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This blog describes FSM’s efforts to improve access to care in some of the most remote and underserved areas of the Pacific.

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.

This blog describes how Palau's health ministry collaborated with its community to design indicators to better measure health equity in its jurisdiction.

This blog describes public health legislation introduced during the Island Areas’ 2024 legislative sessions.

Virtual course provided by ASTHO's e-learning center focused on building capacity among states based around health equity-focused TA requests.

This blog shares key takeaways from the first Island Areas COVID-19 Health Equity Action Institutes.

This report shares Puerto Rico’s strategy and recommendations for developing a social determinants of health dashboard.

This blog explains ASTHO’s Islands Health Equity Framework, which outlines a culturally resonant approach to health equity in the island areas.

These resources are intended to support island jurisdictions in program planning, retaining community health workers (CHW), preventing CHW burnout, integrating them into health systems, and communicating their role.

The Island Health Equity Framework builds shared understanding to reflect island cultures, strengths, and paths toward health equity.