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Education & Events Association of state and territorial health officials, Washington week, techexpo, health equity summit, insight and inspiration series, public health thought leaders, public health professionals, state and ...

Healthy People 2030

Healthy People 2030 Healthy People fosters a shared vision of public health across the United States. It establishes national priorities every 10 years to guide jurisdiction planning and data collection, which is supported by the HHS ...

Infant and Child Health

Infant and Child Health Our youngest are often our most vulnerable and they require specialized, intentional care. ASTHO is committed to helping public health departments protect and improve the health of children and infants by providing ...

Mental Health Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on Youth

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Suicide Prevention,
Health Equity,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID and Mental Health,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Series,
Public Health Transformation,
Youth Mental Health,
LGBTQ+

In October 2021, the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Children’s Hospital Association declared a joint national state of emergency in children’s mental health. The declaration stated ...

Successes from the Suicide and Opioid Overdose Prevention Public Health Initiative

Brief,
Partnership,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Suicide Prevention,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Overdose Prevention,
Colorado,
Maine,
Success Story,
Youth Mental Health

This brief analyzes the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention to participation in the Suicide and Opioid Overdose Prevention Public Health Initiative.

Reducing Forensic Pathologist Shortages: Funding

Board-certified forensic pathologists play a critical role in public health by investigating death so as to better serve the living. Despite forensic pathology’s contribution to public health surveillance, prevention, and response, the ...

Supporting Breastfeeding and Maternal Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Special Populations,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Nevada,
Texas,
Washington,
Infant and Child Health

This ASTHOBrief discusses how breastfeeding acts as a protective factor for maternal mental health, negative impacts of COVID-19 on breastfeeding and maternal mental health, state actions to improve maternal mental healthcare and lactation ...

Using Medicaid Datasets to Measure Tobacco Use: A Review

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Tobacco Control,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
California,
Indiana,
Washington,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Medicaid Data and Analysis

Tobacco use causes 480,000 premature deaths each year, making it the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. In collaboration with CDC, ASTHO is leading an effort to explore how states can use Medicaid data to quantify ...

Environmental Health Innovations During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Brief,
Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Health Equity,
Rural Health,
Alaska,
Hawaii,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
South Carolina,
Virginia,
Series,
Public Health Transformation

In 2021, ASTHO convened state environmental health directors and directors of public health preparedness to discuss innovations developed during the COVID-19 pandemic such as virtual inspections. This ASTHOBrief explores how state health ...

10 Essential Questions for Disability Inclusion in Health Agencies

Brief,
Infographic,
Health Equity,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Elimination of Disparities,
Accreditation,
Disability Inclusion,
Topics,
Equity

This infographic serves as a tool to foster conversations in health agencies around planning programs, policies, and activities to better serve individuals with disabilities. Available in English and Spanish.