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How Two Island Health Departments Are Preparing for Successful Public Health Planning

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Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Strategic Planning,

Grants and Contracts Management,

Partnership,

Palau,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Megan Drake-Pereyra,

Joanne Pearsol

Learn how CNMI and Palau successfully "planned to plan" in an effort to update and develop new public health plans—developing readiness assessments, team charters, and sequencing plans.

Lessons Learned from the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands COVID-19 Response

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Guam,

Marshall Islands,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Palau,

Blog,

Karl Ensign

As COVID spread through the country and infection rates rose in every state, many of the the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI) received media attention for remaining relatively COVID-free. The USAPI’s unified response in the face of ...

Domestic Holiday Travel Pandemic Restrictions and Recommendations

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Maggie Davis

The 2020 holiday season is coinciding with a nationwide surge of COVID-19 cases. With great concern that holiday travel to see loved ones may exacerbate community spread of the virus, many states are increasing public health measures ...

ASTHO Reports from Palau Equity Summit

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Palau,

Karl Ensign

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.

Strengthening Leadership, Risk Communications, and Preparedness in the Islands

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Sidnie Christian,

Alyssa Boyea,

Shelbi Davis

Strengthening Leadership, Risk Communications, and Preparedness in the Islands Strengthening Public Health Preparedness in the Islands Sidnie Christian, Alyssa Boyea Key strategies in on leadership, risk communications, and preparedness, ...

DMI Advisory Committees Kick Off Across the Pacific

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Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Guam,

Palau,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Heidi Westermann

Guam, Palau, and CNMI PHIG teams leverage diverse expertise to advance data modernization assessment, planning, and implementation strategies.

Public Health Confronts the Mosquito: Special Considerations for United States Territories and Freely Associated States

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Territories and Freely Associated States,

Environmental Health,

Vector-Borne Disease,

American Samoa,

Federated States of Micronesia,

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This report aims to highlight the unique vector-borne disease challenges faced by Island Areas and to dive into the key components of a mosquito control program, that are relevant to these unique jurisdictions.

Engaging Communities and Healthcare Partners to Improve Heart Health: Progress and Opportunities for Public Health

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Palau,

Marcus Plescia

It seems fitting for Valentine’s Day to occur during American Heart Month, a national health observance that reminds Americans to focus on their hearts.

Lessons Learned from Palau's Journey to Develop Health Equity Indicators

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Territories and Freely Associated States,

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Health Equity,

Population Health and Prevention,

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At-Risk Populations,

Palau,

Healthcare Access,

Julia Von Alexander,

Heidi Westermann

Palau's health ministry collaborated with its community to design indicators to better measure health equity in their jurisdiction.

Health Equity Policy Toolkit

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Kimberlee Wyche Etheridge,

ASTHO Communications

This toolkit is designed to support public health leaders in leveraging the policy development process to achieve health equity in their jurisdiction.