Filter Results

Clear All Filters

Displaying 241-260 of 340 results for "adverse childhood experiences"

GO

Building the Public Health Workforce: Considerations for the Future Workforce at Your State Health Department

Blog,

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of having in-house skills to respond to worldwide public health emergencies. Because of this, the American College of Preventive Medicine recommends that health departments consider bringing ...

State Policies Supporting Evidence-Based Therapeutic Psilocybin Use

Blog,

Interest is using psilocybins to treat some disorders has reemerged. Some states are taking steps to put that interest into practice. ... State Policies Supporting Evidence-Based Therapeutic Psilocybin Use Interest is using psilocybins to ...

Tennessee’s Successes Combatting Opioid Use Disorder: A Q&A with Elizabeth Harvey

Blog,

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 Tennessee has made on opioid use ...

Likely Public Health Legislative Trends for 2025

Blog,

Likely Public Health Legislative Trends for 2025 Prospective Public Health Legislative Trends for 2025 Maggie Davis Get an inside look at prospective public health legislative trends for 2025, based on ASTHO's legislative tracking ...

Dengue Preparedness in the U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States

Blog,
Guam,

Both the Pacific and Caribbean are on the front lines of the dengue health security threat. As a result, many island areas, especially in the USAPI and Puerto Rico, are doing great work to combat dengue. ... implementation of vector ...

The Legal Framework for Administering COVID-19 Vaccines

Blog,
Iowa,

Anticipating a rapid deployment of COVID-19 vaccines as they are authorized, the CDC developed COVID-19 Vaccination Program Operational Guidance in collaboration with state and local jurisdictions to outline how each jurisdiction will make ...

States Reassessing Vaccine Policy and Public Health Powers

Blog,
Iowa,
Utah,

States Reassessing Vaccine Policy and Public Health Powers Shalini Nair, Andy Baker-White Review of state policies to weaken vaccine requirements and reduce public health powers. Immunization is a key pillar of public health, crucial for ...

Why Louisiana Doesn’t Certify Community Health Workers

Blog,

Colleen Arceneaux and Jantz Malbrue from the Louisiana Department of Health to discuss why forgoing community health worker certification was the right course of action for their state. ... inform the committee’s policy recommendations. ...

South Carolina Levels Up Public Health Leadership With New Program

Blog,

South Carolina Levels Up Public Health Leadership With New Program Avalon Warner-Gonzales Learn in this blog post how South Carolina’s Department of Public Health is fostering strong leaders with a new public health leadership development ...

Community Power Building Helps to Address Social and Structural Determinants of Health

Blog,

Explore the transformative power of community engagement and community power building in public health research, and learn how these initiatives can enhance racial and health equity. Discover strategies for addressing structural ...

Increasing Access to Breastfeeding Resources for Mothers Who Are Incarcerated

Breastfeeding is a shared priority across the nation, and should accommodate mothers who are incarcerated. ... untreated postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis, history of depression, public health, major depression, advancing health ...

Approaching Summer, States Ramping Up Water Protections

Blog,

As the weather warms, state and territorial health agencies prepare to address a rise in public health risks associated with recreational water activities, such as water-related injury, drowning, waterborne disease outbreaks, and exposure ...

Advancing Inclusivity Through Local, Diverse Leadership

Blog,

ASTHO invited five DELPH scholars to provide examples of how community and diversity shape their leadership within their local health department and share recommendations for a more inclusive workplace. ... Advancing Inclusivity Through ...

Successes from the Suicide and Opioid Overdose Prevention Public Health Initiative

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. ... Successes ...