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Top Nine Public Health Highlights of 2019

People of Public Health,

Washington Week,

HIV,

Opioids,

Tobacco Control,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Members,

Federal Government Affairs,

Territorial Health Policy,

Climate and Health,

Infectious Disease,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Funding,

Michael Fraser,

Nathaniel Smith,

John Wiesman,

Ngozi Ezike,

Joneigh Khaldun,

Elizabeth Cuervo Tilson,

Lee Norman,

Monica Bharel,

Renee Coleman Mitchell,

Esther L. Muña,

Linda Denourcey,

Karyl Thomas Rattay

ASTHO CEO Michael Fraser looks back on nine of the top public health highlights in 2019.

Promoting Successful Onsite Wastewater Treatment Programs

Food and Water Safety,

Partnership,

North Carolina,

Virginia,

Emma Talkington,

Blog

SepticSmart Week is an annual opportunity for health agencies at all jurisdictional levels to share educational resources about onsite wastewater treatment system upkeep. This post highlights efforts ...

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 ...

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.

States Use Data Visualization Tools to Address Health Concerns

Blog,

Informatics and Surveillance,

Vector-Borne Disease,

COVID Vaccine,

Vaccine Distribution,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Data Modernization,

Arizona,

Connecticut,

Indiana,

Montana,

Dan Tauriello,

Emma Carlson,

Emma Talkington

Geographic Information Systems and other data visualization tools have become integral parts of public health decision-making workflows and provide crucial support to topic areas such as ...

School Ventilation and Air Filtration: Focus Group Findings and Guidance Considerations for Health Agencies

Report,

Environmental Health,

Funding,

COVID and Special Populations,

Education,

Infant and Child Health,

Ali Aslam,

Kerry Wyss,

Paris Harper-Hardy

ASTHO convened focus groups of state environmental health directors and designated representatives from 11 states to talk about their agencies’ ventilation guidance for school districts. The ...

Where There’s Fire, There’s Smoke—States Prepare for Health Impacts of Wildfire Smoke

Blog,

Climate and Health,

Partnership,

Natural Disasters,

Health in All Policies,

California,

Minnesota,

Washington,

Emma Talkington

As the United States begins to see more wildfires, it is important for health agencies to be ready to address concerns from the public and collaborate with other state agencies to mitigate the health ...

Public Health Confronts the Mosquito: Developing Sustainable State and Local Mosquito Control Programs

Report,

Vector-Borne Disease,

Emergency Powers,

Grants and Contracts Management,

Communications

Given the emergence of mosquito-borne viruses such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika in the United States and U.S. territories, this, the second edition of this report, provides guidance to assist ...

State of Water Preparedness: A 2018 Scan of Water Preparedness and Response Infrastructure in State and Territorial Health Agencies

Report,

Food and Water Safety,

Emergency Powers

The data provided in this report is one effort to identify the strengths and understand the complexities of water preparedness for state and territorial public health directors, and to examine ...

Environmental Public Health Policy Statement

Health in All Policies,

Policy,

Policy Statement,

Environmental Health

Environmental Public Health Policy Statement Environmental public health programs protect communities from natural, man-made, unintentional, and deliberate threats and hazards in the environment. ...