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Addressing Hypertension During Pregnancy Improves Maternal and Infant Health

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Heart Disease,
Stroke,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Illinois,
Ohio,
Montana,
Maria Gabriela Ruiz,
Topic,
Hypertension Detection,
Screening and Referral Systems,
Hypertension Treatment and Management,
Home Blood Pressure Monitoring and Self-Management,
Evidence-Based and Promising Programs,
Quality Improvement,
Sustainable Systems Change,
Cross-Sector Partnerships,
Resource Type,
State Examples,
Success Stories

This resource highlights state-based program initiatives tailored to improving hypertensive disorders of pregnancy outcomes.

ASTHO Policy Committees (login required)

ASTHO Policy Committees (login required) Policy committees are instrumental in developing ASTHO policy through a process established by our membership in 2018. Committee members are subject matter experts in their field and are integral to ...

Arizona Department of Health Services Pursues Policies to Advance Data Sharing with Tribal Nations

Brief,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Health Equity,
Tribal Health,
Partnership,
Arizona,
Christina Severin,
Erik Skinner,
Reema Mistry

Arizona Department of Health Services Pursues Policies to Advance Data Sharing with Tribal Nations Erik Skinner, Christina Severin, Reema Mistry The Arizona Department of Health Services is pursuing policies to advance data sharing with ...

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Considering the Role of Social Stressors in Chemical Risk Assessment

Brief,
Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
PFAS,
Environmental Health Informatics and Surveillance,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities,
Social Determinants of Health,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
California,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
New York,
Ali Aslam

In addition to PFAS exposure assessments, state and territorial health agencies may also consider the role of social stressors during the risk assessment process.

Strengthening Risk-Appropriate Care in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities

Brief,
Health Equity,
Tribal Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Risk-Appropriate Care,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Health Care Access,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Members,
Alaska,
Montana,
New Mexico,
Lily Lou,
Social Determinants of Health

This ASTHOBrief addresses the importance of developing robust, culturally competent risk-appropriate care systems for American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

ASTHO Reports from Palau Equity Summit

Blog,
People of Public Health,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Elimination of Disparities,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Partnership,
Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
LGBTQ+,
Island Equity,
Palau,
Karl Ensign,
Jurisdiction,
Topics,
Islands/Territories/Freely Associated States,
Community Engagement,
Community and Belonging,
Social Determinants of Health

In February 2023, ASTHO staff traveled to Koror, Palau for a four-day health equity summit and held workshops to identify, select, and prioritize measures for Palau’s health equity work.

A Look at a Critical Player in Public Health, Disease Intervention Specialists

Blog,
Infectious Disease,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
STIs,
COVID-19,
COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,
COVID and Funding,
COVID and Workforce,
Funding,
Public Health Workforce,
Chris Taylor

After decades of underinvestment, health departments received increased funding for disease intervention services, strengthening the existing workforce, and providing opportunities to expand workforce capacity.

Turning the River Around at the Public Health TechXpo

Blog,
People of Public Health,
ASTHO Events,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Leadership Development,
Public Health Workforce,
Population Health and Prevention,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Members,
Dylan Reynolds,
Anne Zink,
Jennifer Layden,
Sara Patterson,
Micky Tripathi

As in any sector, there is often talk in the public health field of “working upstream,” or addressing problems at their source. If public health is going to be a changemaker in the world, its leaders must be equal parts nimble and ...

Medication-Assisted Treatment in Pregnancy

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Overdose Prevention,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Colorado,
Maine,
Maryland,
New York,
Oregon,
Texas,
Washington,
OMNI,
Women, Infant, Family Health Mental Health,
Risk-Appropriate Care

This brief outlines some of the barriers that pregnant and postpartum women with opioid use disorder face, as well as examples of state legislation passed to address recovery program implementation, treatment funding and insurance ...