All COVID-19 Resources

Legislative Action Bridging Public Health and Clinical Healthcare

Health Policy Update,

State Health Policy,

Telehealth,

Public Health Workforce,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,

Florida,

Maryland,

Texas,

Arkansas,

Indiana,

California,

Illinois,

Iowa,

Montana,

Nevada,

New Mexico,

New York,

Oklahoma,

West Virginia,

Kentucky,

Ashley Cram,

Brianna Gorman

Three ways policymakers are addressing access to care are through telehealth, safety net and emergency services, and adjusted reimbursement rates to Medicaid-enrolled providers.

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

Brief,

Infectious Disease,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

STIs,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Partnership,

Data Modernization,

Florida

The Florida Department of Health created an effective algorithm to automate syphilis laboratory result processing that improves case assignment accuracy and prioritization. This tool outlines key ...

Why It’s Never Too Early to Prep for Hurricane Season

Blog,

Climate and Health,

Food and Water Safety,

Natural Disasters,

Florida,

Virgin Islands,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Partnership,

Emma Carlson,

Emma Talkington,

Adrianna Evans,

Nicholas Porter,

Lisa Peterson

Health agencies play a key role in preparing for and responding to hurricanes and other severe weather events.

2023 Legislative Session Update: Part One

Health Policy Update,

State Health Policy,

Territorial Health Policy,

Mental Health,

HIV,

Opioids,

Tobacco Control,

PFAS,

Florida,

Guam,

Hawaii,

Illinois,

Indiana,

Kentucky,

Mississippi,

New Mexico,

New York,

Oklahoma,

South Dakota,

Utah,

Vermont,

Virginia,

West Virginia,

Beth Giambrone,

Christina Severin,

Parker Beene,

Maggie Davis

A mid-session legislative update on five of ASTHO's top 10 public health state policy issues to watch in 2023: tobacco, HIV, mental health, PFAS, and opioids.

State Approaches to Insecticide Resistance Testing

Report,

Vector-Borne Disease,

Florida,

Louisiana

This report includes two case studies capturing how states are building capacity to address the threat of insecticide resistance. The case studies and analyses in this report may serve as a guide as ...

ASTHO/CDC Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Learning Collaborative: Lessons Learned from the Payers Cohort

Report,

Heart Disease,

Stroke,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Arkansas,

Florida,

Nevada,

Utah,

Virginia,

Wisconsin

This report highlights how a six-state "payers cohort," through the ASTHO/CDC Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Learning Collaborative, convened cross-sector teams which included payer ...

Cross-Sector Partnerships to Improve Health and Housing Outcomes: Resource Guide

Report,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,

Social Determinants of Health,

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Connecticut,

Florida,

Maine,

Oregon,

Washington

This report synthesizes partnership, financing, and data-sharing approaches that healthcare, housing providers, and other sectors can undertake to improve health and housing outcomes.

States Support Rural Hospitals While COVID-19 Highlights Challenges

Health Policy Update,

State Health Policy,

COVID and Capacity,

COVID and Funding,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID and Telehealth,

COVID Testing and Screening,

Healthcare Access,

Rural Health,

Mississippi,

Wyoming,

North Carolina,

Missouri,

Utah,

Washington,

Oklahoma,

Florida,

Andy Baker-White

More than 100 rural hospitals have closed since 2010, and an additional 25% are at high risk of closure, and COVID-19 has magnified the existing stressors on rural healthcare. As a result, states are ...

Going Beyond Regulatory Compliance for Lead Testing in Water

Report,

Food and Water Safety,

American Samoa,

Arkansas,

California,

Delaware,

Florida,

Hawaii,

Indiana,

Iowa,

Maine,

Nebraska,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Oregon,

Texas,

West Virginia

This ASTHOReport serves as a primer for state and territorial health agencies seeking to assess the public health impacts of lead exposure in drinking water.

Recommendations for Updating CDC/CSTE Cancer Cluster Investigation Guidelines

Brief,

Environmental Health,

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,

Health Equity,

Arizona,

Connecticut,

Florida,

Maryland,

Massachusetts,

Montana,

New Mexico,

Texas,

Wisconsin

This ASTHOBrief contains three key recommendations for improving the 2013 CDC/CSTE Cancer Cluster Investigation Guidelines.