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Hear from Dr. Bruce Perry on the impact of stress, pleasure/reward system, and how resiliency presents in physiologically in the body.

#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 ...

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.

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 ...

The opioid epidemic has exacerbated the shortage of board-certified forensic pathologists, presenting a major workforce challenge for public health systems.

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

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 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 ...

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 ...

Substance use disorder (SUD) among pregnant and postpartum women is an increasingly pressing public health concern.

This review discusses the workforce-related challenges persisting in the public health field today and steps for moving forward to rebuild.

From the National Institutes of Health, this report discusses behavioral and social considerations relate to hybrid work environments.

This BetterUp Blog discusses the importance of fostering a psychologically safe environment in the workplace.

This PH WINS data from 2021 documents the effects of two years of COVID-19 response on the public health workforce.

A list from the CDC of promising approaches organizations can use to reduce loneliness & promote more frequent, high-quality relationships.

Learn about Washington Department of Health’s experience with ASTHO’s PH-HERO program, addressing wellbeing & mental health in the workforce.

The Total Worker Health® model aims to improve the well-being of the workforce by protecting & enhancing their health & productivity.

A collection of resources from the Region 2 Public Health Training Center provides tools on recruiting/ retaining the public health workforce.

Public Health Forward recognizes that the modern public health workforce needs specific abilities to advance health equity.