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Equity as a Pillar in Our Vaccine Rollout

Blog,
People of Public Health,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID Vaccine,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
At-Risk Populations,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Members,
Massachusetts,
Social Determinants of Health,
Vaccine Hesitancy

A year ago, it was unthinkable that we would have 600,000 cases and more than 17,000 deaths from COVID-19 in the state of Massachusetts. Many of us know someone who has become ill or has died from COVID-19 and the toll in suffering is ...

Building Bridges to Better Health the ASTHO Way

Blog,
People of Public Health,
News,
ASTHO News,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Communication,
Partnership,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Social Determinants of Health,
Michael Fraser

“Building Bridges to Better Health,” the theme for the 2021 National Public Health Week. ASTHO is committed to building and maintaining the partnerships and connections needed to achieve our shared vision of state and territorial health ...

Modernizing State HIV Laws: Legislation to Prevent and Decriminalize HIV

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
STIs,
HIV,
At-Risk Populations,
Infectious Disease,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Arizona,
Washington, D.C.,
Florida,
Georgia,
Kentucky,
Maryland,
Minnesota,
North Dakota,
Pennsylvania,
Virginia,
Maggie Davis

Though we’ve made progress on the number of HIV cases in the U.S, tens of thousands of Americans are diagnosed with HIV each year—a disproportionate number being people of color. In 2019, the federal government launched the Ending the HIV ...

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: State Considerations for 2021

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Risk-Appropriate Care,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Overdose Prevention,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Early Brain Development,
Delaware,
Massachusetts,
New Hampshire,
New York,
Oklahoma,
Beth Giambrone,
Health Care Access,
Federal Government Affairs,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) has become more prevalent in the United States, with the hospitalization rate increasing from 2.9 to 7.3 hospitalizations per 1,000 newborn births between 2009 and 2017. NAS occurs in newborns who ...

ASTHO’s Most Popular Resources of 2024

Blog,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Infectious Disease,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Firearm Injury and Violence Prevention,
Injury and Violence Prevention,
Policy,
Mental Health,
Suicide Prevention

ASTHO’s Most Popular Resources of 2024 Taylor Francis For the last 82 years, ASTHO has worked diligently to support public health leaders and improve the health of our communities. We remain committed to doing so, through capacity ...

2014 – 2018 Learning Community Materials

2014 – 2018 Learning Community Materials From 2014 – 2018, through funding provided by CDC and HHS’ Office of Population Affairs, ASTHO led the Increasing Access to Contraception Learning Community to improve access to all methods of ...

Injury, Suicide, and Violence Prevention

ASTHO supports state and territorial public health agencies’ work to prevent violence and accidental injury by addressing the root factors that impact quality of life.

ASTHO-Million Hearts: Texas Community-Clinical Linkages Project

Topic,
Resource Type,
Hypertension Detection,
Screening and Referral Systems,
Texas,
State Examples,
Success Stories,
Community-Clinical Linkages,
Community Healthcare Professionals,
Community Team-Based Care/Care Coordination,
Pharmacists,
Hypertension Treatment and Management,
Team-Based Care,
Data-Driven Action,
Hospital and Health Systems Data,
Using Data to Identify Uncontrolled and Undiagnosed,
Financing and Policy,
Supporting Community Healthcare Professionals,
Supporting Prevention and Self-Management,
Evidence-Based and Promising Programs,
Primary Care and Public Health Integration,
Quality Improvement

2016 presentation describing partnership project between United Health Care and Texas State Department of Health, whose aim was to reduce hypertension across the State with a focus on disparate populations.

Million Hearts State Learning Collaborative: Texas State Snapshot

Topic,
Resource Type,
Hypertension Detection,
Screening and Referral Systems,
State Examples,
Success Stories,
Community-Clinical Linkages,
Community Team-Based Care/Care Coordination,
Hypertension Treatment and Management,
Data-Driven Action,
Sustainable Systems Change,
Evidence-Based and Promising Programs,
Self-Management and Lifestyle Change,
Home Blood Pressure Monitoring and Self-Management,
Texas,
Information Exchange and Health Information Technology,
Cross-Sector Partnerships

This resource is a snapshot of the work Texas performed as a part of the Year 4 Cohort of the ASTHO Million Hearts Learning Collaborative. It includes details on their priority population, partners, aim statement, evidence-based practices ...

Hypertension Community Care Protocol Flow Chart: Green County, Wisconsin

Topic,
Resource Type,
Hypertension Detection,
Screening and Referral Systems,
Wisconsin,
Community-Clinical Linkages,
Community Healthcare Professionals,
Community Team-Based Care/Care Coordination,
Hypertension Treatment and Management,
Team-Based Care,
Data-Driven Action,
Using Data to Identify Uncontrolled and Undiagnosed,
Financing and Policy,
Supporting Prevention and Self-Management,
Supporting Community Healthcare Professionals,
Evidence-Based and Promising Programs,
Primary Care and Public Health Integration,
Workflows and Protocols

An illustrated sequence of hypertension control interventions carried out through community-clinical linkages in Green County, Wisconsin.

Public Health Finance

Funding is one of the greatest challenges that public health departments face; ASTHO provides resources to most effectively utilize funding to meet the needs of jurisdictions.

Public Health Preparedness

Preparedness

Public Health Preparedness Advancing Public Health Preparedness Access ASTHO’s public health preparedness expertise to best equip your team to anticipate, respond to, and help communities recover from health emergencies. ASTHO helps ...

Sexually Transmitted Infections

ASTHO supports state and territorial health departments in their mission to prevent and respond to sexually transmitted infections.

National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) Cardiovascular Health Project Resources

Resource Type,
Topic,
Data Systems Tools,
Algorithms,
State Examples,
Success Stories,
Hypertension Detection,
Hypertension Definitions,
Screening and Referral Systems,
Community-Clinical Linkages,
Community Healthcare Professionals,
Community Team-Based Care/Care Coordination,
Hypertension Treatment and Management,
Standardizing Clinical Practice,
Team-Based Care,
Data-Driven Action,
Using Data to Identify Uncontrolled and Undiagnosed,
Financing and Policy,
Supporting Prevention and Self-Management,
Sustainable Systems Change,
Communication,
Cross-Sector Partnerships,
Monitoring and Evaluation,
Recommendations,
Guidelines

This document features opportunities and resources for state health departments to support health systems change and the goals of several federal and national initiatives of the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (DHDSP), the ...

Million Hearts State Learning Collaborative: North Dakota State Snapshot

Topic,
Resource Type,
Hypertension Detection,
Screening and Referral Systems,
State Examples,
Success Stories,
Community-Clinical Linkages,
Community Team-Based Care/Care Coordination,
Hypertension Treatment and Management,
Data-Driven Action,
Sustainable Systems Change,
Evidence-Based and Promising Programs,
Home Blood Pressure Monitoring and Self-Management,
Information Exchange and Health Information Technology,
Cross-Sector Partnerships,
North Dakota,
Primary Care and Public Health Integration

This resource is a snapshot of the work North Dakota performed as a part of the Year 4 Cohort of the ASTHO Million Hearts Learning Collaborative. It includes details on their priority population, partners, aim statement, evidence-based ...

Early Brain Development

Early brain development can impact a child’s long-term health and wellbeing, so ASTHO works with our members to implement practices and strategies that support early childhood.

Achieving Optimal Health for All Resource Hub

A curated collection of resources, tools, and success stories on building capacity for health equity for state, territorial, and freely associated state public health agency leadership, program managers, and team members.

Blood Pressure Measurement Competency Testing Form - West Allis Health Department

Wisconsin,
Resource Type,
Topic,
Engagement and Education Materials,
Provider Materials and Forms,
Hypertension Detection,
Screening and Referral Systems,
Hypertension Treatment and Management,
Standardizing Clinical Practice,
Evidence-Based and Promising Programs,
Quality Improvement

The West Allis Health Department in Wisconsin developed this employee screening record for blood pressure measurement. It is complete and comprehensive, including check off sections and a section for comments by the evaluator with dates.