ASTHO’s federal legislative agenda guides the organization's advocacy work and sets priorities for the government affairs team. The team's success is measured by the impact of that work.
This interview is part of ASTHO’s Leadership Trailblazers series, which shares outstanding public health leaders’ inspirations, motivations, and accomplishments. This post features Karyl Thomas Rattay, MD, MS, director of the Delaware ...
PHIG: A Transformative Infrastructure Grant for Health Equity and Inclusive Workforces ASTHO, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, phig grant, infrastructure grant, public health, health equity, public health grant, ...
The 2020-2021 influenza season in the United States was historically quiet since so many people took steps to mitigate COVID-19 exposure (e.g., masking, hand washing, travel restrictions, and school closures). As a result, reduced ...
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.
States and territories have broad powers to protect public health and safety, including powers to prevent and control the spread of communicable disease typically exercised by state and territorial health departments. This authority is an ...
Navigating Ethical Issues in Wastewater Surveillance for Infectious Diseases As part of the INSPIRE: Readiness portfolio, the Navigating Ethical Issues in Wastewater Surveillance for Infectious Diseases webinar focuses on the growing role ...
In this newscast, Dr. John Balbus, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, explains the connection between weather and population health as part of our celebration of National Public Health Week; ASTHO’s Caroline Brazeel ...
Medicaid 101/201 Webinar This Medicaid 101/201 training, hosted by ASTHO's Medicaid and Health Systems Partnership team, covers the basics of Medicaid, including financing, service delivery, policy levers, and public health ...
Joseph Kanter Joseph M. Kanter, MD, MPH, is a dynamic and experienced public health leader with a wealth of expertise in public health promotion, state and local governmental administration, and health advocacy. He assumed the role of ...
HHS Budget Hearings Chart New Direction for Public Health Budget Hearings Chart New Direction for Public Health Catherine Jones Learn about the key policy/funding themes that emerged from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s testimony during ...
This video series will help agencies align succession planning with broader workforce goals and prepare for long-term success.
This brief discusses what peer support is, how it is financed, and how incorporating peer support services into federally qualified health centers can be an especially successful strategy for delivering care to safety-net populations.
This brief on the importance of the FDA food code shares 2022 updates to the code, why adoption and compliance is so important, and important resources for food code adoption.
ASTHO has been exploring how using GIS and data visualization tools can improve traditional public health work. This brief shares several expert use cases for visualizing and integrating environmental health and electronic health ...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine hesitancy has increased because of misinformation and disinformation spreading across social and traditional media platforms, targeting vulnerable and underserved communities, and further stalling ...
Learn how education and health agencies can work together to address adolescent health through school-based programs.
Evidence-Based Approaches to Promoting Health Equity in Retail Food Safety ASTHO, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, health equity, food safety, health in all policies, foodborne illness, public health, food code, food ...
This brief highlights how both states are using the Health in All Policies framework to address systemic racism and social inequity between populations of different racial and ethnic groups.