Leveraging Public Health Assets in Medicaid Managed Care
This three-part report maps the public health capacities, assets, and resources onto the obligations and direction of Medicaid agencies and their managed care health plans.
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Braiding and Layering Funding to Address Supportive Housing
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the intersections of social determinants of health, such as transportation, education, and housing, and their impact on the health of individuals and ...
Health Equity and Public Health Department Accreditation
Ohio,
Through the lens of the Public Health Accreditation Board's standards and measures, this report explores innovative programs and policies implemented by health departments in an effort to adopt ...
Partner Coordination Efforts to Strengthen Infection Prevention and Control Practices
Iowa,
Ohio,
This report highlights examples of health department partnership coordination strategies to enhance surveillance, increase resource and staffing capacity, and improve communication and collaboration ...
Advancing Preparedness for Life Support Users During Power Outages
This report provides guidance on boosting power outage support for people who use life support and other durable medical equipment devices.
Top Louisiana Health Official Outlines Six Requests for Congress to Prevent Crumbling of National Public Health Infrastructure
On Sept. 29, 2021, Louisiana’s top public health official, and ASTHO member, Joseph M. Kanter, MD, MPH testified to the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis on the need to upgrade and ...
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 ...
Improving Care to Address Maternal and Child Lead Exposure
Iowa,
In 2017, nearly 64,000 children under six had elevated blood lead levels as defined by the CDC. There is no safe blood lead level in children, and even low levels of lead have been shown to affect ...