Health agencies can help individuals losing access to Medicaid smoothly transition to new coverage.
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 ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted pregnant people and infants more severely than some other populations. As such, it is important to pay special attention to this vulnerable group.
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 ...
This episode explains what the Shared Risk and Protective Factors framework is, and how states and territories can collaborate with a broader range of partners to implement research-based programs, policies, practices, and strategies that ...
In recognition of American Heart Month, this episode focuses on the important role that community health workers (CHWs) play in Virginia’s statewide approach to addressing health disparities and heart disease, in particular.
ASTHO and the University of Guam Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (Guam CEDDERS) discuss preparedness, health equity, and disability inclusion. This virtual offering highlights key ...
ASTHO President States Third Year of Declining Life Expectancy is a “Wake-Up Call” ARLINGTON, VA—Suicides and drug overdoses caused life expectancy in the United States to fall again in 2017. In what is the longest downward trend since ...
A Blueprint for Establishing a Health Equity or Minority Health Office 30:38 minutes Learn how to form and manage an office of health equity or minority health, based on several firsthand experiences. Listen to the podcast episode now. ...
State health agencies are well-positioned to build the infrastructure necessary for scaling up the use of community health workers by defining their core competencies and building opportunities for funding, training, and employment.
Promoting Sustainable Financing of Community Health Worker Programs Advancing Sustainable Financing of Community Health Workers Logan Kelly Learn how health agencies can shape policy development and implementation to support sustainable ...
Empowering Community Health Workers to Advance Health Equity ASTHO, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, community health workers, health equity, covid-19, health inequities, public health infrastructure, public health, ...
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
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 ...
Explore the 2025 Telehealth Needs Assessment to understand how public health agencies structure, fund, and utilize telehealth, and identify key goals and support needs for expanding access to care.
How Health Care Providers Can Reduce Stigma to Improve Care for Patients Taking Long-Term Opioid Therapy healthcare providers, reduce stigma, opioid therapy, poor mental health, chronic pain, adverse health effects, reduce barriers, ...
This three-part report maps the public health capacities, assets, and resources onto the obligations and direction of Medicaid agencies and their managed care health plans.