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States Work to Support Rural Hospitals Despite Pandemic Challenges

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Health Equity,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Workforce,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Rural Health,

At-Risk Populations,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

California,

Hawaii,

Maryland,

Kentucky,

Kansas,

Oklahoma,

Utah,

Beth Giambrone,

Public Health Workforce

When rural hospitals close, it increases the distance people must travel for essential healthcare services. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted and magnified the factors leading to rural hospital closures across the country. Many ...

Public Health Policy Issues to Watch in 2021

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Influenza,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

STIs,

HIV,

Tobacco Control,

Substance Misuse,

Opioids,

Overdose Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Risk-Appropriate Care,

Public Health Law,

Preparedness,

Emergency Powers,

Health Equity,

Rural Health,

Healthcare Access,

Andy Baker-White,

Beth Giambrone,

Maggie Davis,

Environmental Health,

Food and Water Safety,

PFAS,

Evidence or Fact-Based Measures

With many of the state and territorial legislatures reconvening over the next few weeks, we can look forward to new (and not-so-new) legislation start to crop up that will impact public health. To help navigate the new legislative ...

What ASTHO Expects from the Incoming Biden Administration

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Funding,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Environmental Health,

Climate and Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

COVID and Funding,

COVID Testing and Screening,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,

Jeffrey O. Ekoma,

Population Health and Prevention

As the country prepares for the inauguration of President-Elect Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on Wednesday, the incoming administration has highlighted several priorities over the next four years. This post is a summary of priorities that are ...

Public Health Highlights of President’s FY22 Budget Proposal

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Funding,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Funding,

Health Equity,

Social Determinants of Health,

Environmental Health,

Climate and Health,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Substance Misuse,

Opioids,

Overdose Prevention,

Preparedness,

Jeffrey O. Ekoma,

Data Modernization,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Injury and Violence Prevention,

Pandemics,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Grants and Contracts Management,

Public Health Workforce

In May 2021, President Biden released full details of the fiscal year 2022 budget. Overall, the budget request combines President Biden's American Jobs Plan, his American Families Plan, and funding priorities for the Pentagon and ...

Who Are the Vaccinators? A Look at the Vaccination Workforce

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Workforce,

COVID Vaccine,

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Kansas,

Arkansas,

Indiana,

Maine,

Minnesota,

North Dakota,

South Carolina,

Virginia,

Wisconsin,

Oregon,

Maryland,

Pennsylvania,

California,

Illinois,

Adrianna Evans,

Maggie Davis,

People of Public Health,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

State Health Policy,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Public Health Workforce

As the U.S. continues to undertake the largest vaccination campaign in almost a century, it has required government at all levels to surge workforce capacity. The federal government, states, territories, and local jurisdictions are acting ...

What to Know About the American Rescue Plan

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Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Funding,

COVID Recovery,

COVID and Workforce,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Funding,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Jeffrey O. Ekoma,

Mattie Quinn,

Population Health and Prevention,

Public Health Workforce

One of President Biden’s first actions just before being sworn into office was to draft up the American Rescue Plan, a sweeping proposal that ASTHO has committed to working with the Biden Administration on. The proposal offers a national ...

National Rural Health Day: States Investing in Rural Communities

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Health Equity,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Rural Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Quality Improvement,

Accreditation,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Public Health Workforce,

Anna Bartels

November 18 is National Rural Health Day, a commemoration started by State Offices of Rural Health to recognize the power and resilience of rural communities. Twenty percent of the U.S. population lives in rural communities. Recognizing ...

Proposed Vaccination Laws to Watch in the New Year

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

COVID-19,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

STIs,

HIV,

Tobacco Control,

Environmental Health,

Food and Water Safety,

PFAS,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Mental Health,

Preparedness,

Emergency Powers,

Rural Health,

Alabama,

California,

Colorado,

Florida,

Hawaii,

Indiana,

Louisiana,

Maine,

Mississippi,

Missouri,

New Hampshire,

New York,

West Virginia,

Andy Baker-White,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Education

Vaccines are one of the greatest public health achievements of the last century, as well as some of the most powerful and cost-effective tools to prevent disease, disparities, disability, and death among children and adults. The COVID-19 ...

Update for Public Health Workforce About Federal Loan Forgiveness

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Health Policy Update,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Funding,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Workforce,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Population Health and Prevention,

Preparedness,

Public Health Workforce,

Jeffrey O. Ekoma

In addition to the countless hours worked during the COVID-19 pandemic, many public health workers are also grappling with how to repay outstanding federal loans. In response, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) recently announced ...

How State and Territorial Health Departments Can Navigate Recent Executive Actions

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Policy,

Territorial Health Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Funding,

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Tribal Health,

Partnership,

State Health Policy,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,

COVID and Supply Chain,

COVID Testing and Screening,

Emergency Powers,

Public Health Law,

Carolyn McCoy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Public Health Workforce

One of tools presidents have to implement and drive their strategy are executive actions. Executive orders and presidential memoranda carry the force of law and allow presidents to move quickly, deliver a clear message, organize the ...