On Aug. 3, 2020, ASTHO CEO Michael Fraser issued a statement reminding the federal government of the toll COVID-19 is taking on public health systems, and calling on Congress and the administration ...
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 ...
As the Delta variant spreads across the country and increases the number of COVID-19 cases, the strain it is placing on the nation’s health system continues to grow. The surge of COVID-19 patients is ...
Amid so much uncertainty, it might feel naïve to make any claims about what the future holds. But it is in these moments that it becomes more important than ever to have beacons to guide us and ...
The rise of seriously ill COVID-19 patients is a reminder of the primary role that public health departments play in responding to any outbreak: preventing community-wide transmission of disease.
A New Normal for Public Health Agencies Association of state and territorial health officials, astho, states and territories, covid-19, covid-19 pandemic, immunization, vaccination, influenza ...
More than 100 rural hospitals have closed since 2010, and an additional 25% are at high risk of closure, and COVID-19 has magnified the existing stressors on rural healthcare. As a result, states are ...
A discussion with Meredith Allen, ASTHO’s Vice President for Health Security, about how the first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccinations have been a major turning point for the pandemic and a ...
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The requisites for community recovery include universal COVID-19 testing, public compliance with stay-at-home and physical distancing recommendations, and a public health and health care system with ...
To prepare and respond to COVID-19, Congress and the administration approved three emergency supplemental bills for the federal, state, local, territorial, and tribal governmental agencies. This post ...
This Health Policy Update is an overview of policy strategies that states have taken at the executive and legislative levels to increase the healthcare workforce to more effectively and efficiently ...
As the response to COVID-19 transitions from response to recovery, advocacy efforts continue to intensify on Capitol Hill, to help shape negotiations on the fifth emergency supplemental package.
On this episode, we ask public health experts to zoom out a bit and reflect on a truly remarkable year. These public health leaders discuss the politicization of public health mitigation efforts, ...
This episode dissects concerns at the southwest United States border, where health and governmental officials find themselves managing an extraordinarily complex situation: handling an increase in ...
On Nov. 19, 2020, ASTHO released a statement warning that because of an exponential increase in new infections of COVID-19 nationwide, government officials will have to significantly adjust their ...