What You Need to Know About the COVID-19 Vaccine
Many pharmaceutical companies urgently began developing a COVID-19 vaccine earlier this year to reduce the spread of the virus as the threat of a pandemic loomed. Fast forward several months and ...
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State Policy Actions to Support Long-Term Care Facilities During COVID-19 Response
As COVID-19 emerged and spread in the U.S., people working and residing in long-term care facilities have experienced a significant burden of COVID-19 cases and deaths. As of Oct. 8, deaths ...
Health in the 2020 Political Party Platforms
In anticipation of the upcoming presidential election in November, the Republican and Democratic National Committees released their platforms. These platforms provide an overview of values, policies, ...
Stronger Together: Six Strategies to Enhance Your State’s Suicide Prevention Infrastructure
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Utah,
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the importance of continued mental health promotion and suicide prevention efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. As we address the physical effects of ...
COVID-19 and Beyond: Improving Youth Mental Health Outcomes and Disparities
Utah,
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted both the physical and mental health well-being of youth. Disruptions in both their home and school life have put youth at risk for poor mental health outcomes that ...
ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Public Health Workforce
Utah,
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 Infrastructure Proposals Gain Steam in Congress
The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the consequences of decades of underfunding. To ensure we are better prepared for future pandemics and biological threats, we must consider the long-term ...
What ASTHO Expects from the Incoming Biden Administration
As the country prepares for the inauguration of President-Elect Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on Wednesday, the incoming administration has highlighted several priorities over the next four years. This post ...
Getting Ahead of the COVID-19 Vaccine
Scientists are working quickly to develop a safe and effective vaccine to provide immunity to COVID-19. Once a vaccine is approved, it will likely be imperative for states to authorize as many health ...
How State and Territorial Health Departments Can Navigate Recent Executive Actions
One of tools presidents have to implement and drive their strategy are executive actions. Executive orders and presidential memoranda carry the force of law and allow presidents to move quickly, ...
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.
Public Health Highlights of President’s FY22 Budget Proposal
In May 2021, President Biden released full details of the fiscal year 2022 budget. Overall, the budget request combines President Biden's American Jobs Plan, his American Families Plan, and ...
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, ...
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 ...