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Partnering with Legislative Staff to Improve Long COVID Outcomes

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Supporting Pharmacies as Contraception Access Hubs

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Creating an Informatics Job Classification Series for Health Departments

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How to Build a Business Case for Data Modernization Efforts

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Use Partner Mapping to Power Data Modernization Projects

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Health Agency Procurement and Contracting Best Practices for Overdose Data to Action Recipients

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Reducing Hypertension Through Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring Programs

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Supporting Individuals Experiencing Prescription Controlled Substance Disruptions: A Quick Reference Guide for On-Site Support Personnel

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Demystifying Succession Planning

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Sustaining Community Engagement Infrastructure Through State Public Health Programming

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Cultivating a Culture of Community and Belonging in the Workplace

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Strategies and Innovations to Address Long COVID

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How States Can Leverage Data to Guide Health Improvement

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Supporting Adolescent Health Through School-Based Health Programs

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Prioritizing Cases and Contacts: Considerations for STI Programs During Emergency Response

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Addressing Hypertension During Pregnancy Improves Maternal and Infant Health

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States Partner Across Sectors to Address Lead Poisoning

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Recommendations for Developing State Firearm Surveys and Applying Findings

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Using Data to Advance Racial Equity: Lessons from the DREAM Learning Community

This post has been updated. It was originally published on Sept. 3, 2024.

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Best Practices for Sustained Community Engagement Learned from the STRETCH 2.0 Midpoint

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Defining Disease Forecasting and Modeling

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Communicating About Disease Forecasting

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Disease Forecasting and Modeling Data for Public Health Action

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Five Recommendations for Enhancing Governmental Public Health Workforce Recruitment and Hiring

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Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards)

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Incorporating Health Equity Into Overdose Prevention

Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) Case Study: New York State’s Power of Voice Program

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Policy Approaches to Improve State and Local Data Sharing

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Access to Health Care for People with Disabilities in Public Health Emergencies 

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Arizona Department of Health Services Pursues Policies to Advance Data Sharing with Tribal Nations

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Fairfax County Health Department Modernizes Infrastructure to Optimize Public Health Data Sharing

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Olmsted County Pilots a Regional Population Health Data Hub to Improve Data Accessibility

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Strengthening Grant Management Functions in Puerto Rico

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Leveraging Medicaid to Support Community Health Workers

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Centralizing Administrative Functions, with Lessons Learned from Guam

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Engaging Communities Is a Critical Tobacco Control Strategy

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Cross-Sector Collaboration to End Homelessness in Wisconsin

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Implementing Levels of Maternal Care Improves Access to Risk-Appropriate Care

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Enhancing Consumer Awareness Improves Access to Risk-Appropriate Care

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Evidence-Based Approaches to Promoting Health Equity in Retail Food Safety

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Community Health Worker Certification by Jurisdiction

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Strengthening Maternal and Infant Health Data in the U.S. Territories

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Prescription Opioid Use During Pregnancy in 34 Jurisdictions

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U.S. Virgin Island’s Federal Grant Planning and Set Up Process Improvement

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Health Agency Innovations in Financing Maternal Mental Health

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Current Trends in Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

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Considering the Role of Social Stressors in Chemical Risk Assessment

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Seven Emergency Preparedness Exercises for Health Agencies

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Addressing Hypertension in Pregnancy to Reduce Maternal Morbidity and Mortality

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What Surrounds Us Shapes Our Health

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Linking Datasets to Address Racial Equity in Maternal and Child Health Outcomes

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Improving STI Treatment Reporting Forms: Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Innovative Approach

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CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain, 2022: Health Equity Considerations for Opioid Therapy

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CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain, 2022: Further Considerations for Decision-Makers

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CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain, 2022: Key Messages for Decision-Makers

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CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain, 2022: What It Is vs. What It's Not

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CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain, 2022: Summary of Updates

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Supporting Positive Mental Health in Early Childhood

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Virtual Food Safety Inspection Guide

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The Importance of the FDA Food Code

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Utilizing Doula Care to Support Substance Use Disorder in the Postpartum Period

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Expanding Pharmacist-Prescribed HIV PrEP

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Improving Financial Access to Maternal and Infant Care in Rural Areas

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Automated Syphilis Electronic Laboratory Processing: Effectively and Accurately Identifying Priority Syphilis Cases

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Overdose Data to Action: Public Health-Public Safety Partnerships

Key Takeaways and Next Steps from ASTHO's Public Safety, Public Health, and Harm Reduction Overdose Prevention Focus Groups

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Charting a New Course for Public Health Workforce Well-Being

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Increasing Access to Breastfeeding Resources for Mothers Who Are Incarcerated

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Better Defining Disability Will Make Data More Inclusive and Usable

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Breastfeeding Equity Through Community Engagement

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Supporting Breastfeeding and Maternal Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Incorporating Health in All Policies: Tips for Grantmakers

This tip sheet discusses strategies and considerations for organizations incorporating a Health in All Policies approach to RFPs and NOFOs.

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Recommendations for Updating CDC/CSTE Cancer Cluster Investigation Guidelines

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

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Louisiana Aims to Recharge Neighbors’ Battery-Powered Life Support Equipment

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Reproductive Health Services Expanded During Pandemic but Inequities Persist

This ASTHO report discusses how reproductive health services expanded during the pandemic, but inequities remain to mitigate.

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Leveraging Health Official Authority and Influence for Systems Improvement

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Successes from the Suicide and Opioid Overdose Prevention Public Health Initiative

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Climate and Health Capacity Survey: 10 Key Takeaways

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Boundary Spanning Leadership Model Strengthens Oklahoma Harm Reduction Programs

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Lessons Learned from Moving to Virtual/Hybrid EOCs in the COVID-19 Response

This brief from ASTHO discusses the results of standing up virtual and hybrid emergency operations centers during the covid-19 pandemic.

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Environmental Health Innovations During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Using Medicaid Datasets to Measure Tobacco Use: A Review

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Defining Disability for Syndromic Surveillance

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Public Health Frameworks to Advance Healthy Aging

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Communicating Public Health Guidance to Cases and Contacts: Recommendations for COVID-19 Case Investigators and Contact Tracers

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Tailoring Messages for Cross-Cultural Communication: Recommendations for COVID-19 Case Investigators and Contact Tracers

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Public Health’s Use of Digital Tools During COVID-19

This brief describes decision-making amongst health agency leaders and staff as they implemented digital resources to support COVID-19 response.

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Overcoming Common Barriers to Data Linkage

ASTHO's brief outlines lessons learned in data linkage for public health, focusing on partnerships, data matching, and sustainability.

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Improving Youth Behavioral Health Through School-Based Strategies

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Maximizing the Benefit of COVID-19 Therapeutics: Considerations for State Public Health Officials

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Integrating Environmental Health and Electronic Health Information Using GIS Tools

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Mental Health Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on Youth

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Implementing an Environmental Public Health Tracking Program: Challenges and Solutions

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Early Brain Development Approaches for Public Health Leaders

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Period Poverty: A Growing Public Health Concern

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10 Essential Questions for Disability Inclusion in Health Agencies

This ASTHO resource provides 10 questions to consider for agencies aiming to reduce health disparities and ensure accessibility.

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When the Power Fails: Helping Life-Support Equipment Users

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Leveraging the HHS emPOWER Program to Enhance Power Outage Planning

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Using Lessons from the COVID-19 Response to Inform Telehealth Activities

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Community Partners Offer Key Insights to Health Departments for Increasing Vaccine Confidence

This ASTHO brief highlights how to help increase vaccine confidence through trust-building, tailored messaging, and addressing misinformation.

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Preventing Overdose and Suicide Through Housing Reform