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Strengthening Risk-Appropriate Care in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities

Brief,
Health Equity,
Tribal Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Risk-Appropriate Care,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Health Care Access,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Members,
Alaska,
Montana,
New Mexico,
Lily Lou,
Social Determinants of Health

This ASTHOBrief addresses the importance of developing robust, culturally competent risk-appropriate care systems for American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

When the Power Fails: Helping Life-Support Equipment Users

Brief,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Natural Disasters,
Partnership,
Advocacy,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
New Jersey,
North Dakota,
Rhode Island,
Utah,
Louisiana,
Disability Inclusion,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Data and Disability Inclusion

People who use electricity-dependent durable medical equipment (DME) at home—such as ventilators and oxygen concentrators—can face life-threatening consequences during a power outage. HHS reports that 2.7 million Medicare beneficiaries ...

Improving Access to Health Care in the Pacific: Q&A with Patrick Abraham

Blog,
Island Equity,
Federated States of Micronesia,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID and Healthcare Systems,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Primary Care and Public Health,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Julia Von Alexander,
Patrick Abraham,
Jurisdiction,
Topics,
Islands/Territories/Freely Associated States,
Place-Based Strategies,
Community Partnerships,
Community and Belonging,
Social Determinants of Health

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

State Legislatures Reshape Public Health Legal Authority

Blog,
Policy,
Public Health Law,
Health Policy Update,
State Health Policy,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Law/Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Tobacco Control,
Health Care Access,
STIs,
HIV,
North Carolina,
South Carolina,
Hawaii,
Washington,
Texas,
Utah,
Kansas,
Idaho,
Oklahoma,
Wyoming,
New Hampshire,
Jessica Baggett,
Andy Baker-White,
Maggie Davis

Learn how state and territorial legislatures can bolster or restrict public health legal authority, with examples from early COVID-19 as well as 2024.

Policymakers Boosting Public Health Readiness for Respiratory Illness Season

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
Immunization,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
State Health Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Colorado,
Georgia,
Guam,
Idaho,
Illinois,
Louisiana,
Michigan,
New Hampshire,
Virginia,
West Virginia,
Maggie Davis

Public health leaders are positioned to prevent illness from the "tripledemic” of COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV with approved vaccines and preventative antibody treatments.

From Policy to Practice: Supporting Brain Health and Caregiving at the State Level

Report,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Public Health Law,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Healthy Aging,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Vermont,
Kellie Waugh,
Maria Gabriela Ruiz,
Christina Severin,
Madison Hluchan,
Lana McKinney

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

Improving Community Access to Care Through Health Disparities Grant

Report,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Community Health Workers,
Health Equity,
Rural Health,
Social Determinants of Health,
Elimination of Disparities,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Texas,
Utah,
Virginia

Improving Community Access to Care Through Health Disparities Grant Learn how states have addressed COVID-related health disparities and improved health equity in their jurisdictions in these case studies. In 2021, as part of the COVID-19 ...

Sustaining DMI: Leveraging Medicaid to Advance Public Health Data and Surveillance

Report,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Medicaid Sustainable Financing of DMI,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Alexandra Kearly,
Caroline Brazeel,
J.T. Lane,
Mynti Hossain,
Paul Messino,
Soraya Assar

Sustaining DMI: Leveraging Medicaid to Advance Public Health Data and Surveillance A primer for states: leveraging Medicaid to design and execute a sustainable DMI. This primer describes how to leverage Medicaid to design and execute a ...

Leveraging Medicaid to Support Community Health Workers and Address Health-Related Social Needs

Public Health Conversation,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Community Health Workers,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Medicaid Partnerships and Policy,
Diana Crumley,
Jahira Sterling,
Jennifer Jean-Pierre,
Madison Hluchan

Leveraging Medicaid to Support Community Health Workers and Address Health-Related Social Needs This conversation dives into the role community health workers play in improving public health and how Medicaid funding can support them. 20:13 ...

ASTHO Responds to House Ways and Means Request for Information on Improving Access to Health Care in Rural and Underserved Areas

Advocacy,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities,
Social Determinants of Health,
Rural Health,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Funding,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Territorial Health Policy,
Michael Fraser

On Oct. 4, 2023, ASTHO responded to a Request for Information from the U.S. House of Representatives' Ways and Means Committee on the subject of improving access to healthcare and rural and underserved areas, including the island ...

Collectively Supporting Behavioral Health of People Living With Disabilities During COVID

Podcast,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
COVID and Mental Health,
COVID and Special Populations,
Health Equity,
Disability Inclusion,
Pennsylvania,
Alison Beam,
Kristin Ahrens,
Robert Johnson,
Public Health Review,
Improving Disability Inclusion

Pennsylvania introduced innovative processes to help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities access COVID-19 vaccines and other critical care.

Disability and Crisis Standards of Care in the Age of COVID-19

Podcast,
Preparedness,
Health Equity,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID and Healthcare Systems,
COVID Preparedness,
COVID and Special Populations,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Members,
Alaska,
Michigan,
Robert Johnson,
Alexis Travis,
Katey Redmond,
Disability Inclusion,
Public Health Review,
Improving Disability Inclusion

With Omicron surges pushing jurisdictions to activate protocols for providing healthcare during crisis, it is important to incorporate disability inclusion into these crisis standards of care.