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STD Awareness Month Highlights a Rise in Rates for Sixth Straight Year

Infectious Disease,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
STIs,
HIV,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Blog,
Julia Greenspan,
LGBTQ+,
Social Determinants of Health,
Race and Public Health

Though COVID-19 has dominated public health over the past year, other communicable diseases are still occurring at troubling rates. The CDC recently released data in their Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2019 report, showing ...

What Gets Measured Gets Done: Using Data to Improve Child Health and Well-Being

Blog,
Health Equity,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Partnership,
Policy,
Research,
Public Health Law,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
ACEs,
Reem Ghandour,
Health Care Access,
At-Risk Populations,
Early Brain Development,
Women, Infant, Family Health Data Integration,
Disability Inclusion,
Infant and Child Health

The adage “what gets measured, gets done” has had staying power for a reason. When we can accurately describe conditions, quantify impact, and elucidate connections, we have a better chance at taking collective (and effective) action to ...

From the Chief Medical Officer: What Needs to Change to Achieve Better Health Equity Metrics

Blog,
People of Public Health,
Series,
Chief Medical Officer Series,
Health Equity,
Operationalizing Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID and Special Populations,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Marcus Plescia

We can prepare for the future of health equity and data by ensuring the equitable collection of data and building systems that are flexible enough to account for forward progress.

2023 Legislative Session Update: Part Two

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Public Health Law,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Contraception Access,
Women, Infant, Family Health Data Integration,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Health Equity,
Infectious Disease,
Immunization,
Public Health Workforce,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
California,
Connecticut,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Maine,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Missouri,
Montana,
New Jersey,
New York,
Oklahoma,
Rhode Island,
Texas,
Vermont,
Washington,
Maggie Davis,
Andy Baker-White,
Lillian Colasurdo,
Lana McKinney

A mid-session legislative update on five of ASTHO's top 10 public health state policy issues to watch in 2023: data privacy and modernization, reproductive health, health equity, strengthening public health agencies, and immunization.

Health Service Utilization Patterns Among Medicaid Enrollees With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Pandemic Response and Recovery Efforts

Article,
Alexandra Kearly,
Madison Hluchan,
Caroline Brazeel,
J.T. Lane,
Janet Oputa,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Health Equity,
Disability Inclusion,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID and Special Populations,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Medicaid Data and Analysis,
Research,
Data Modernization and Informatics

This article in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice assesses the impact of COVID-19 on health service utilization of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities through an analysis of Medicaid claims data..

ASTHO’s 2024 Legislative Session Update: Part One

Blog,
Policy,
Health Policy Update,
State Health Policy,
Health Equity,
Environmental Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Overdose Prevention,
STIs,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Infant and Child Health,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Arizona,
California,
Colorado,
Delaware,
Florida,
Georgia,
Hawaii,
Maine,
Maryland,
Missouri,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
New York,
Oklahoma,
Tennessee,
Virginia,
Wisconsin,
JoAnne McClure,
Lana McKinney,
Lillian Colasurdo,
Maggie Davis

ASTHO’s 2024 Legislative Session Update: Part One legislative session, state policy, data collection, domestic violence, health information exchange, data privacy, substance misuse, overdose prevention, sexually transmitted infections, ...

States Assessing and Mitigating Risks of Agencies Using Artificial Intelligence

Blog,
Policy,
Advocacy,
Health Policy Update,
State Health Policy,
Public Health Workforce,
Health Equity,
Disability Inclusion,
Texas,
Maine,
Maryland,
Arizona,
California,
Connecticut,
North Dakota,
Alaska,
Indiana,
Oklahoma,
New Jersey,
New York,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Maggie Davis,
Beth Giambrone,
Greg Papillon,
Topics,
Data Management/Systems

This blog from ASTHO discusses mitigating risks of AI use in government agencies, emphasizing privacy, transparency, and ethical concerns.

Fairfax County Health Department Modernizes Infrastructure to Optimize Public Health Data Sharing

Brief,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities,
Virginia,
Susan Fluerant,
Reema Mistry,
Christina Severin

Fairfax County Health Department Modernizes Infrastructure to Optimize Public Health Data Sharing Susan Fluerant, Reema Mistry, Christina Severin Learn how the Fairfax County Health Department in Virginia is working to modernize its data ...