ASTHO President Nirav D. Shah Looks Ahead to 2022
Amid so much uncertainty, it might feel naïve to make any claims about what the future holds. But it is in these moments that it becomes more important than ever to have beacons to guide us and ...
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Think Big When Applying for Infrastructure Funding: 12 Recommendations for Health Agencies
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Public health agencies have an opportunity to recruit for and retain a diverse and skilled workforce. As new funding opportunities emerge ASTHO recommends a focus on proof, people, and processes.
States Work to Support Rural Hospitals Despite Pandemic Challenges
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When rural hospitals close, it increases the distance people must travel for essential healthcare services. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted and magnified the factors leading to rural hospital ...
Alabama’s Positive Transformation Through Cross-Cutting PHIG Workplans
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Alabama shares six ways a cross-cutting approach successfully impacted its PHIG workplan implementation.
ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Health Equity and Rural Health
ASTHO has identified health equity and rural health as issues that policymakers across the country will consider in 2022.
Who Are the Vaccinators? A Look at the Vaccination Workforce
As the U.S. continues to undertake the largest vaccination campaign in almost a century, it has required government at all levels to surge workforce capacity. The federal government, states, ...
National Rural Health Day: States Investing in Rural Communities
November 18 is National Rural Health Day, a commemoration started by State Offices of Rural Health to recognize the power and resilience of rural communities. Twenty percent of the U.S. population ...
What to Know About the American Rescue Plan
One of President Biden’s first actions just before being sworn into office was to draft up the American Rescue Plan, a sweeping proposal that ASTHO has committed to working with the Biden ...
Seven Trends Will Shape the Future Public Health Workforce
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ASTHO convened a Workforce Think Tank for public health leaders in 2021 during which Trista Harris—a philanthropic futurist—identified the seven trends most likely to impact the future public health ...
ASTHO’s Most Used Resources of 2021
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ASTHO's mission is to support, equip, and advocate for state and territorial health officials in their work of advancing the public's health and well-being. To that end, here are the 12 most ...