A Roadmap for Using a Public Health Approach to Prevent Firearm Injury public health approach, prevent firearm injury, firearm related death, firearm violence, prevention strategies, health equity, diverse communities, risk and protective ...
An ASTHO report detailing the value of public health agencies in informing Medicaid policies and programs.
This report provides guidance on boosting power outage support for people who use life support and other durable medical equipment devices.
This report discusses school restorative justice practices as a potential protective factor and an alternative to exclusionary discipline policies in K-12 school settings.
Health in All Policies can be a successful strategy to expand collaboration between state and territorial agencies and other partners, but the terminology used in programs focused on these efforts can differ. While equity is often a ...
Formal partnerships between health agencies and private companies can lead to resource sharing, expertise exchange, and improved health services delivery. The strategies outlined in this resource provide a comprehensive approach to ...
CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain, 2022: Resources for Decision-Makers In 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the updated Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids ...
In an effort to bolster COVID-19 response efforts, state and territorial health agencies looked to update or implement new digital tools and technologies. In response, ASTHO developed a COVID-19 Technology & Digital Tools Inventory to ...
This brief outlines key considerations for state health departments to address the increase in overdose-related deaths during the postpartum period.
The unintended consequences of substance use disorder policies can be significant for women and families impacted by substance use disorders (SUD).
This brief highlights evidence supporting the use of nonopioid medications and nonpharmacological interventions for pain management and outlines considerations for states looking to expand the use of these nonopioid alternatives.
This post explores the importance of including maternal and child health considerations in infectious disease emergency preparedness and response in states, territories, and freely associated states.
An ASTHO blog that discusses workforce frameworks to inspire and sustain well-being with evidence-based guidance, policies, and structures.
In New Mexico, CDC's Firearm Surveillance Through Emergency Rooms (FASTER) program helps track and prevent firearm injuries.
While the COVID-19 response has strained tobacco prevention and control efforts, the pandemic has afforded health officials unique opportunities to retool their tobacco prevention response. This brief spotlights new findings on tobacco use ...
In October 2021, the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Children’s Hospital Association declared a joint national state of emergency in children’s mental health. The declaration stated ...
The high rates and cost of maternal mental health disorders coupled with near-universal Medicaid coverage during pregnancy creates enormous potential for innovations in payment and coverage structures to improve maternal mental health, ...
This brief analyzes the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention to participation in the Suicide and Opioid Overdose Prevention Public Health Initiative.
This ASTHOBrief discusses how breastfeeding acts as a protective factor for maternal mental health, negative impacts of COVID-19 on breastfeeding and maternal mental health, state actions to improve maternal mental healthcare and lactation ...
Tobacco use causes 480,000 premature deaths each year, making it the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. In collaboration with CDC, ASTHO is leading an effort to explore how states can use Medicaid data to quantify ...