ASTHO CEO Michael Fraser reacts to the racially-motivated shooting in Buffalo and discusses how ASTHO is working to counter systemic racism with diversity, equity, and inclusiveness.
ASTHO provides capacity building and technical assistance to health agencies to build strong, evidence-based overdose and substance use prevention programs.
Project ECHO: Overdose Fatality Investigation Techniques (OD-FIT) Project ECHO: Overdose Fatality Investigation Techniques (OD-FIT) provides coroners, medical examiners, toxicologists, forensic pathologists, and public health personnel ...
Public health departments work to prepare for any kind of threat to the public’s wellbeing, including the potential for nuclear and radiation emergencies.
Survey Data and Documentation Supplemental Materials Dashboard Technical Notes ASTHO Profile Survey 2019 Questionnaire - State (survey instrument) ASTHO Profile Survey 2019 Questionnaire - Insular Areas (modified survey instrument for the ...
This ASTHOReport builds on a 2020 document and reflects the current state and federal landscape regarding disruptions, shares updated recommendations on strategies states might use to mitigate risks to patients affected by a disruption, ...
This ASTHOReport serves as a primer for state and territorial health agencies seeking to assess the public health impacts of lead exposure in drinking water.
This report analyzes way that public health officials can mitigate the impact of disasters on pregnant people, neonates, and infants through a variety of policies, including policies related to preparing for, responding to, and recovering ...
State Strategies for Advancing Viral Hepatitis Elimination astho, association of state and territorial health officials, public health officials, state health officials, territorial health officials, state health department, population ...
Breastfeeding is considered the gold standard in postnatal care for both birthing persons and infants. Yet racial disparities in breastfeeding initiation and duration rates continue to persist. Effective intervention strategies require a ...
This ASTHOReport uses the most recent surveillance data to provide a quick snapshot of current STI trends and issues, and outlines steps health officials can take to articulate the need for robust STI prevention and treatment programs.
ASTHO, the National Hispanic Medical Association, and the Association of American Indian Physicians, led a capacity building initiative to improve influenza immunization uptake among American Indian and Hispanic communities in defined ...
Strategic Planning Tools, Resources, and Considerations for Overdose Data to Action-Funded Jurisdictions ASTHO, through support from CDC's Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) award, provided technical assistance to the Nebraska Department ...
Public Health and Information Sharing Toolkit The Public Health & Information Sharing (PH&IS) Toolkit addresses key concepts regarding public health agencies' authority to collect, use, and share information to prepare and ...
In-depth analysis on state health policy surrounding tobacco and nicotine products. This is part of ASTHO's annual legislative prospectus series.
In-depth analysis on state health policy surrounding health equity. This is part of ASTHO's annual legislative prospectus series.
In-depth analysis on state health policy surrounding immunization. This is part of ASTHO's annual legislative prospectus series.
This brief describes how the New Mexico Department of Health has enhanced its harm reduction program to provide an evidence-based comprehensive care model to support the health of people who use drugs. New Mexico’s success in leveraging ...
This brief focuses on how telehealth expansion during the COVID-19 pandemic has increased access to care for pregnant and postpartum women, and made maternal and child health care services like doulas and midwives more accessible.
Opioid and substance use disorders (SUD) continue to affect families beyond pregnancy; in 2017, about one in eight U.S. children lived in a household where at least one parent had a SUD in the prior year.