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Island Areas Public Health Policies in 2024

Health Policy Update,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Territorial Health Policy,

Guam,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Palau,

Virgin Islands,

Puerto Rico,

Opioids,

Healthcare Access,

Health Equity,

Tobacco Control,

Injury and Violence Prevention,

Jessica Bissett

Reviewing 2024 public health legislative actions in Island Areas.

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

Blog,

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.

Building an Island Health Equity Framework for the Future

Blog,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Operationalizing Equity,

Social Determinants of Health,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Island Equity,

Guam,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Palau,

Puerto Rico,

Virgin Islands,

Julia Von Alexander,

Karl Ensign

In this post, ASTHO explores the conversations and considerations that went into developing the Islands Health Equity Framework.

Dengue Preparedness in the U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States

Blog,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Vector-Borne Disease,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

American Samoa,

Federated States of Micronesia,

Guam,

Marshall Islands,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Palau,

Courtney Youngbar,

Marisa Wong

Both the Pacific and Caribbean are on the front lines of the dengue health security threat. As a result, many island areas, especially in the USAPI and Puerto Rico, are doing great work to combat ...

Improving Indirect Cost Rate Use in Island Jurisdictions

Report,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Grants and Contracts Management,

American Samoa,

Federated States of Micronesia,

Guam,

Marshall Islands,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Palau,

Puerto Rico,

Virgin Islands,

Profile

Learn how increasing the use of indirect cost rates in the territories and freely associated states can help improve public health financing in these jurisdictions.

ASTHO Awards Public Health Leaders and Agencies for Service

News Release,

ASTHO News,

Members,

Awards and Recognition,

Janae Price,

John Wiesman,

Paul Halverson,

Stephanie C. Williams,

Texas,

New York,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Montana,

Tribal Health

ASTHO Awards Public Health Leaders and Agencies for Service BETHESDA, MD—The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) presented several awards during its 2019 Annual Meeting and ...

Building Capacity to Navigate the Prevention of Suicide, Overdose, and Adverse Childhood Experiences

People of Public Health,

Partnership,

Mental Health,

Overdose Prevention,

Suicide Prevention,

ACEs,

Infant and Child Health,

Women, Infant, Family Health Mental Health,

Youth Mental Health,

Michigan,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Tanya Baker,

Jonathan Purtle

Whatever stage agencies are in addressing the intersection of suicide, overdose, and ACEs, ASTHO’s SPACECAT Capacity Elements Toolkit simplifies action ideas for health agency staff and leadership to ...

Health Equity Approaches to Preventing Heart Disease and Strokes

Podcast,

Health in All Policies,

Members,

Healthcare Access,

Social Determinants of Health,

Elimination of Disparities,

Healthy Aging,

Heart Disease,

Stroke,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Ohio,

Robert Johnson,

Esther L. Muña,

Chip Allen,

Michael L. Sells

This episode emphasizes the importance of addressing heart disease and stroke prevention through approaches that center on health equity, including systems-level changes, quality improvement, and ...

Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Initiatives in Three USAPI Jurisdictions

Brief,

Heart Disease,

Stroke,

Guam,

Palau,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Territories and Freely Associated States

Heart disease and stroke are the leading causes of death in Guam, Palau, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. These jurisdictions are taking innovative steps to reduce hypertension ...

State, Territorial Health Policies Strengthening Emergency Preparedness Efforts

Health Policy Update,

State Health Policy,

Territorial Health Policy,

Climate and Health,

Injury and Violence Prevention,

Disability Inclusion,

Natural Disasters,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

California,

Colorado,

Illinois,

Massachusetts,

New Jersey,

New York,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Oregon,

Washington,

Adrianna Evans

While COVID-19 is still present and ever-changing, public health professionals must also grapple with new challenges such as monkeypox, increasing firearm homicide, and widespread heat waves. In the ...