care services, health disparities, optimal health, ...

Prioritize the mental health and well-being of public health workers who face stress and burnout due to their work; read about practical strategies for improving workplace wellness and the impact of declining workforce well-being on public ...

An in-depth look at how Wisconsin state agencies are partnering across sectors and systems to strengthen supports for children and youth to stop the cycle of incarceration.

How states are using 1115 waivers to improve health equity for people on Medicaid.

As in any sector, there is often talk in the public health field of “working upstream,” or addressing problems at their source. If public health is going to be a changemaker in the world, its leaders must be equal parts nimble and ...

Avia Mason discusses three pillars for public health leadership of the future: care for yourself, communicate effectively, and convert from transactions to transformation.

After decades of underinvestment, health departments received increased funding for disease intervention services, strengthening the existing workforce, and providing opportunities to expand workforce capacity.

ASTHO's Kimberlee Wyche Etheridge reflects on the state of public health in Honduras, after a recent trip with her medical students.

Xylazine: What Health Agencies Need to Know astho, association of state and territorial health officials, xylazine trend, xylazine, overdose epidemic, overdose deaths, harm reduction, drug overdose deaths, drug related harm, blood ...

This post highlights three strategies health department leaders can explore to reduce staff stress and burnout in the office: quiet spaces, art on display, and allowing pets in the office.

As part of ASTHO’s Public Health - Hope, Equity, Resilience, and Opportunity initiative, we are using this post to highlight some acts of thanks for organization leaders and supervisors to consider.

Reflections on ASTHO's time at the National Menthol Conference.

Adopting a public health approach to substance use by implementing harm reduction policies across all levels of government can help communities address the overdose crisis. This post analyzes e

Building a Culture of Care: Leadership in Public Health Agencies astho, association of state and territorial health officials, association of state and territorial health officials astho, state health official, public health official, ...

The COVID-19 pandemic presented an opportunity for an existing behavioral health resource—the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center’s Crisis Hotline—to become a household name. During the pandemic, the hotline became a lifeline for a ...

This blog post to kick off National Sexually Transmitted Diseases Week, features an interview with Leandro Mena, STD Division Director at CDC.

The ASTHO State Health Policy team provides brief updates on 5 of the ten state health policy issues to watch in 2022: mental and behavioral health, rural health, e-cigarettes and flavored tobacco products, HIV and PFAS.

Continuing ASTHO’s Legislative Prospectus series—which highlights the top 10 public health policy issues for 2022—we are focusing this week on mental and behavioral health as well as supporting the public health workforce.

Following disruptions to daily life caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, emergency departments saw an increase of mental health-related visits. A June 2021 study showed a significant increase of mental health-related visits among ...