On April 4, 2022, the U.S. Senate indicated that they have reached an agreement on a $10 billion bipartisan emergency supplemental funding bill for the federal COVID-19 response.
Letter to the White House Requesting Funding For a National Monkeypox Response Demetre Daskalakis, MD National Monkeypox Response Deputy Coordinator The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW ...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, public health authority has been used to require the use of face masks and encourage social distancing, and other measures. In several states these legal authorities ...
In honor of ASTHO’s 80th anniversary, a leadership panel—including CEO Michael Fraser, President Anne Zink, Past President Nirav Shah, and Idaho Commissioner of Health Elke Shaw-Tulloch—discusses the ...
Partnering with Community Action Agencies Can Improve Trust in Vaccines astho, association of state and territorial health officials, association of state and territorial health officials astho, ...
Following a hurricane, the risk of exposure to infectious disease increases due, in part, to the presence of floodwater and debris. Hurricanes may contribute to population displacement and ...
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 ...
The U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands mounted a unique response to the COVID-19 pandemic as it started to sweep the globe. We discuss that approach and its successes with some of the region’s experts.
The COVID-19 pandemic presented an opportunity for an existing behavioral health resource—the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center’s Crisis Hotline—to become a household name. During the ...
This report analyzes the results from a survey of state and territorial health agency staff to collect information regarding health agency efforts to address climate change and extreme weather.
Accurate and timely communication from health officials during a public health emergency is critical to ensure people can reduce their risk of illness or death. Karen Smith (alumni-CA) talks about ...
Public health officials from all levels of government are working to respond to the existing outbreak of monkeypox, while preparing for the potential of more widespread transmission.
ASTHO spoke with Greg Endler, and Michele Roberts of the Washington State Department of Health as they share reflections on working to improve vaccine confidence in their jurisdiction both prior to ...
Building a Culture of Care: Leadership in Public Health Agencies astho, association of state and territorial health officials, association of state and territorial health officials astho, state ...
Geographic Information Systems and other data visualization tools have become integral parts of public health decision-making workflows and provide crucial support to topic areas such as ...
Deaf people—especially sign language users—are one community that is often overlooked and forgotten in public health communications, which are almost always caused by miscommunication or exclusivity. ...
Under the Tenth Amendment, states have the power to protect the health and welfare of their populations, including the authority to implement isolation and quarantine orders to limit the spread of ...
ASTHO interviewed two state health agencies (SHAs), two nonprofit partners, and one university partner that were heavily invested in state early childhood development policy about how their programs ...
In this podcast episode, Scott Harris and Mei Kwong explore the current state of telehealth during COVID-19 and how it’s being used as a tool to access care, spotlighting examples from public health.
During the 2022 state legislative sessions, at least 20 states considered bills that would require a religious exemption to a vaccine requirement. As state legislatures continue considering vaccine ...