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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,

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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 ...

Community Health Workers and the Heart of Public Health

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Community Health Workers,

Partnership,

Funding,

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Workforce,

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Public Health Workforce,

Marcus Plescia

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 presence in state and local public health ...

Proposed Vaccination Laws to Watch in the New Year

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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,

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PFAS,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

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Alabama,

California,

Colorado,

Florida,

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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 ...

HiAP Strategy Works in States, Locally to Meet Equity Challenges in COVID-19 Response

Health Equity,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Population Health and Prevention,

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Maryland,

Pennsylvania,

California,

Virginia,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID Preparedness,

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Race and Public Health,

Blog,

Adney Rakotoniaina,

Ali Aslam,

Alix Ware,

Bridget Kerner,

Kerry Wyss,

Health in All Policies,

Partnership

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, transportation, and employment has created a ...

A Wondrous World: A Week of Unity, Reflection and Renewal

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People of Public Health,

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Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

At-Risk Populations,

Social Determinants of Health,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Mental Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID Vaccine,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Michael Fraser,

Partnership

This week has been both exhilarating and poignant. Almost surreal. We started the week by pausing to celebrate and reflect on the life and legacy of one of America’s greatest sons, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On Tuesday, ASTHO participated ...

How State and Territorial Health Departments Can Navigate Recent Executive Actions

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Health Policy Update,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

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Territorial Health Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

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Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Tribal Health,

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State Health Policy,

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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 ...