All COVID-19 Resources

Proposed Vaccination Laws to Watch in the New Year

Health Policy Update,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Race and Public Health,

State Health Policy,

HIV,

Tobacco Control,

PFAS,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Mental Health,

Emergency Powers,

Rural Health,

Alabama,

California,

Colorado,

Florida,

Hawaii,

Indiana,

Louisiana,

Maine,

Mississippi,

Missouri,

New Hampshire,

New York,

West Virginia,

Andy Baker-White,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Education

Vaccines are one of the greatest public health achievements of the last century, as well as some of the most powerful and cost-effective tools to prevent disease, disparities, disability, and death ...

Equity Will Come Standard at ASTHO

People of Public Health,

ASTHO News,

Race and Public Health,

Public Health Workforce,

DELPH,

Leadership Development,

Michael Fraser,

Kimberlee Wyche Etheridge,

Joya Coffman

An issue that public health wrestles with is how to combat racism as we would any other public health emergency. ASTHO’s board of directors has declared structural racism a public health emergency. ...

Examining State Innovations to Advance Breastfeeding and Health Equity

Report,

Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,

Race and Public Health,

State Health Policy,

Alaska,

Arkansas,

Colorado,

Illinois,

Missouri,

Ohio,

Pennsylvania,

Utah,

Washington,

Infant and Child Health

Breastfeeding is considered the gold standard in postnatal care for both birthing persons and infants. Yet racial disparities in breastfeeding initiation and duration rates continue to persist. ...

Tailoring Messages for Cross-Cultural Communication: Recommendations for COVID-19 Case Investigators and Contact Tracers

Brief,

Community Health Workers,

COVID and Communication,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,

COVID Preparedness,

COVID and Workforce,

Elimination of Disparities,

Race and Public Health,

Communications

Case investigators and contact tracers must understand and adapt to the culture of people with COVID-19 to conduct effective interviews and follow up. It is important that case investigators ...

States Support Postpartum Health with Medicaid Expansions

Health Policy Update,

Federal Government Affairs,

Public Health Law,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Women, Infant, Family Health Mental Health,

Elimination of Disparities,

Race and Public Health,

Alabama,

Alaska,

Arizona,

Colorado,

Iowa,

Mississippi,

Missouri,

Nebraska,

Oklahoma,

Rhode Island,

Texas,

Utah,

Wisconsin,

Wyoming,

Sowmya Kuruganti

States Support Postpartum Health with Medicaid Expansions astho, association of state and territorial health officials, 2023 state legislative session, medicaid expansions, postpartum health, the ...

Improving Access to Risk Appropriate Care and Maternal Health Outcomes through Provider Engagement

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Risk-Appropriate Care,

At-Risk Populations,

Elimination of Disparities,

Race and Public Health,

Tribal Health,

Members,

Women, Infant, Family Health Mental Health,

Alaska,

Texas,

Robert Johnson,

Lily Lou,

Eugene Toy,

Podcast

In this episode, two maternal healthcare veterans share approaches for bringing providers into the process, as well as how state health officials can promote risk appropriate care strategies and ...

ASTHO’s Public Health Resolutions for 2021

ASTHO News,

Race and Public Health,

Mental Health,

Suicide Prevention,

Injury and Violence Prevention,

Rural Health,

HIV,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

PFAS,

Telehealth,

Accreditation,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Tobacco Control,

Blog,

Alannah Kittle,

Cara Person,

Kristi Meadows,

Vector-Borne Disease

Every year, ASTHO performs an annual environmental scan to identify these policy and programmatic priorities. The most recent scan occurred from June 2019 to May 2020. Through ongoing collection of ...

How States Are Addressing the Public Health Crisis of Racism

Health Policy Update,

Race and Public Health,

Social Determinants of Health,

At-Risk Populations,

State Health Policy,

Arizona,

California,

Connecticut,

Georgia,

Illinois,

Maryland,

Minnesota,

Missouri,

New Jersey,

New Mexico,

New York,

North Carolina,

Tennessee,

Vermont,

Virginia,

Washington,

Adrianna Evans

An increasing body of research finds racism can have a significant impact across one’s lifespan. Research shows that persistent exposure to racial discrimination may result in premature aging, poor ...

Examining Tuberculosis from a Syndemic Perspective

Blog,

Syndemic-Related Infections,

At-Risk Populations,

Race and Public Health,

Social Determinants of Health,

Amelia Poulin

March 24 is World TB Day, we have made significant progress in TB prevention, detection, and treatment. However, there is still a long way to go towards achieving TB elimination.

Bridging the Gap: Ensuring Vaccine Equity for Native Communities

Podcast,

At-Risk Populations,

Race and Public Health,

Tribal Health,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID Vaccine,

Members,

Partnership,

Healthcare Access,

Alaska,

Oklahoma,

Anne Zink,

Gary Lankford,

Johnny Delgado,

Robert Johnson

Three public health experts share how they prioritized vaccine equity for American Indian and Alaskan Native communities on the local, state, and national levels during the COVID-19 pandemic.