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New Opioid Reports Support ASTHO Call for Increased Investment in Prevention ARLINGTON, VA—Two reports released this week highlight the continued need for additional resources to combat the national opioid epidemic. A ...

ASTHO President Scott Harris, MD, MPH, Testifies to Congress Advocating for Sustainable and Predictable Public Health Funding ARLINGTON, VA — Scott Harris, MD, MPH, president of the Association of State and Territorial Health ...

ASTHO Executive Director Michael Fraser Responds to the Affordable Care Act Replacement Bill ARLINGTON, VA—“While millions of Americans may experience changes in their insurance coverage as part of the Affordable Care Act “repeal and ...

The White House released President Biden's FY25 budget proposal, outlining the administration's funding priorities for the upcoming fiscal year.

On Oct. 26, 2023, House Speaker Johnson shared a letter to his colleagues laying out a tentative schedule for federal funding.

On November 14, 2023, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a two-tiered short-term continuing resolution to keep the government open and avoid a shutdown later in the month.

Important Federal Funding Update! FY25 Federal Government Funding Update This legislative alert provides an update to the proposed FY25 funding continuing resolution. ASTHO issued a legislative alert yesterday detailing what seemed to be a ...

On March 22, 2023, ASTHO released a statement on EPA's newly-proposed drinking water rule for six PFAS substances.

ASTHO Appoints Joseph Kanter, MD, MPH, as New Chief Executive Officer ARLINGTON, VA—The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) today announced that Joseph Kanter, MD, MPH, has been named as the organization's ...

ASTHO Welcomes New Leadership to Executive Team executive leadership, public relations, director of communications, nebraska department of health and human services, chief of staff, national public health information coalition, data ...

On March 10, 2023, ASTHO announced that several organization experts, including ASTHO staff, leadership, and former state health officials, are featured in the March issue of Health Affairs, which is focused on public health lessons during ...

On Feb. 24, 2021, ASTHO member and public health leader Ngozi Ezike, MD, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, testified before the House Homeland Security Committee. Ezike answered questions in the hearing, ...

On May 2, 2023, ASTHO released a statement of support for the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology’s new report and recommendations for supporting the U.S. public health workforce.

On March 11, 2021, ASTHO CEO Michael Fraser released a statement applauding Congress and the Biden administration on the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

ASTHO Statement on House FY25 Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill appropriations bill, fiscal year, public health programs, substance abuse, mental health, centers for disease control and prevention, territorial health departments, optimal ...

On October 25, 2023 ASTHO announced that Steven Stack, MD, MBA was named ASTHO's 81st president.

On Feb. 24, 2020, ASTHO, as part of a coalition of public health organizations, issued a request that the administration propose, and Congress pass, an FY 2020 supplemental appropriations bill to expand and capacity and coordination to ...

On March 27, 2020, ASTHO CEO Michael Fraser issued a statement warning against prematurely lifting or easing the public health measures aimed at reducing the risk of COVID-19 transmissions.

Arkansas Department of Health Secretary Nate Smith Named ASTHO President BETHESDA, MD—The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) announced the appointment today of Nate Smith, MD, MPH, secretary of health at the ...

ASTHO Celebrates National Public Health Week ARLINGTON, VA—The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) joins the American Public Health Association (APHA) to observe National Public Health Week, recognizing the ...