Home Visiting Reauthorization: The First Trimester
The Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting program, which provides visiting services to parents with young children, is up for Congressional reauthorization. This post explores the ...
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STDs Rising Nationally, CDC Says
STIs,
This blog post to kick off National Sexually Transmitted Diseases Week, features an interview with Leandro Mena, STD Division Director at CDC.
Understanding the Updated Women’s Preventive Services Guidelines
Blog,
HIV,
In December 2021, HRSA approved new and updated Women’s Preventive Services Guidelines, which will go into effect in 2023. The recent changes include a new guideline on obesity prevention for midlife ...
Improving Youth Behavioral Health Through School-Based Strategies
ACEs,
This infographic highlights 10 high-level strategies to advance work in school behavioral health.
States Using Policy to Remove Barriers to HIV Testing
HIV,
National HIV Testing Day is observed each year on June 27, the goal is to encourage people to get tested and know their HIV status. Recent legislation on this topic speaks to its prioritization and ...
New ASTHO Report Outlines 10 Strategies to Improve Behavioral Health in Schools
New ASTHO Report Outlines 10 Strategies to Improve Behavioral Health in Schools ARLINGTON, VA—In light of the rising rates of teen depression and anxiety in the United States, today, the Association ...
Supporting Pregnant and Postpartum Women with Opioid Use Disorder: An Infographic Series
OMNI,
This infographic series features topics including Plans of Safe Care, expanding access to medications for opioid use disorder for pregnant and postpartum women, and using family-centered programs to ...
Planning Approaches for Viral Hepatitis Elimination
This video outlines a six-step process that health agencies can use when planning for viral hepatitis elimination.
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 ...
Using Medicaid Datasets to Measure Tobacco Use: A Review
Tobacco use causes 480,000 premature deaths each year, making it the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. In collaboration with CDC, ASTHO is leading an effort to explore how ...
Youth Suicides and the Mental Health Crisis: What Congress Is Doing
Utah,
Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States and widely recognized as a crisis, specifically among our youth, a population in which incidences have been rapidly increasing. Fortunately, ...
Public Health and the Courtroom: How Health Officials Become Involved With Lawsuits
Ohio,
Utah,
As leaders of their state agency, state and territorial health officials can be named parties in lawsuits alleging that an action taken by a public health agency was unlawful. These officials are ...
Improving Youth Behavioral Health Through School-Based Strategies
ACEs,
The findings detailed in this report were gathered during a series of School Behavioral Health Advisory Committee convenings in spring 2021. The goal was identify policy gaps and strategies for ...