This post explores the importance of including maternal and child health considerations in infectious disease emergency preparedness and response in states, territories, and freely associated states. ... Strategies to Include Maternal and ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted youth mental health, particularly as a result of school closures, social isolation, family economic hardship, fear of family loss or illness, and reduced access to healthcare. However, states ...
Every August, national, state, and local breastfeeding stakeholders celebrate National Breastfeeding Month by engaging each other and the public in conversations about changes needed to build a landscape of breastfeeding support. The 2021 ...
Discover how leadership coaching sessions reinforced partnerships between public health and community-based organizations. ... approach that promotes well-being for all. Consequently, the mission should always prioritize the health and ...
This brief dives into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the ability of people with disabilities to access vital health care services during the public health emergency. ... Access to Health Care for People with Disabilities in Public ...
Defining Disease Forecasting and Modeling Disease forecasting, generated by disease models, helps the public health workforce understand potential future outbreaks. Learn more about disease forecasts and models. Disease forecasting is ...
Learn how Nebraska's Division of Public Health restructured their grants monitoring process in this blog post. ... Nebraska Paves the Way for Improved Grant Subrecipient Monitoring
Learn how Nebraska's Division of Public Health ...
Promoting Sustainable Financing of Community Health Worker Programs
Advancing Sustainable Financing of Community Health Workers
Logan Kelly
Learn how health agencies can shape policy development and implementation to support sustainable ...
On October 31, 2023 ASTHO announced the approval of one new and four updated health policy statements. ... ASTHO Releases Five Health Policy Statements
On October 31, 2023 ASTHO announced the approval of one new and four updated health ...
On Nov. 19, 2020, ASTHO released a statement warning that because of an exponential increase in new infections of COVID-19 nationwide, government officials will have to significantly adjust their response activities to prevent new ...
The Key Role of Cross-Sector Partnerships in Navigating Barriers
Keon Lewis
Community partnerships are critical to public health's mission to promote optimal health for all — learn more.
Public health departments’ mission and vision ...
Flexibility of PHHS Block Grant Supports Health Equity in Communities astho, association of state and territorial health officials, public health, phhs block grant, health equity, social determinants of health, preventive health and health ...
Six DELPH scholars give their insights to learn more about how the data modernization initiative and DEI intersect with public health. ... public health is doing. Our cohort of Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health (DELPH) has ...
Learn how CNMI and Palau successfully "planned to plan" in an effort to update and develop new public health plans—developing readiness assessments, team charters, and sequencing plans. ... and workforce planning will help them ...
Learn how territorial and freely associated state health agencies can support community health workers and their vital work in this brief. ... care and improve health outcomes. However, much of the recent funding for CHW programs comes ...
Best Practices for Sustained Community Engagement Learned from the STRETCH 2.0 Midpoint Best Practices for Sustained Community Engagement from STRETCH Jessica Fepelstein The brief reflects on critical takeaways and key insights from a ...
The Island Health Equity Framework builds shared understanding to reflect island cultures, strengths, and paths toward health equity. ... Islands Health Equity Framework
The Island Health Equity Framework builds shared understanding to ...
As the response to COVID-19 transitions from response to recovery, advocacy efforts continue to intensify on Capitol Hill, to help shape negotiations on the fifth emergency supplemental package. ... rundown of federal proposal to date: ...
In 2020 ASTHO published our first summer reading list to give your brain a break from the reality of 2020. Whether you needed to get lost in a piece of fiction or stay sharp with a work of non-fiction, we had your back. Now, as the world ...
Community design strategies that increase the availability of safe and accessible outdoor spaces create more physical activity opportunities for people of all abilities. ... partners—including in the parks, recreation, and planning ...