In an effort to help meet demand, some states and territories have joined interjurisdictional licensing compacts that allow a mental healthcare provider licensed in one state to provide care in ...
Collecting and sharing data are crucially important to improving health equity, because those datasets inform effective policymaking. Despite having some of the most challenging population health ...
This ASTHOBrief offers a menu of strategies and considerations for organizations interested in incorporating a Health in All Policies and equity-centered approach to the development and ...
This report examines how four states (Colorado, Michigan, North Dakota, and Rhode Island) made use of their Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant funding.
ASTHO’s Senior Leadership Reserve Corps is helping state health officials and their agencies achieve their goals, like the revitalization of Wisconsin’s Public Health Council.
This episode highlights how the current equity efforts can integrate with established performance management practices.
This report identifies and breaks down seven core value areas that emerge from taking a health in all policies approach to policymaking and programming.
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.
ASTHO’s federal legislative agenda guides the organization's advocacy work and sets priorities for the government affairs team. The team's success is measured by the impact of that work.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Emergency Operations Centers played a vital role as health department leaders implemented and coordinated response objectives, plans, and activities. The lessons learned ...
On Nov. 30, 2022, ASTHO, NNPHI, and PHAB released a joint statement announcing the receipt of CDC funds as part of the Public Health Infrastructure Grant Program.
This brief draws on health officials’ experiences in territories and Freely Associated States to illustrate opportunities to lead improvement efforts by building relationships, committing to data ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the landscape of we go about preparing and responding to public health threats. In collaboration with CDC, ASTHO embarked on an initiative to identify effective ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has elevated and kept public health top of mind world-wide. One issue highlighted by the pandemic that has been keenly felt in New York State and Rhode Island is housing policy.
In 2021, ASTHO convened state environmental health directors and directors of public health preparedness to discuss innovations developed during the COVID-19 pandemic such as virtual inspections. ...
State issued documents, such as birth certificates, are often required to navigate daily life. Vital records policy is a complex and evolving issue with many of the processes and procedures left to ...
In the spring of 2022, ASTHO’s island area members convened at the first island-focused COVID-19 Health Equity Action Institutes and asked each other what creating an equitable and sustainable public ...
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