All COVID-19 Resources

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.

State, Territorial, and Freely Associated State Health Agencies National Report 2022

Report,

Infographic,

Research,

At-Risk Populations,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Overdose Prevention,

Suicide Prevention,

ACEs

The Suicide, Overdose, Adverse Childhood Experiences Prevention Capacity Assessment Tool (SPACECAT) compiled a national report and accompanying infographic, that break down the biggest findings from ...

Incorporating Health in All Policies: Tips for Grantmakers

Brief,

Funding,

Operationalizing Equity,

Social Determinants of Health,

Health in All Policies,

Grants and Contracts Management

This ASTHOBrief offers a menu of strategies and considerations for organizations interested in incorporating a Health in All Policies and equity-centered approach to the development and ...

Seven Emergency Preparedness Exercises for Health Agencies

Infographic,

Preparedness,

Margaret Nilz

The Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program includes seven exercise types that are either discussion-based or operations-based.

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

Brief,

Preparedness,

At-Risk Populations,

Disability Inclusion,

Louisiana

The Louisiana Department of Health has developed Power Outage Partners, a first-of-its-kind program to recruit owners of stand-by residential generators to recharge the batteries of neighbors’ life ...

Medication-Assisted Treatment in Pregnancy

Brief,

Opioids,

Overdose Prevention,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Colorado,

Maine,

Maryland,

New York,

Oregon,

Texas,

Washington,

OMNI,

Women, Infant, Family Health Mental Health,

Risk-Appropriate Care

This brief outlines some of the barriers that pregnant and postpartum women with opioid use disorder face, as well as examples of state legislation passed to address recovery program implementation, ...

Interconnecting Behavioral and Public Health

Brief,

Substance Misuse,

Suicide Prevention,

ACEs,

Women, Infant, Family Health Data Integration,

State Health Policy,

Massachusetts,

Washington

This brief outlines key considerations for state health departments to keep in mind as they create financing, data, and policy partnerships with behavioral health stakeholders.

Strategies for Vaccinating People Who Are Homebased

Brief,

Emerging Infectious Diseases,

COVID Vaccine,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Delaware,

Mississippi,

Missouri,

Disability Inclusion,

COVID and Special Populations,

Embedded

According to the federal government, a homebased individual is someone who requires the help of another person or supportive device to leave the home, someone who is advised against leaving the home ...

Summarizing CDC Guidance to Support COVID-19 Contact Tracing in K-12 Schools

Brief,

Emerging Infectious Diseases,

Illinois,

California,

Kansas,

Massachusetts,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,

Education

As schools work to stay open for in-person learning, it is essential to understand key recommendations related to COVID-19 prevention in K-12 schools. CDC recommends that health department staff work ...

Reducing Forensic Pathologist Shortages

Brief,

Substance Misuse,

Infectious Disease,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Public Health Workforce,

Arizona

Board-certified forensic pathologists play a critical role in public health by investigating death so as to better serve the living. Despite forensic pathology’s contribution to public health ...