This webinar, hosted in partnership with WE in the World and CDC, provided an overview of the Pathways to Population Health Equity framework and included stories of how the framework is being implemented in various states
Rebuilding Trust: A Lunch and Learn Conversation ASTHO and NPHIC Lunch and Learn sessions consist of a brief highlight and overview of the topic followed by an informal conversation and Q&A between subject matter experts and ...
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Several ASTHO staff co-authored a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report article examining how linking enrollment data with Medicaid claims data might improve identification of Medicaid members who use tobacco.
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This JPHMP article discusses the role of state and territorial health agencies in approaching climate change.
This article in Journal of Women's Health explores the actions of jurisdictions that participated in the Opioid use disorder, Maternal outcomes, Neonatal abstinence syndrome Initiative Learning Community (OMNI) Learning Community.
This article in Journal of Women's Health demonstrates the application of implementation science methodology to study the complexities of rolling-out policies that promote immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraception ...
Alison Maffey Ali Maffey joined ASTHO in early 2023 as the Vice President of Social and Behavioral Health. Her portfolio includes substance use disorder and overdose prevention, mental health promotion, and preventing violence, firearm ...
Carolyn Mullen Carolyn Mullen joined the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) in 2017 with 15 years of experience as a government relations professional. As senior vice president for government affairs and public ...
Community engagement is essential in the fight to end the HIV epidemic. By prioritizing a health equity lens, those battling HIV can be better heard and involved in improving their health.
Toxic stress contributes to a variety of negative outcomes for children. And unfortunately, COVID-19 has increased the likelihood of children experiencing childhood trauma, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and toxic stress. States and ...
Hispanic Heritage Month takes place annually from September 15-October 15 to celebrate the history, culture, achievements, and influence of the Hispanic and Latinx community in the U.S. In recognition of this month, ASTHO interviewed one ...
Though late spring and summer is considered “tick season,” ticks are still a threat in the fall as many areas of the country continue to see temperatures that ticks can thrive later and later in the year, and as people continue to get ...
The New Frontier of Digital Proximity Tracing Association of state and territorial health officials, astho, public health, covid-19, contact tracing, case investigation, public health surveillance, infectious disease, proximity tracing, ...
This Health Policy Update is an overview of state legislative activity addressing access to and support for breastfeeding or lactation practices.
Important everyday health services, including declines in immunization coverage, have been negatively impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic. One particularly troubling example is that coverage for childhood vaccines has gone down, leaving ...
The core value of public health is social justice. Our field must do more to address the inequities in our society and confront the racism that keeps all of us from being healthy.
The statistics of who is dying from COVID-19 paint a glaring picture and highlight the ever-growing health disparities that exist in communities of color. These health disparities have become a focus area for Congress during COVID-19 ...
COVID-19 has generated awareness of the importance of building community resiliency and brought about an influx of federal funding, which offers an opportunity to advance equity in prevention, social determinants of health, and healthcare.