Population Health Summit Strengthens Pacific Partnership Anya Groner Read about the inaugural Population Health Summit, which was held in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and learn how it worked to improve collaboration in ...
The 2021 Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey indicates that more than half of America’s public health workers report at least one symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
Syndemic-Related Infections The term syndemic refers to the synergistic interaction between multiple health threats, often exacerbated by societal circumstances, which together contribute to an excess burden of disease. A primary example ...
This brief from ASTHO discusses the results of standing up virtual and hybrid emergency operations centers during the covid-19 pandemic.
Health providers have widely used telehealth to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 infection and to improve access to healthcare services thanks in large part to policy changes and regulations. This brief explores how state and territorial ...
ASTHO, in collaboration with CDC, provided full-time disability and preparedness specialists to 17 jurisdictions to better meet the needs of people with disabilities. In this brief, specialists share their thoughts on why people living ...
The opioid epidemic has exacerbated the shortage of board-certified forensic pathologists, presenting a major workforce challenge for public health systems.
According to the federal government, a homebased individual is someone who requires the help of another person or supportive device to leave the home, someone who is advised against leaving the home by a physician, and/or someone for whom ...
This three-part infographic series highlights the results of ASTHO's 2019 ACEs capacity assessment tool (ACECAT) showing how agencies prioritize primary prevention strategies, have opportunities to improve selected partnerships to ...
This brief details innovative uses of geographic information systems (GIS) in public health. It showcases original research conducted by ASTHO staff to better understand the value of GIS in mapping national public health emergencies
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented many challenges for breastfeeding families and state breastfeeding initiatives. This brief discusses these challenges and how states in ASTHO’s Breastfeeding Learning Community are overcoming ...
Heart disease and stroke are the leading causes of death in Guam, Palau, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. These jurisdictions are taking innovative steps to reduce hypertension among their populations.
The goal of these five key informant interviews was to gain insight into state and territorial health official (S/THOs) experience with vector-borne disease (VBD) outbreaks, communication strategies, and to capture advice they would offer ...
Operationalizing Equity ASTHO is a national capacity-building and technical-assistance provider that supports state and island initiatives that eliminate health disparities. This includes programs that help populations at high-risk of poor ...
An interactive framework and database to assist health departments in advancing health equity and incorporating communities in population health programs and strategies.
An ASTHO podcast discussing the financing mechanisms states can use to integrate CHW services into the health care system—and how state/territorial health agencies can support Medicaid in these efforts with Diana Crumley, JD, MPAff, Former ...
Infectious Disease Prevention Improving Infectious Disease Prevention Capacity Association of state and territorial health officials, astho, infectious disease, public health agencies, management of infectious disease, emerging infectious ...
#MaskUp Campaign ASTHO and the Big Cities Health Coalition produced a public service announcement to encourage people across the country to express their compassion for others and #MaskUp. Please download, share, and encourage others to do ...
This short article describes four strategies for "managing up" and meeting executive team members where they are.