Investing in Community Health Workers Is Vital to Population Health
Discover why community health workers are crucial for health equity and require sustained investment in this episode of Public Health Review.
Discover why community health workers are crucial for health equity and require sustained investment in this episode of Public Health Review.
Tennessee and Connecticut Are Transforming Procurement and Grant Management Systems States Transform Procurement and Grant Management System Melissa Touma Learn how Tennessee and Connecticut are transforming their procurement and grant ...
Analysis: President Biden’s FY24 Budget Proposal On March 9, the White House released President Biden’s FY24 budget proposal, which outlines the Administration’s funding priorities for the upcoming fiscal year. As a reminder, Congress has ...
On June 26, 2024, the House Labor Health and Human Services and Education (LHHS) appropriations subcommittee released its version of the FY25 LHHS appropriations bill.
On Oct. 20, 2023, ASTHO submitted a response to a Request for Information from the U.S. Senate's Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on the modernization of CDC.
On July 10, 2023, ASTHO submitted comments on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions bipartisan discussion draft to reauthorize the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act.
Food insecurity is a pervasive barrier to the health and well-being of many differing vulnerable populations in the United States, including minority populations and rural communities.
How the U.S. Virgin Islands is Improving Federal Grants Management astho, association of state and territorial health officials, public health, grant programs, grant management, overall health, health system, improving health, social ...
On Dec. 22, 2020, ASTHO CEO Michael Fraser issued a statement of support for the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.
ASTHO Urges Increased Investment to Address Growing Obesity Epidemic ARLINGTON, VA—Obesity rates in the United States are on the rise, according to new reports from CDC and Trust for America’s Health. The number of states ...
ASTHO Statement on President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2019 Budget ARLINGTON, VA—Michael Fraser, executive director of ASTHO, issued the following statement on President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2019 budget, “Efficient, Effective, Accountable: An ...
Sustaining DMI: A State Health Official’s Guide to Enhanced Funding Sustainable financing strategies for state health officials to support data modernization and Medicaid. What is the relationship between a state’s Medicaid program and its ...
This post has been updated. It was originally published on June 4, 2025.
Lame Duck Session Priorities in Congress 2024 Lame Duck Session Priorities in Congress Catherine Jones With several public health/health care policies set to expire, learn about the must-dos and must-haves that lawmakers have just weeks ...
CDC-funded program will accelerate data exchange between healthcare and public health to drive timely, data-informed public health action
A brief recap of the 2023 fall legislative session on the Hill, especially as it pertains to public health.
Health agencies can help individuals losing access to Medicaid smoothly transition to new coverage.
Learn how flexible telehealth policies expand access to care.
ASTHO CEO Michael Fraser's Testimony in Regards to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate
Public Health Implications of House-Passed Reconciliation Bill Public Health Implications of One Big Beautiful Bill Learn how the House-passed reconciliation bill impacts critical public health programs in this legislative alert. On May ...