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2022 Legislative Session Update: Part One

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Infectious Disease,
Immunization,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
State Health Policy,
Leadership Development,
Public Health Workforce,
Indiana,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Nebraska,
New York,
Utah,
Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Andy Baker-White,
Lana McKinney,
Maggie Davis

The ASTHO State Health Policy team provides brief updates on 5 of the ten state health policy issues to watch in 2022: public health authority, immunization, data privacy and modernization, public health workforce, and health equity. ... ...

Why Louisiana Doesn’t Certify Community Health Workers

Blog,
People of Public Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Community Health Workers,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Public Health Workforce,
Partnership,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Louisiana,
Shelby Rowell,
Colleen Arceneaux,
Jantz Malbrue

Colleen Arceneaux and Jantz Malbrue from the Louisiana Department of Health to discuss why forgoing community health worker certification was the right course of action for their state. ... inform the committee’s policy recommendations. ...

Roots of Equity: Addressing Health Disparities and Advancing Inclusive Solutions in Michigan

Blog,
People of Public Health,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Healthy Aging,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
DELPH,
Social Determinants of Health,
Michigan,
Ninah Sasy,
James Bell III

Roots of Equity: Addressing Health Disparities and Advancing Inclusive Solutions in Michigan Ninah Sasy Addressing historical inequities and health disparities to promote health equity and well-being in Michigan. Social determinants of ...

Leadership Trailblazer Spotlight: Donna Levin, Act for Public Health Project Director, Network for Public Health Law

Blog,
People of Public Health,
Leadership Trailblazers,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Policy,
Public Health Law,
Preparedness,
Leadership Development,
Massachusetts,
Donna Levin

This interview is part of ASTHO’s Leadership Trailblazers series, which shares outstanding public health leaders’ inspirations, motivations, and accomplishments. This post features Donna Levin, JD, former executive director of the Network ...

Boundary Spanning Leadership Model Strengthens Oklahoma Harm Reduction Programs

Brief,
Policy,
Public Health Law,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Infectious Disease,
Syndemic-Related Infections,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Health Equity,
Tribal Health,
Oklahoma,
Boundary Spanning Leadership,
Leadership Development

ASTHO engaged Oklahoma public health officials, members of the Oklahoma Harm Reduction Alliance, Health Minds Policy Initiative, and representatives of the Southern Plains Tribal Health Board, and others in a Boundary Spanning Leadership ...

ASTHO Reports from Palau Equity Summit

Blog,
People of Public Health,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Elimination of Disparities,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Partnership,
Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
LGBTQ+,
Island Equity,
Palau,
Karl Ensign

In February 2023, ASTHO staff traveled to Koror, Palau for a four-day health equity summit and held workshops to identify, select, and prioritize measures for Palau’s health equity work. ... community that is too seldom heard. Here, I ...

Proposed Vaccination Laws to Watch in the New Year

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
COVID-19,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
STIs,
HIV,
Tobacco Control,
Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
PFAS,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Mental Health,
Preparedness,
Emergency Powers,
Rural Health,
Alabama,
California,
Colorado,
Florida,
Hawaii,
Indiana,
Louisiana,
Maine,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
New Hampshire,
New York,
West Virginia,
Andy Baker-White,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Education

Vaccines are one of the greatest public health achievements of the last century, as well as some of the most powerful and cost-effective tools to prevent disease, disparities, disability, and death among children and adults. The COVID-19 ...

Helping Community Health Workers Excel in the Public Health Workforce

Blog,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
DELPH,
Leadership Development,
Public Health Workforce,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Community Health Workers,
Funding,
Policy,
Andrea Lee,
Kristian G. Myers,
Tasha Catron

DELPH scholars discuss the important role of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in the public health workforce, the need for support, recognition, and investment in their development, and the importance of sustainable funding for CHW programs ...