Webinar attendees learn about the review process, strategies for moving Maternal Mortality Review Committees data to action, and hear an example of how the state of Texas took recommendations and ...
The Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting program, which provides visiting services to parents with young children, is up for Congressional reauthorization. This post explores the ...
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 December 2021, HRSA approved new and updated Women’s Preventive Services Guidelines, which will go into effect in 2023. The recent changes include a new guideline on obesity prevention for midlife ...
ASTHO interview with Elizabeth Harvey, PhD, MPH, a CDC Senior Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Program assignee to the Tennessee Department of Health. Harvey shares her thoughts on the progress ...
This article in Journal of Public Health Management & Practice discusses ASTHO's strategies for reducing maternal mortality and morbidity.
States have identified different strategies to implement healthy eating approaches and reduce obesity at the school and community levels, as well as through food labeling at grocery stores and food ...
Learn about how Louisiana’s perinatal quality collaborative is caring for pregnant and postpartum people with substance use disorder by reducing stigma and radical collaboration.
There are significant disparities in pregnancy-related outcomes in the United States. Many of these deaths considered preventable, so state and federal policy makers are taking steps to improve ...
This report analyzes way that public health officials can mitigate the impact of disasters on pregnant people, neonates, and infants through a variety of policies, including policies related to ...
Information and resources regarding PRAMS, an ongoing, site-specific, population-based surveillance project.
ASTHO sponsored a June 2022 special issue of the American Journal of Public Health on equitable and accessible contraception access.
This infographic series features topics including Plans of Safe Care, expanding access to medications for opioid use disorder for pregnant and postpartum women, and using family-centered programs to ...
Braiding and Layering Funding to Address the Social Determinants of Health The social determinants of health (SDOH)—the social, economic, and built environments in which people live, learn, work, and ...
This full supplement in American Journal of Public Health was sponsored by ASTHO and contains articles developed by ASTHO.
Families who wish to breastfeed in the United States often face barriers in workplace and school settings. To address these disparities, federal, state, and territorial governments are adopting ...
Food insecurity is a pervasive barrier to the health and well-being of many differing vulnerable populations in the United States, including minority populations and rural communities.
When the COVID-19 pandemic began the need for greater access to virtual reproductive healthcare services increased dramatically. Telehealth increased access to providers, eased workflows and ...