During the early spread of COVID-19, the National Rural Health Association senior vice president Brock Slabach stated: “Before the pandemic, rural hospitals were struggling for survival. COVID-19 has put a spotlight on the fractures that ...
Dental care and the oral health workforce have also been tremendously impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the midst of stay at home orders, nationwide closures, and related employment loss, people have largely put their oral health on ...
Past Events TechXpo 2022 The 2022 Public Health TechXpo occurred on May 10-11, 2022 and convened public health leaders and experts from across the technology, professional services, financial, workforce, and related sectors. This ...
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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 ...
Shaping Vaccine Cost and Coverage for Medicaid-Eligible Individuals Shaping Vaccine Cost, Coverage for Medicaid-Eligible Individuals Madison Hluchan Learn how state health agencies can use their authority to address vaccine cost and ...
Learn about recent public health legislation in the islands areas related to access to nutritional foods, deterring substance use, and promoting healthy aging.
Likely Public Health Legislative Trends for 2025 Prospective Public Health Legislative Trends for 2025 Maggie Davis Get an inside look at prospective public health legislative trends for 2025, based on ASTHO's legislative tracking ...
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 ...
The Louisiana Department of Health launched an employee mentorship program in 2021. Two members of LDH discuss the program, which has been a huge success despite launching during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To learn more about Iowa’s recent efforts to fight against HIV, ASTHO spoke with Sarah Reisetter, chief of compliance and a deputy director at Iowa HHS, and Randy Mayer, chief of the Iowa HHS Bureau of HIV, STI, and Hepatitis.
Community design strategies that increase the availability of safe and accessible outdoor spaces create more physical activity opportunities for people of all abilities.
Podcasts are a great resource to keep up with public health. These seven offerings can keep you informed, motivated, and ready to do your best work.
ASTHO convened a Workforce Think Tank for public health leaders in 2021 during which Trista Harris—a philanthropic futurist—identified the seven trends most likely to impact the future public health workforce: sector shifts, pivot to the ...
This interview is part of ASTHO’s Leadership Trailblazers series, which shares outstanding public health leaders’ inspirations, motivations, and accomplishments. This post features Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSC, Chief Health Officer, Google.
Vivian Lasley-Bibbs, Board President of NASOMH, discusses helping minority/health equity offices with capacity building, policy, and workforce development.
ASTHO interview with T Benicio Gonzales and Shelley J. Lee, members of the first DELPH cohort, about their leadership journey.
In this video Kimberlee Wyche Etheridge and Paula Tran discuss topics ranging from from community engagement to COVID-19 boosters and implementing health equity strategies within the Wisconsin Department of Public Health.
On Sept. 2, 2020, ASTHO President and Secretary of Health for Pennsylvania released a statement urging greater collaboration between federal and state governments. This statement was a response to recent unexpected federal COVID-19 policy ...
On Dec. 1, 2020, ASTHO announced that members from Michigan and Washington, D.C., as well as several ASTHO staffers, have been published in the January/February 2021 issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice discussing ...