ASTHO and Safe States Alliance Commit to Supporting State Injury and Violence Prevention Programs ARLINGTON, VA—The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials supports the just-released ...
ASTHO and PIHOA Praise Approval of Medicaid Funding Fix for U.S. Territories ARLINGTON, VA—This week, Congress approved legislation to extend Medicaid funding for two years for the U.S. territories ...
ASTHO Launches National Campaign to Support Healthy Communities, Aligning with NACCHO and the U.S. Surgeon General ARLINGTON, VA—The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) ...
ASTHO and Safe States Alliance Respond to Rising Injury Deaths Among Children and Adolescents ARLINGTON, VA—Today, CDC released a report showing that injuries, suicides, and homicides are ...
State Health Officials Commend Public Health Emergency Declaration to Address Opioid Epidemic ARLINGTON, VA—Members of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) joined ...
The Tobacco Control Network, an ASTHO peer network, celebrates the 25th anniversary of its successful work supporting state and territorial tobacco control programs in their common pursuit of working ...
Over the years evidence has expanded on community health workers (CHWs) improving outcomes and even reducing disparities in heart disease and many other public health priority areas. However, their ...
Economic security and well-being, job stability, access to safe and affordable housing, access to healthy and nutritious foods, and access to resources to manage mental and physical health—all of ...
The opioid crisis continues to claim the lives of thousands across the United States and has cost the economy billions in health care, mortality, and criminal justice costs. In 2018, it’s estimated ...
While governments have faced challenges in adopting a Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach to respond to COVID-19, the impact of the public health emergency across sectors such as housing, ...
This brief details innovative uses of geographic information systems (GIS) in public health. It showcases original research conducted by ASTHO staff to better understand the value of GIS in ...
CDC's Tom Chiller, MD, explains that in the United States, three main types of fungi can cause lung infections like pneumonia when people breathe in fungal spores from the air. Depending on where ...
ASTHO sat down with Rich Hamburg to discuss Safe States Alliance’s reinvigorated mission to strengthen the practice of injury and violence prevention, and opportunities for public health leaders to ...
The he OSDH Tribal Cessation Workgroup is the result of a partnership between the Chickasaw Nation and the Oklahoma State Health Department, the goal is to advance tobacco cessation efforts.
The Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center is tackling childhood obesity through Community Health Opportunities Organized with Schools at the Epicenter (CHOOSE), a multi-partner and multi-level ...
State health agencies have a long history of using evidence-based public health approaches to increase colorectal cancer screening rates and partnering with health systems and other national ...
Scott Becker, executive director of APHL, discusses initiatives and collaborations to help improve newborn screening, as well as the work ASTHO is doing to promote this vital work among state and ...
Sally Davis, director of UNM-PRC, discusses engaging rural communities, implementing evidence-based physical activity recommendations, and successfully adapting physical activity programs in other ...
People who use electricity-dependent durable medical equipment (DME) at home—such as ventilators and oxygen concentrators—can face life-threatening consequences during a power outage. HHS reports ...
State and local jurisdictions are developing Ending the HOV Epidemic plans. The EHE initiative has largely focused on four key strategies: Diagnose, Treat, Prevent, and Respond to potential ...