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This editorial highlights the territories and freely associated states’ achievements in reducing health disparities.

Explore this report to learn about radiation readiness capacity in the public health workforce.

Learn how state health agencies can support brain health and caregiving through policy and innovation.

Learn how state health agencies are leveraging flexible funding to advance initiatives addressing non-medical factors that influence health.

Understand potential ethical issues with wastewater surveillance and access tools to support decision-making in this INSPIRE Readiness story.

Discover how lessons learned from tuberculosis outbreaks can improve public health preparedness for other infectious diseases.

Read a detailed summary of the FY26 Senate Appropriations Bill, which was released on July 31.

Reprioritizing Black Maternal Health How We Can Prioritize Black Maternal Health Lawrence Young Black women face significant rates of maternal morbidity and mortality — learn how public health can better support them in this blog post. I ...

ASTHO Receives Telework Achievement Award DATELINE — The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) today received a “Telework Achievement Award” from Arlington Transportation Partners’ Champions program, which ...

ASTHO Celebrates 75 Years of Public Health Leadership DATELINE — Today the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) celebrates its 75th anniversary and recognizes the significant achievements of its members who ...

Senate Discussion Draft Eliminates Important Public Health Programs; Pushes Costs to States DATELINE — Michael Fraser, executive director of ASTHO, issued the following statement today on the Senate’s discussion draft of the ...

State Public Health Leaders Urged to Increase Efforts to Prevent Injuries DATELINE — State public health leaders responded to a new “The State of Safety” report released by the National Safety Council today showing that every state ...

State and Territorial Health Leaders Commend Nomination of Dr. Jerome Adams for U.S. Surgeon General DATELINE — The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) commends the Administration for nominating Indiana State ...

Mixed Progress on Preventing Preterm Births Concerns State and Territorial Health Officials DATELINE — Today, the March of Dimes released its 2017 Premature Birth Report Card, which found that few states have lowered prematurity ...

ASTHO Statement on the Appointment of CDC Director, Robert Redfield DATELINE — John Wiesman, ASTHO president and secretary of health at the Washington State Department of Health, issued the following statement on the appointment of ...

ASTHO and Safe States Alliance Respond to Rising Injury Deaths Among Children and Adolescents DATELINE — Today, CDC released a report showing that injuries, suicides, and homicides are leading to more deaths among children and young ...

Health Officials Seek Sustained Investments to Protect Moms and Babies DATELINE — Health officials say a new CDC study on Zika-associated birth defects is a stark reminder that emerging infectious diseases constitute a persistent ...

Rhode Island Health Director Nicole Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH, Named ASTHO President DATELINE — The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) announced the appointment today of Nicole Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH, ...

ASTHO Celebrates National Public Health Week DATELINE — The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) joins the American Public Health Association (APHA) to observe National Public Health Week, recognizing the ...

Three Leading National Public Health Organizations Ring the Alarm About All-Time Highs of STDs DATELINE — Data released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show STDs have surged for the fifth consecutive ...