Many states have introduced bills to strengthen and increase access to these prenatal, delivery, and postpartum services, building a solid foundation of care for women who must navigate the healthcare system and make difficult decisions ...
How to Support Youth Post COVID-19 With More Flexible Policies Caitlin Langhorne Griffith, Victoria Pless, Martha Yeide Over the past few months, COVID-19 has highlighted how current policies and funding do not support an equitable ...
The adage “what gets measured, gets done” has had staying power for a reason. When we can accurately describe conditions, quantify impact, and elucidate connections, we have a better chance at taking collective (and effective) action to ...
CDC's Tom Chiller, MD, explains that in the United States, three main types of fungi can cause lung infections like pneumonia when people breathe in fungal spores from the air. Depending on where you live, you may be more likely to ...
Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of heart disease, particularly in adults aged 35 to 64. This blog post breaks down ways the Surgeon General's report on smoking cessation may be helpful to state health officials.
Don't Panic! A Panel on How to be an Effective Crisis Communicator This ASTHO webinar explored strategies for strengthening jurisdictional capacity for public health risk communication. The panel discussion featured insights from the ...
This webinar details the importance of public health messaging, social media, outreach and engagement, and data; provides tips and advice for creating new or updating existing crisis communications plans; and shares information on tools ...
This article in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice addresses the syndemic of substance misuse, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, and mental health conditions. The technical package outlines evidence-based ...
One Health Webinars The One Health Initiative recognizes the inextricable link between human, animal, and environmental health and seeks to "promote, improve, and defend the health and well-being of all species" through ...
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This Health Policy Update is an overview of state legislative activity to increase financial stability for families during the COVID-19 pandemic which may help to prevent adverse childhood experiences.
Deciding what book to read is a task in itself. To make things easier, ASTHO’s staff curated a list of page-turning and thought-provoking books guaranteed to be worth your time. There’s something for everyone on our list, whether ...
This article in Public Health Reports shares results from a study to demonstrate the usefulness of applying an implementation science framework-the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)-to increase understanding of ...
This journal article provides an evidence base for communication efforts, experiences, and views of travelers during the summer of 2020. It was examined through a telephone survey of 1,968 US adults, conducted in English and Spanish, July ...
This AJPH article shares the results of a survey and showcases how state and territorial health agencies struggle to meet the mounting challenge of climate change.
More than 100 rural hospitals have closed since 2010, and an additional 25% are at high risk of closure, and COVID-19 has magnified the existing stressors on rural healthcare. As a result, states are using a variety of measures to address ...
Learn how states are improving data collection and analysis to build more robust public health programs in this brief.
This guide provides tools and strategies to support individuals struggling to access their prescription medications.